private home sales

NEWS ANALYSIS

Property agents bought up to 20% of some new condo launches: did ‘first dibs’ buying heighten Fomo?

Such activity does not breach regulations, but some in the industry are concerned that it crowds out the public

The 31st-floor unit in luxury condominium Sculptura Ardmore that fetched S$20 million or S$6,193 per sq ft has four bedrooms.

Sculptura Ardmore condo unit sells for almost S$6,200 psf amid uptick in high-end sales

This is the fifth deal this year to cross the S$6,000 psf mark, after only six sales have surpassed this threshold between 2011 and 2024

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

Based on a holding period of 3.2 years, the seller of Q3's biggest loss-making deal by quantum made annualised losses of 14.2%, Cushman & Wakefield data shows.

Loss-making private home resale deals inch up in Q3 amid economic uncertainty

The biggest loser of the quarter is a 2,379 sq ft unit in Marina Bay Residences, which was sold at a S$3.2 million loss

Executive condominium prices have hit record highs in 2025, which analysts say raises the “floor price” for the private housing market.

EC prices hit new highs amid rising land costs, fierce developer competition

Median prices of new and resale units are more than double 2015 levels, hitting their highest since 1996

Primary home sales for the first eight months of 2025 add up to 7,669 units. The tally surpasses the annual sales in each of the last three years.

New home sales hit monthly high with over 2,100 units sold in August

Some 2,496 new private homes hit the market during the month as interest rates ease

Including ECs, 1,311 units were sold in July with 2,275 units launched.

Developers’ new home sales set to cross 1,500 units in August after July surge on wave of new launches

Last month, 940 new private homes were sold – up 250% on month and 63.2% on year

Around 98% of buyers at River Green condo were Singaporeans and permanent residents, says developer Wing Tai.

Over 900 private homes sold at 3 new launches; River Green leads with 88% sold at S$3,130 psf on average

Promenade Peak moves 54% of units, while Canberra Crescent Residences sells 40%

Prices of non-landed properties inched up 0.7% in the second quarter, easing from a 1% increase in the quarter before.

Private home prices up 1% in Q2, bringing half-year growth to 1.8%: URA

The latest index figure is higher than the flash estimate released earlier; sales volume fell nearly 30% quarter on quarter on dearth of new launches

Singapore's private residential market has shown a resilience through various regional and global downturns since the 1980s, says Knight Frank research head Leonard Tay.

Rising affluence, rate cuts fuelling housing market, but economic uncertainty is a wild card: Knight Frank

Private home prices in the city-state grew by nearly eight times with a compounded annual growth rate of 5.1% since the 1980s