Friday, May 1, 2009

猪流感阴影下 看屋人潮减少

Source : 《联合早报》May 1, 2009

虽然猪流感至今都没有登陆新加坡,但是六七年前的沙斯阴影,已经导致一些示范单位在过去几天突然沉静了下来,看屋的人潮明显减少。

市场也谣传,一些项目因为这场突如其来的疫情,而延迟了推出计划。据了解,一些人原本被房屋经纪邀请在这个周末参加The Wharf Residences的重新推出活动,不过昨天傍晚却突然接到手机简讯通知,有关活动不会在这个周末举行。

过去三天,一些示范单位的看屋者人减少,特别是从星期二、星期三开始。不过,真正的影响到底有多大,要看这个长周末的人潮才知道。(档案照片)

一接到通知的潜在买家说:“不知道是不是因为猪流感……不过一名房屋经纪告诉我是因为示范单位还没有准备就绪。”

嘉德置地发言人昨天受询时证实,The Wharf Residences的示范单位目前仍在进行一些装修工作,这个周末不会举行推出活动。

位于罗拔申码头的The Wharf Residences,有180个共管公寓单位。根据市建局数据,这个永久地契项目截至今年3月已推出80个单位,不过只卖出23个单位,每平方英尺中位价格约1500元。

消息说,发展商原本将这次的重新推出价“瞄准”在每平方英尺1200元至1300元之间。

卓登新达(Chesterton Suntec)研究部主管陈瑞谨说:“即使我本来有意购买房地产,过去这几天的坏消息不断出笼,再加上猪流感警戒水平一再升级,我应该会暂时扣着购买决定,等情况稳定下来再说。”

他认为在这种情况下,发展商也可能按兵不动,以免项目推出后的反应不理想,而影响了原本相当旺热的购屋情绪。

“房屋市场是很受情绪驱动的,之前一些中高档项目取得不错的销售成绩,所以发展商都想乘胜追击,但现在的局势不稳定,每天都有新的发展,而股市反而很兴旺,讯号非常混乱,他们应该不想轻举妄动,以免发出错误的讯号,让买家觉得市场情绪已经改变,或者这股买气已到了强弩之末。”

据了解,那些已经正式推出并取得不错销售成绩的项目,仍然会在这个周末照常开放示范单位,并且继续发动宣传攻势。

这包括已经卖出超过200个单位的新乐园(Mi Casa)、已经卖出超过170个单位的艺居(The Arte at Thomson)、已经卖出340个单位的Double Bay Residences,以及已经卖出85%单位的Verdure。

一名发展商透露:“至今是没有人买了房子想悔约,毕竟股市还很不错。不过示范单位的人潮确实明显减少,特别是从星期二、星期三开始。不过,真正的影响到底有多大,要看这个长周末的人潮才知道。”

海峡商行房地产部执行副总裁丁行洲透露,其雅乐居(Gallop Gables)示范单位本来就是要有预约才开放参观。

公司原本目标是销售10个单位,套取大约3000万元现金来投资不良资产。但是,过去两三个周末已总共售出36个雅乐居(Gallop Gables)单位,套现一亿多元。由于所剩的单位不错,它也已经提高售价。

Jurong Tech's Tuas Factory Sold By Auction For $3.53m

Source : The Business Times, May 1, 2009

JURONG Technologies Industrial Corp sold its two-storey Tuas factory for $3.53 million at auction on Wednesday.

It is expected to lease back the property, at 18 Tuas West Avenue, for three months before moving its operations elsewhere, BT understands.

The buyer is said to be an industrialist who bought the factory for his own use. Bidding began at $3.25 million, and the property was sold after 16 bids.

There were two contenders.

The factory was put up for auction by Jurong Tech's judicial managers Tam Chee Chong and Keoy Soo Earn of Deloitte & Touche.

The factory is on a 75,299 sq ft site with a remaining lease of about 17 years.

It was was one of two properties sold at the auction, conducted by Colliers International at Amara Hotel. The other property sold was a 1,970 sq ft freehold apartment on the 13th floor of Orchard Towers in Claymore Road, where a collective sale was once planned.

The apartment, with three bedrooms and a study, changed hands for $1.9 million, working out to $964 per sq ft. The buyer is a Singaporean.

Separately, Jurong Tech said in a statutory filing with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Wednesday that the release of its financial statements for the year ended Dec 31, 2008, has been further postponed to 'no later than July 15, 2009'.

This comes after the judicial managers requested a further extension beyond the initial postponement to 'no later than April 30'.

Yesterday's statement said the managers are conducting a detailed review and reconciliation of documents with the company's accounting records and consolidated management accounts.

'The amount of work required for such review is substantially more than that which is reasonably expected,' the statement said.

'In particular, interviews with the remaining accounts and finance staff, as well as the officers of the company, will be required in order to understand the financial position of the company. Greater scrutiny will also be required in the review in order to release the financial statements.'

Judicial managers were appointed in February after an unnamed creditor applied to put Jurong Tech under judicial management. The company faces legal demands for repayment of loans from at least six banks, which are claiming a total of more than $200 million.