Property Trends

Why Upgrading From An HDB Is Harder (And Riskier) Than It Was Since Covid

Post-COVID, Singapore’s homebuyers face new realities—from rising prices to shifting preferences. Here’s how upgrading has changed since 2020.

• 3 Jul 2025
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Should You Wait For The Property Market To Dip? Here’s What Past Price Crashes In Singapore Show

The phrase “I’ll wait and buy later when prices fall” draws a lot of cynicism these days, and there’s a lot of precedent behind it: most of the time, people who wait end up paying more. While a handful do…

• 9 May 2025
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Condo Profits Averaged $270K In 2024 Sub Sales: Could This Grow In 2025?

2024 was the year of the sub sale transaction. Usually rare, there were 1,428 sub sale transactions for the whole of the year; up from 1,294 units in 2023, and up from a mere 178 units(!) back in 2020. But…

• 17 Apr 2025
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Should You Buy A Freehold Or Leasehold Condo In 2025? Here’s The Surprising Better Performer

One of the most common questions we get is “Should I buy freehold instead of leasehold?” It’s a constant point of concern, although not one that’s easy to answer: property prices move for many different reasons besides the lease (or…

• 14 Apr 2025
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How Condo Kitchen Preferences Have Changed In 2025

There are definitely trends when it comes to condo layouts, and one of the most notable ones – as of 2025 – is the layout of the kitchen. There are many possible reasons, from families moving into more compact spaces,…

• 23 Mar 2025
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Do High-Floor HDB Flats Appreciate More In Value? The Data May Surprise You

One common perception about HDB flats is that higher floors command a premium – often due to the view or privacy. However, HDB dwellers can be a practical bunch: in our interactions with homeowners and readers, many cite the hassle…

• 17 Mar 2025
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Have Condo Layouts In Singapore Gotten Better Or Worse Over Time?

The land-sales cycle refers to Government Land Sales (GLS), where residential land is sold to private developers. This creates some loosely defined “cycles” with similar characteristics: that is, “batches” of condos that were built on GLS land released in certain…

• 27 Feb 2025
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Are Condos Further From MRT Stations Underperforming? The Data Tells a Different Story

We’ve come a long way in the past two decades, and so has the Singapore transport system. There are more MRT stations and train lines now; and that in turn would have affected some condos. In the past, it was…

• 27 Feb 2025
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Are Mega Development Condos In Singapore Really More Profitable? Here’s What The Data Says

There used to be a time when home buyers frowned on mega-developments. These 1,000+ unit projects were thought to be noisy, lacking in privacy, overcrowded, etc. But as of the last few years, there’s been a huge shift in opinion:…

• 14 Feb 2025
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Have DBSS Flats Outperformed Regular HDBs? We Analysed The Data

When the Design, Build, and Sell Scheme (DBSS) was around, there were a lot of negative comments. Complaints about poor finishing, and excessively high prices, meant the scheme was short-lived: we saw only 13 DBSS projects enter the market before…

• 3 Feb 2025
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Are “Normal” HDB Flats Still Affordable? Here Are The Price Trends Without Million-Dollar HDB Types

From a new record of $1.73 million for a 5-room flat to a 3-room flat hitting $900,000, the affordability of our resale HDB flats has come into question yet again. As part of the argument, we hear claims that most…

• 25 Jan 2025
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How High Does The Premium For A Newly-MOP HDB Flat Get?

One of the highest premiums attached to resale flats is based on age. When a flat is sold right after MOP (usually five years, except for plus and prime models,) it’s in a desirable state of being ready to move…

• 11 Jan 2025
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Which HDB Towns Sold The Most Flats In 2024?

2024 was quite the year for resale flats. We saw little real loss of momentum, despite many earlier claims that the rising prices couldn’t be sustained. We even saw notable transactions, such as one flat reaching over $1.7 million, and…

• 9 Jan 2025
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6 Must-Know Property Shifts Reshaping Singapore’s Market In 2025

Earlier in 2024, we were expecting a more subdued property market for 2025. At the time, it seemed the housing shortage had been resolved, and prices were losing momentum. But the tail end of 2024 created some surprises, with a…

• 9 Jan 2025
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The Influence Of Landed Homes On New Launch Condos: What Buyers Should Know

Chuan Park raised some eyebrows when it sold 70 per cent of its units on the launch weekend, on 10th November 2024. While there are several reasons for this – including pent-up demand from around 14 years without a new…

• 8 Jan 2025
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2024 Year-End Review Of The Singapore Property Market: Key Numbers And Trends You Need To Know

2024 was a year that came with several surprises toward its end. Besides the first post-GFA harmonisation condos, we also saw a record number of million-dollar resale flats hitting the $1 million mark. We even saw a particular flat reach…

• 31 Dec 2024
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Why Did Some Condos Fail To Appreciate During Singapore’s Pandemic Property Boom? Here’s What We Found

As a collective whole, most properties in Singapore tend to appreciate. This may be a result of many different factors, such as increasing land prices, the addition of better infrastructure, or broader economic growth (among many other reasons). This was…

• 30 Nov 2024
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10 Most Profitable Resale Condos In 2024 (One Made $1m In 8 Years)

Resale condos may not have that “new car effect” of owning something brand new, but some property investors will swear by these. There are good reasons for that: not only are you observing the real product (noisy neighbours and all),…

• 26 Nov 2024
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