Residential

URA releases two prime condo sites at Holland Plain, River Valley for sale

Both are Core Central Region parcels, with the Morrison Lane site being offered from the reserve list of state land sales programme

Two vertically stacked units at Seven Palms Sentosa Cove transacted at S$23.9 million or S$2,717 psf in January.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Luxury condo sales hit a high in 2025; what’s behind the buzz and will it continue?

Sales of luxury condos transacted at S$5 million or more rise 55.9% on the year to S$2.6 billion in 2025

A GCB plot at Peirce Road purchased by Victor Soh, a boutique property developer. GCB buyers include key executives from traditional businesses.

Singapore Good Class Bungalow sales activity up in 2025 as prices soften

Analysts expect momentum to continue in 2026 amid lower interest rates and better market sentiment

Tracking the growth in private home prices against household market income shows that the exuberance in the housing market is not irrational.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Market income supports home affordability, but ensuring prices grow in line with wages still matters

Should the HDB income ceiling account for non-employment income as well?

In their statement of claim filed in late January, the couple alleged that the salesperson in late 2021 presented them a two-step 99-1 arrangement.

Couple caught in 99-1 property deal sue salesperson, PropNex unit, law firm for S$367,405

PropNex says it is in process of obtaining legal advice; board intends to ‘vigorously defend the suit’

A transaction at Helios Residences in District 9 chalked up the biggest loss in Q4.

Share of loss-making deals in condo resales creeps up in Q4: report

The biggest losers were mainly in the prime Core Central Region, with losses of S$407,531 to S$2.2 million

Building new EC homes in prime locations will expand housing choices for locals.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Timely to consider introducing a prime executive condo model

Build new ECs in choice locations and sell such homes with tighter restrictions

At 11,482 units, the number of private homes excluding ECs launched in 2025 is nearly double of the previous year's tally.

Private home prices rise 0.6% in Q4 for full-year gain of 3.3%; rents up 1.9% from 2024

Annual price growth is at its slowest pace since 2020, even as new home sales climb past 10,000 units