subject: Relationship of household income to demand [print this page] The affordability level of the household can support property prices ranging from $909 psf to $1,375 psf, which is about 800 sq feet to 1,100 sq feet. This holds true if they are made on direct purchase skipping HDB and that the household total average income level is about $8,000.
Unfortunately, this constitute as one of the good reasons for the Singapore government to raise real estate property prices because everyone could very well afford it. They will then pass the cost to the property developers, which will then pass on to you as a matter of chain reaction. The private properties in Singapore mass market may even possibly reach to the level of $1,200 psf because of the simple understanding that it is affordable. This condition may prevail considering that the employment is stable and that the GDP is also growing.
HDB prices could vary because of the lack of balance between supply and demand. The Singapore government hasn't responded to the under supply of HDB, which resulted to massive increase of prices. The timing for the increase of the prices relates to the fact that the prices were already affordable to the common household. This boosts the ability of the Singapore government to benefit from more land sales. However, the context of releasing more private lands to build condominiums by the Singapore government, would possibly create an oversupply in the private residential market sector.
