HDB

A flat Q4 slows HDB resale price momentum to 2.9% growth in 2025: flash data

Full-year growth decelerates from 9.7% in 2024; volume is down 9.8%

Condo buying by foreigners and investors could jump if ABSD is relaxed.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Imagining a housing market without ABSD

A world where the private homes market has fewer shackles and all locals can buy new HDB flats

The Miltonia Close EC site spans 15,451.2 sq m and has a gross floor area of 43,264 sq m.

HDB launches EC site at Miltonia Close in Yishun for sale

It will house the first such development beside the residential area set to replace Orchid Country Club

The tender for a mixed-use site in Hougang Central drew three bids.

CapitaLand, UOL consortium puts in top bid of S$1.5 billion or S$1,179 psf ppr for Hougang mega project

Based on the land rate, analysts expect the new homes to be priced at S$2,500 to S$2,600 psf or even higher

Towns with the largest number of flats reaching their minimum occupation period in 2026 include Punggol, Queenstown and Toa Payoh, say market watchers.
OUTLOOK 2026

Modest HDB resale price growth expected in 2026 amid rising supply

Analysts project resale prices of Housing & Development Board flats to rise by 1-5%

Owner-occupiers living in three-room and larger HDB flats will face an average property tax increase of S$2 to S$3 a month after the rebate.

Singapore grants one-off property tax rebate for all owner-occupiers in 2026

Owners of one and two-room HDB flats will still be exempted from property tax

As more singles seek to purchase their own homes, the government has expanded public housing options in recent years.

Average HDB household size shrinks further, with 1-person households rising to 1 in 6

While most seniors prefer not to sell and move, more singles living with their families plan to buy their own home, HDB sample household survey shows

Some seniors will prefer to stay in their existing private or HDB home for the rest of their lives, while others may seek to monetise their existing home and move to a more affordably priced one to free up funds for retirement needs.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Expand HDB choices for seniors: Offer new dual-key homes and short-lease 3-room flats

Let seniors who own a private home buy an HDB resale flat without selling the private unit 

HDB resale prices in October 2025 also dipped 0.6 per cent.

HDB resale transaction volumes plunge 38% in October; lowest since 2020

[SINGAPORE] The number of HDB resale transactions plunged 38.4 per cent in October from the month before, with 1,347 units sold – the lowest monthly volume since 2020.