# Mobility wins, more buzz in million-dollar HDB market with lifting of 15-month wait-out period

- **Source:** The Business Times
- **Published:** 2026-07-28T09:34:53.000Z
- **Author:** Leslie Yee
- **Original:** https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/mobility-wins-more-buzz-million-dollar-hdb-market-lifting-15-month-wait-out-period
- **Topics:** HDB & Public Housing, Private Residential, Government & Policy

## Featured rationale

The removal may increase housing mobility and encourage more private homeowners to right-size into premium HDB resale flats, potentially supporting transactions in that segment.

## AI summary

The government removed the 15-month wait-out period imposed since September 2022 on private homeowners buying non-subsidised HDB resale flats after selling their homes.

## Original article

[SINGAPORE] Kudos to the government for removing the 15-month wait-out period for private homeowners looking to buy a Housing & Development Board (HDB) flat in the resale market.

The 15-month wait-out restriction, which applied to private residential property owners after disposing of their private home before they could purchase a non-subsidised resale flat, was introduced as a temporary measure in end-September 2022. The intention was to moderate demand in a rapidly heating resale sector, and promote sustainable conditions in the housing market.

To better support the retirement needs of seniors, Singapore citizens aged 55 and above were exempted from the wait-out period if they moved from their private home to a four-room or smaller non-subsidised HDB resale flat.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 取消15个月等待期：流动性提升，百万新元组屋市场更热闹

无需再等待15个月，更多业主或将私人住宅换成优质组屋转售单位

[新加坡] 赞扬政府取消私人住宅业主购买建屋发展局（HDB）转售组屋须遵守的15个月等待期。

这项15个月等待限制适用于私人住宅业主在处置私人住宅后、购买非津贴转售组屋之前，于2022年9月底作为临时措施推出。其用意是在转售市场急速升温时缓和需求，并促进住房市场的可持续状况。

为更好支持乐龄人士的退休需求，年满55岁的新加坡公民若从私人住宅迁入四房式或更小的非津贴组屋转售单位，可豁免该等待期。