Residential property

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...

Some projects, such as Sim Lian's Emerald of Katong, saw a much higher than average number of sales to agents.
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

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%

The Dunearn Road government land sales site (in orange) is the second to be released for the upcoming Bukit Timah Turf City housing estate.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

URA releases three private residential sites for sale in Lentor, Kallang, Dunearn

The Dunearn Road site is the second to be released for the upcoming Bukit Timah Turf City housing estate

The state-land site in Bedok Rise is expected to yield some 380 private homes.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Bedok Rise site draws 10 bids, topped by Allgreen Properties’ S$1,330 psf ppr

Top bid is higher than expected, and comes after Bayshore parcel was sold for S$1,388 psf earlier this year

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

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

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.

The Housing & Development Board's net deficit narrowed to S$6.3 billion in FY2024, from S$6.8 billion the previous year.

HDB’s FY2024 deficit narrows by 6% to S$6.3 billion after previous year’s record expenditure

Spending on its home ownership programme totalled S$5.5 billion, about 11.4% less than in FY2023

Sarena Cheah, executive deputy chair of Sunway Group, says residential developments remain a priority for the conglomerate but future opportunities in Singapore "may extend into senior living".

Sunway to take ‘more active’ approach in Singapore property after MCL Land acquisition

The S$738.7 million deal marks the group’s biggest overseas investment and will anchor its regional growth strategy