Sim Lian tops bids for EC site, beating market expectations

Located about 550 metres from Choa Chu Kang MRT Station and Bus Interchange and Lot One Shoppers' Mall, the 1.9-hectare plot drew eight bids, with the highest at S$361.08 psf ppr from Sim Lian Land - slightly above market expectations.

The breakeven cost could be around S$700-720 psf. This still leaves the bidder with some cushion for a potential price softening from current levels. In the first half of this year, developers' sales of EC units averaged around S$790 psf going by caveats data, shows JLL's analysis.

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