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Just 14% Of 4-Room HDB Flats Under $500K Now: The Shocking Shift In HDB Prices Since 2000

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Bernard
Bernard
1 month ago

Thank you for the article. A very interesting statistical view of price movements and why the price moves happened the way it did. One factor which could have affected price movements would be the official narratives given by the government at each point in time. For example, when it was said that HDB homes were an “investment” (rather than a roof over your head) which made home owners richer, property prices moved up (I think). There was a subsequent announcement in the 2000’s about HDB values going to zero when their leases expired. Could that have affected price movements somewhat too? Could you map those events into your timelines to see if there is any correlation to the prices?

Stacked Homes
Admin
1 month ago
Reply to  Bernard

Hello Bernard, this is an interesting point. We’ll see what we can do on our end!

Larry
Larry
1 month ago

Has anyone shared that young couples have to pay market prices for flats offered in Sale of Balanced Flats Exercise? I heard that from a colleague. Anyone experienced that?
If that is true and not rumor, what are the effects that come along such policy or practice?

Stacked Homes
Admin
6 days ago
Reply to  Larry

Hey! Prices are transparent and listed on the HDB’s Sale Of Balance exercise. It’s higher than what you would pay for a BTO as there’s no wait times, so it should more accurately reflect market prices. However, from what we see, it’s still lower than resale comparisons around.

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