# Lifting of wait-out period unlikely to trigger price surge in HDB resale market: NUS survey

- **Source:** The Business Times
- **Published:** 2026-09-25T08:30:59.000Z
- **Author:** Ry-Anne Lim
- **Original:** https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/lifting-wait-out-period-unlikely-trigger-price-surge-hdb-resale-market-nus-survey
- **Topics:** HDB & Public Housing, Private Residential, Government & Policy

## Featured rationale

Incoming minimum-occupation-period supply and higher BTO and EC income ceilings may absorb downgrader demand, limiting upward pressure on HDB resale prices.

## AI summary

An NUS Ireus survey found 82% of property players expect HDB resale prices to ease or recover modestly after the 15-month wait-out period ended.

## Original article

[SINGAPORE] Market watchers do not expect HDB resale prices to surge after the government recently removed a 15-month wait-out period for private property downgraders.

In a survey by the National University of Singapore’s Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (Ireus), 41 per cent of respondents said they expect prices to moderate or even soften in the coming months, as a substantial supply of flats reach their minimum occupation period.

One respondent predicted that the higher monthly income ceiling for Build-To-Order (BTO) flats and new executive condominiums (ECs) could divert buyers away from the resale market, bringing prices down.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 取消等待期不太可能引发组屋转售市场价格飙升：新加坡国立大学调查

约82%的房地产业者预计价格将回落，或出现“温和”复苏

【新加坡】市场观察人士并不预期，在政府近期取消私宅降级买家15个月等待期之后，组屋转售价格会飙升。

在新加坡国立大学房地产与城市研究院（Ireus）的一项调查中，41%的受访者表示，随着大量组屋达到最低居住年限，他们预计未来数月价格将趋缓，甚至走软。

一名受访者预测，预购组屋（BTO）与新建执行共管公寓（EC）更高的每月收入上限，可能把买家从转售市场分流出去，从而压低价格。