SINGAPORE, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Singaporeans buying pricey homes have shot up 12.8 percentage points to reach 42.3 percent for homes sold in the first four months ended April 30, compared to figures released in the fourth quarter last year, local media reported on Monday.
Locals have easily overtaken the 39.7 percent combined figure for permanent residents and foreigners buying high end property for units costing above 5 million Singapore dollars (3.57 million U.S. dollars), local daily The Straits Times reported.
The foreigners' share is 21.4 percentage points lower compared to that in the three months ended last December.
The trend for which foreigners had dominated the top end of the Singapore market has prevailed for at least three years.
