Executive condo (EC)

SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Hoi Hup Realty tops 3 bids for Yishun EC site with S$340.9 million or S$732 psf ppr bid

Developers expected to maintain more selective bidding approach as supply pipeline builds

Buying a new executive condo unit offers a path to private homeownership for higher-income locals.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Time to cool EC demand: drop deferred payment scheme, lengthen MOP, tighten resale restrictions

Moderating growth will benefit eligible buyers without access to abundant liquidity

Rivelle Tampines comprises 11 blocks of 12 to 14 storeys.

Rivelle Tampines EC sells over 90% of units at average price of S$1,893 psf at launch

Demand comes from a mix of buyers, including a ‘notable proportion’ of young professionals and public housing upgraders

Pinery Residences is a mixed-use development being built on a 253,068-sq-ft Tampines West site.

Hoi Hup, Sunway MCL launch 588-unit Pinery Residences at prices starting from S$2,340 psf

Located in District 18, the mixed-use development is close to Tampines West MRT station

Broadly, prices of new EC units are about 20 to 30 per cent lower than comparable private condominiums.

Executive condo policy to be reviewed following affordability concerns: Chee Hong Tat

[SINGAPORE] Singapore is reviewing its executive condominium (EC) policy given concerns over affordability, said National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat on Wednesday (March 4).

Among the three market segments, Outside Central Region led in condo and private apartment sales, accounting for neary 40% of sales in January.

January new home sales down 57% yoy at 466 units, with two new projects launched

Including executive condominiums, 990 units are sold that month with 1,534 units launched

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

Located along Jalan Loyang Besar in Pasir Ris, Coastal Cabana is jointly developed by Qingjian Realty, Forsea Holdings, ZACD Group and Jianan Capital. 

Coastal Cabana EC project sells over 66% of units at average of S$1,734 psf on launch weekend

Figure falls within the S$1,700 to S$1,800 psf range that market watchers earlier expected

There should be an exemption of ABSD for locals purchasing a second property, says Huttons Asia CEO Mark Yip.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Property players call for lower ABSD on foreign buyers, review of EC income and loan caps

Other proposals floated include further tweaks to developers’ sales deadlines, lower consent threshold for en bloc sales