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EVER since the marketing of OUE Twin Peaks was refreshed by the deferred payment scheme in late first quarter 2016, the high end non-landed segment of the private residential property market sprung back to life. Initially treated with scepticism, the overwhelming acceptance of this payment plan ultimately surprised even seasoned marketing professionals. The success of this scheme was subsequently modified in parts by other developers in the Core Central Region (CCR) and they too were met with good response by the market.
Thereafter, with a falling number of projects in the high-end segment of the market having the ability to offer such schemes, the market entered the next phase – that of bulk sales, structured and unstructured. The structured transactions began simply with a plain-vanilla purchase of the development company holding the remaining 23 units of Starlight Suites at River Valley Close and then rose in complexity to the Profit Participation Securities (PPS) scheme for Nouvel 18 on Anderson Road. These structured deals continued to keep interest in the high-end market at strong levels and the market was on edge with talk of which deal would be next.
The one deal that turned heads and we believe also marked the recent high point of the CCR non-landed private residential market was the purchase of the remaining 45 units at The Nassim by banker Wee Cho Yaw. The deal size of S$411.6 million translates into a price of about S$2,300 psf. Prima facie, the price appeared on the low side, but if one tops back the bulk discount of 18 percent, the price is a fair reflection of value in the area.
Although the authorities have closed the avenue whereby residential properties could be sold with minimal stamp duty payable via the sale of shares in a corporate entity holding residential property, the market sentiment in the high-end sector had already turned positive following the series of bulk sales.
While market watchers have been busy bantering over the direction of the high-end non-landed market, they have failed to, or at least not openly discussed, why ultra-sophisticated buyers are taking a fresh position in the high-end residential market here.
Source: Business Times 31th March 2017