New Record For Landed Home Prices In Singapore: It’s Like An A+ in The Least Important Exam

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I just found out something interesting about landed homes in Q1 this year: they’ve officially breached the $2,000 psf mark.
If you’re thinking, “What? So low?”—It’s not. Not for landed property. The larger the property, the lower the price per square foot is supposed to be. Yet according to Huttons Asia, landed homes averaged $2,008 psf as of end-Q1 2025. That includes a 9,850 sq. ft. detached home in Holland Grove, sold for $24.7 million—the priciest landed deal on record so far this year.
What’s different this time is the lack of the usual cheerleading.
Typically, when landed prices rise in a volatile market, the average realtor is just one pom-pom short of being a full-time hype squad. I half expected the usual lines: that it’s proof Singapore property is a safe haven, that foreign buyers will flood in to rescue us, and that real estate is the best crisis asset.
Instead, more agents responded with the equivalent of “meh.”
One agent pointed out that transaction volumes are actually down 5.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter, and that inventory remains painfully tight. There’s little comfort in record-high prices when there’s hardly anything to sell or buy.
The ongoing trade tensions aren’t helping either; with more Singaporeans questioning the viability of retirement plans, many are holding off upgrading. Prospective sellers are just as hesitant as buyers: downsizing today often means shelling out more for a smaller home, as resale and condo prices are also high.
Combine this with the fear of a 60 per cent ABSD on foreigners, and you’ll see why many realtors may not be sleeping well. While foreigners can’t buy landed properties without special permission, they still can make purchases on Sentosa, or be among the rare few with SLA permission. But affluent Chinese buyers are reportedly losing interest in Singapore already, so agents who relied on this niche will have to adapt very quickly.
So it wasn’t surprising when several agents told me the landed market may stay where it is: high in price, but low in activity. A slow-moving, sideways market. This makes it a strange moment: a record-breaking quarter that feels more like a footnote than a headline.
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Weekly Sales Roundup (28 April – 04 May)
Top 5 Most Expensive New Sales (By Project)
PROJECT NAME | PRICE S$ | AREA (SQFT) | $PSF | TENURE |
CANNINGHILL PIERS | $5,698,000 | 1959 | $2,909 | 99 yrs (2021) |
WATTEN HOUSE | $5,011,000 | 1539 | $3,255 | FH |
BLOOMSBURY RESIDENCES | $3,832,000 | 1421 | $2,697 | 99 years |
MEYER BLUE | $3,781,000 | 1141 | $3,314 | FH |
TEMBUSU GRAND | $3,743,000 | 1604 | $2,334 | 99 yrs (2022) |
Top 5 Cheapest New Sales (By Project)
PROJECT NAME | PRICE S$ | AREA (SQFT) | $PSF | TENURE |
PARKTOWN RESIDENCE | $1,231,000 | 506 | $2,433 | 99 yrs (2023) |
LENTORIA | $1,329,000 | 538 | $2,469 | 99 yrs (2022) |
BLOOMSBURY RESIDENCES | $1,354,000 | 570 | $2,373 | 99 years |
NOVO PLACE | $1,393,000 | 872 | $1,598 | 99 yrs (2023) |
LUMINA GRAND | $1,465,000 | 936 | $1,564 | 99 yrs (2022) |
Top 5 Most Expensive Resale
PROJECT NAME | PRICE S$ | AREA (SQFT) | $PSF | TENURE |
CUSCADEN RESERVE | $7,111,800 | 2099 | $3,388 | 99 yrs (2018) |
SKY@ELEVEN | $5,230,000 | 2271 | $2,303 | FH |
GOODWOOD RESIDENCE | $5,120,000 | 1970 | $2,599 | FH |
PEACH GARDEN | $5,120,000 | 2766 | $1,851 | FH |
THE WATERSIDE | $5,040,000 | 2411 | $2,090 | FH |
Top 5 Cheapest Resale
PROJECT NAME | PRICE S$ | AREA (SQFT) | $PSF | TENURE |
PARC ROSEWOOD | $668,000 | 506 | $1,320 | 99 yrs (2011) |
THOMSON V ONE | $670,000 | 441 | $1,518 | 99 yrs (2001) |
PARC OLYMPIA | $680,000 | 495 | $1,373 | 99 yrs (2012) |
PRESTIGE HEIGHTS | $680,000 | 377 | $1,805 | FH |
LAUREL TREE | $690,000 | 463 | $1,491 | FH |
Top 5 Biggest Winners
PROJECT NAME | PRICE S$ | AREA (SQFT) | $PSF | RETURNS | HOLDING PERIOD |
PEACH GARDEN | $5,120,000 | 2766 | $1,851 | $3,370,000 | 28 Years |
VIVA | $5,020,000 | 1959 | $2,562 | $2,216,500 | 16 Years |
THOMSON 800 | $3,080,000 | 1625 | $1,895 | $2,156,000 | 27 Years |
THE STERLING | $3,450,000 | 1528 | $2,257 | $2,070,400 | 25 Years |
SKY@ELEVEN | $5,230,000 | 2271 | $2,303 | $1,982,470 | 15 Years |
Top 5 Biggest Losers
PROJECT NAME | PRICE S$ | AREA (SQFT) | $PSF | RETURNS | HOLDING PERIOD |
REFLECTIONS AT KEPPEL BAY | $3,250,000 | 1604 | $2,026 | -$741,500 | 18 Years |
OUE TWIN PEAKS | $3,300,000 | 1399 | $2,358 | -$240,170 | 9 Years |
SILVERSEA | $3,120,000 | 1496 | $2,085 | -$190,000 | 0 Years |
THE SAIL @ MARINA BAY | $2,060,888 | 883 | $2,335 | -$173,102 | 18 Years |
ESPADA | $1,450,000 | 646 | $2,245 | -$130,000 | 15 Years |
Transaction Breakdown

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Not surprising when agent are selling landed prices base on psf for built up area instead of psf for land.
This portray an image that landed is under value.