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Why Tiong Bahru Is One of Singapore’s Most Desired Neighbourhoods

Tiong Bahru began as a swamp and cemetery before becoming Singapore's first public housing estate Hailey Khoo · 13 Aug 2026 · 12 min read 127

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PropNex HDB Survey 2026 Shows Changing Upgrading Preferences

A 2026 PropNex survey of 1,530 HDB owners shows only 55.1% still aspire to private housing Ryan J. Ong · 13 Aug 2026 · 9 min read 138

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How Rent Control Helped Preserve Singapore’s Historic Shophouses

Singapore's rent control, in force until 2001, made many shophouses too unprofitable to sell. Ryan J. Ong · 12 Aug 2026 · 11 min read 103

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Survey Reveals Profile of Million-Dollar HDB Buyers in Singapore

A PropNex survey of 110 million-dollar HDB resale deals in 2025 shows who's buying: PMET professionals in their 30s and 40s Sihan Chia · 29 Jul 2026 · 7 min read 299

HDB Flats Singapore

HDB Resale Prices Fall For A Second Straight Quarter — But Million-Dollar Flat Sales Just Hit A Record High

HDB resale prices fell for a second straight quarter in 2Q2026, yet million-dollar flat sales hit a record 491 units. Hailey Khoo · 24 Jul 2026 · 11 min read 62

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Singapore Condo Prices Just Had Their Slowest First Half Since 2020 — Here’s What It Means For Buyers

URA's Q2 2026 figures show private home prices up just 0.5% quarter on quarter, the weakest first-half growth since 2020. Ryan J. Ong · 24 Jul 2026 · 7 min read 46

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Geylang 4-Room HDB Flat Sets Record From A Lower Floor

A 4-room flat at 82B Circuit Road, MacPherson Spring, sold for $1.1 million in July 2026 Timothy Tay · 18 Jul 2026 · 6 min read 270

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Singapore’s New Condo Sales Plunged 65% In June — Here’s What Happened

Private home sales fell to 156 units in June 2026, the lowest since February 2024, as zero new projects launched. Sihan Chia · 15 Jul 2026 · 7 min read 29

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HDB Resale Prices Have Fallen For Two Straight Quarters — Here’s One Buyer Trend That Helps Explain Why

HDB resale prices fell 0.3% in 2Q2026, the second consecutive quarterly decline, as younger resale flat transactions hit a six-year low. Sihan Chia · 6 Jul 2026 · 6 min read 183