STUDY OF THE MARKET FOR PRIVATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
TANG YUIN SHUM
TANG YUIN SHUM
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With increasing affluence, Singaporeans are now striving to attain a more
sophisticated life-style, which includes country club membership.
It seems that the non-golfing private recreational club market is an emerging market
in Singapore because such clubs can enable the fulfillment of Singaporeans aspirations
more realistically. The emergence of such a market can be noticed by the fact that
there are still new clubs entering the market despite falling prices. There is also a wide
gap between the bids for State land by the developers of such clubs.
These phenomena cause one to wonder if there is sufficient demand to support the
supply of such memberships. However, the demand and the supply are functions of
several factors. Therefore, in order to explain the performance of the market, the
study aims to look at the market in its totality, inclusive of the implications of the
determinants.
This study uses a review of relevant theoretical and empirical investigation by
primary sources such as surveys and personal interviews. Scattered secondary
information about the market is consolidated.
It is found that the market was in a recession for 1995 and it seems that the market has
not recovered in the short run. Given the volatile nature of the market, developers
have to take calculated risks in such developments. The implications of the
determinants of demand and supply must thus be taken seriously.
Keywords
Non-golfing, Private recreational club, Market, Demand, Supply, Determinants, Volatile
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1997
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