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SINGAPORE PROPERTY

HDB resale prices down 0.1% in Q1, first fall in nearly 7 years: flash data

Despite overall activity moderating, the market for flats transacting at S$1m and above remains active

Some analysts expect BTO units at Pearl's Hill to come under the Prime category and have a subsidy recovery rate of 18 to 20 per cent.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Would a subsidy clawback of 20% or more for top HDB BTO projects be excessive?

A Pearl’s Hill BTO flat may not be a slam dunk with tighter restrictions in place for Prime flats

An electric vehicle fast-charger at HDB Hub in Toa Payoh.

Every HDB town to get EV fast-charging hub by end-2027; autonomous shuttles open to public from April

Each hub will have at least six fast-chargers capable of 50 kW output; commercial operation of Punggol’s AV to begin mid-2026 at S$4 per person

Artist's impression of Pearl's Hill BTO project. The development is part of the government's efforts to renew and rejuvenate older towns.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: HDB to roll out 60-storey BTO blocks in plan to ‘build more, faster, higher’

Pearl’s Hill BTO in Outram will have tallest HDB in Singapore; fresh supply to be injected into Toa Payoh starting with Caldecott BTO

The proportion of subsidy is lower than what is offered to HDB residents.

Seniors in over 80,000 private homes can tap subsidies for ageing-friendly fittings from April

Eligible households will receive S$1,200 in vouchers to offset 75% of the installation cost for seven types of fittings

Analysts believe construction players such as Soilbuild will be key beneficiaries of Singapore's public housing mandate.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Barging blindly into Singapore’s construction boom could be a bust for some investors

Those dipping their toes in now are no longer buying the boom, but betting that these companies can manage their costs

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?

Tampines Bliss is a Standard project in Tampines Avenue 2 and Tampines Street 22. The flats here have the shortest wait in this launch at one year and 11 months.

Tampines, Bukit Merah BTO projects most popular among first-timers in February launch

Overall BTO application rates are lower than previous launches, at three applicants per flat

In October 2025, 880 flats were launched in Berlayar Residences, the first project in the new Berlayar estate.

Nearly 7,000 BTO flats to go on sale in June, including in Berlayar estate and Ang Mo Kio

Bishan will feature a 1,210-unit project in Upper Thomson, possibly Prime or Plus

Prime project Redhill Peaks will have 1,052-units of two-room flexi, three- and four-room flats in Jalan Bukit Merah and Redhill Close.

HDB launches 9,012 BTO and balance flats, including Prime project in Redhill

In all, six BTO projects are on sale across Bukit Merah, Sembawang, Tampines and Toa Payoh