Singapore private homes aren't as pricey as they seem

Singapore

THERE is some anxiety over rising private home prices here, which are up by almost 8 per cent in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the fourth quarter of 2019, prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, data by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) showed.

While nearly 80 per cent of resident households live in public housing units, the affordability of private homes for Singaporeans matters. Keeping private home ownership aspirations alive for mobile young Singaporeans can help retain local talent to work and raise families here.