Higher-floor units almost always come with a price premium, but whether that premium is justified is less clear once you look at resale performance. While buyers often assume higher floors will hold or even grow their value, the data shows this isn’t consistently the case. In fact, there are projects where higher-floor units lag behind their lower-floor counterparts, particularly when ground-floor units offer strong alternatives.
In this analysis, we break down actual transactions across several developments to see where paying more for a higher floor hasn’t translated into stronger resale returns, and what this means for buyers weighing the trade-off.
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