THE hilltop Olina Lodge was sold on April 20 for S$230.9 million, 5 per cent higher than the reserve price of S$220 million, to Peak Opal, a related company of Kheng Leong.
The sale price works out to a land rate of S$1,712 per square foot per plot ratio. Development charge will not be payable due to the high development baseline.
Resale price of non-landed properties in districts 15 and 10 have risen significantly said Edmund Tie & Company‘s (ETC) caveat analysis of URA Realis data. The price increase which includes the Katong and Amber Road areas follows news of the Amber Park and Royalville en bloc sale last year.
The caveat analysis considered resale transactions in the 2017-2018 period and compared deals before and after the two collective sales (excluding outliers). The analysis notes that transacted prices at Mandarin Gardens have gone up by an average of 12 per cent since the Amber Park deal – suggesting that developments at en bloc attempt stage are also enjoying higher premiums.