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Where is Singapore’s housing market headed in 2026?

Singapore’s housing market enters 2026 with a mix of relief and tension. Prices have cooled from their post-pandemic surge, but not enough to calm nerves. Mortgage rates are lower, yet economic clouds...

Price growth of bigger units was more significant for most districts in the downtown area, suggesting that both developers and buyers are starting to acknowledge the importance of “space” and pricing a premium for more square footage.

The space premium: A value proposition for larger homes

Data shows that while small-format units are more palatably priced, more spacious condos may offer better price growth potential

Including executive condos, 346 units were sold in November, with 347 units launched.

New home sales shrink in November after October spike, with only one project launched

Developers sell 325 units, down 86.6% from October’s high, and 87.3% lower on a year-on-year basis

Dreams of condo and car ownership may get harder for upper-middle-income households to realise, even if such households enjoy steady income growth. 
THE LEVEL GROUND

Are condo and car ownership getting harder for Singapore’s upper middle class?

Rise in private-home prices and car COE premiums outpaces income growth of 80th percentile of households

Amid strong new condo sales in H2 2025, trimming new housing supply from confirmed list sites in the H1 2026 GLS programme may be counter-intuitive.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Should the government have boosted housing supply in its H1 2026 land sales programme?

More supply could help meet robust demand from homebuyers and developers, moderate prices and generate more economic activity

Low interest rates may not be sufficient to keep private housing demand buoyant in 2026.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Housing developers should brace for rougher conditions in 2026

Slower economy, more tepid HDB resale market and stiff competition for land await 

The 5.2% year-on-year growth in household mortgage loans during Q2 is the highest increase in six consecutive quarters, official data shows.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Real estate players brace for market curbs as housing debt climbs: NUS poll

Debt-limiting rules such as loan-to-value and mortgage servicing ratio are seen as more effective than ABSD

The Rest of Central Region leads in condo and private apartment sales, accounting for 50.5% of transactions.

October surge could push developers’ new home sales for 2025 to four-year peak

Last month’s 2,424 units sold are up about 9 times on-month and 224% on-year

The Sen, located just off Jalan Jurong Kechil, is the final new project to hit the market this year.

The Sen in Upper Bukit Timah sells 23% of units at launch weekend at average S$2,358 psf

While sales were measured compared to recent launches, developer Sustained Land remains encouraged by the ‘healthy interest’ in key unit types

A prime landed home may be less effective than a luxury condo unit in meeting future needs of wealthy local owner-occupiers.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Luxury condo or landed house? A local homebuyer has sound reasons to buy prime condos

The right apartment unit can make a great home and investment for a wealthy Singaporean