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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

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Ry-Anne Lim

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Published Wed, Oct 22, 2025 · 04:32 PM
    • 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.
    • 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. PHOTO: BT FILE
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    [SINGAPORE] The number and proportion of private residential properties resold at a loss crept up in the third quarter of 2025, marking an increase for a second straight quarter.

    According to data consolidated for The Business Times by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield, 3.8 per cent of all resale transactions in Q3 2025 were made at a loss, up from 3.2 per cent in Q2. 

    Cushman & Wakefield research head Wong Xian Yang noted that this was not only the second consecutive quarter of increased loss-making deals, but also the highest quarterly count, at 108, since Q3 2022.

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