金融英语阅读：Singapore’s private home market cooled in Q2: DTZ

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　　SINGAPORE, Aug. 23 -- The private residential market in Singapore, soaring in tandem with the galloping economy, has cooled in the second quarter due to global uncertainty, local radio 938 Live reported on Monday.
　　According to property consultant DTZ, market activity has slowed in May and June due to a combination of European debt woes, local stock market jitters and increased land supply.
. _, ~; S9 H  ], u- I: M6 Z$ W& }　　New private home sales fell by 8 percent to 4,033 units in the second quarter, as developers slowed the pace of launches because of the subdued sentiment.
　　However, luxury homes transactions continued to rise in the quarter as the share of purchases for units that are at least 3 million Singapore dollars (2.21 million U.S. dollars) edged up to 10 percent of all transactions. This is a shade higher than the previous quarter's proportion of 9 percent.
5 E1 ^) K# s3 b! @, Z　　Most of the transactions amounting to 3 million Singapore dollars and above were homes in the prime districts.