Condo rental volumes drop by almost 19% in September
Overall condo rental prices rose by 2.4% year on year.
Condo rental volumes fell 18.6% month on month in September, with an estimated 6,774 units rented, down from 8,318 in August, according to flash data from 99.co and SRX.
Rental volumes are still 5% higher year on year (YoY), and 6.9% above the five-year average for September.
Rents ticked down by 0.1% from August, but remained 2.4% higher than the previous year.
Rental prices rose 2.8% in the core central region, 1.9% in the rest of the central region and 1.7% in the outside central region, YoY.
The report said the figures suggest the market is normalising after a mid-year peak, with underlying demand holding up.
SRX and 99.co said that expatriate demand likely supported the rent prices, whilst additional housing completions expanded tenants’ options.