# This Tampines DBSS Flat Just Sold For A Record $1.12M — Why Are Buyers Paying The Premium Here - **Source:** Stacked Homes - **Published:** 2026-08-29T11:23:28.000Z - **Author:** Sihan Chia - **Original:** https://stackedhomes.com/tampines-dbss-flat-sold-for-record-1-12m-why-buyers-paying-premium/ - **Topics:** HDB & Public Housing, Transactions & Deals, Sustainability & PropTech ## Featured rationale The $306,250 premium over Tampines’ five-room median signals demand for newer, high-floor DBSS homes near transport, potentially supporting prices for comparable Centrale 8 units. ## AI summary A 1,163 sq ft five-room DBSS flat at 519B Tampines Centrale 8 sold for a Tampines record of $1.12 million, or $963 psf. ## Original article A five-room flat at 519B Tampines Centrale 8 changed hands for $1.12 million earlier this week, setting a new record resale price for this flat type in Tampines. The flat is located in Centrale 8 At Tampines, a Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) development. The record-setting property is located between levels 13 and 15 of Block 519B. Based on the record selling price of $1.12 million for the 1,163 sq ft unit, the absolute price works out to around $963 psf on the floor area. This represents a $40,000 increase from the previous price high for a five-room flat in Tampines, which was $1.08 million at Block 627B Tampines St 61 – Tampines Greenverge – which closed in March this year. Meanwhile, at Centrale 8 At Tampines, the last highest transaction recorded for Block 519B was a $1.05 million transaction in May 2025. That involved a five-room unit flat between the 13th to 15th floors. But with other five-room units in the same block having changed hands at between $875,000 and $980,000 in recent years, what exactly is driving the high resale prices there? We know this is not the first time a resale flat at Centrale 8 at Tampines has broken records. It is also a part of a wider price trend in the area. Based on HDB’s 2026 quarterly resale data, the 12-month median resale price for five-room flats across Tampines is approximately $813,750m based on the recorded transactions from July 2025 to June 2026. This also means that the record-setting unit is $306,250 above the district median price for this unit type. Why the transaction matters Completed in 2014, Centrale 8 at Tampines is a DBSS project with a total of 708 units, and its five-room flats span 1,162 sq ft to 1,173 sq ft. When it first launched in 2011, it was the eighth DBSS development in Singapore (only 13 DBSS projects were ever constructed before the scheme ended), and the project drew attention for its eye-watering prices at the time. For context, the five-room units at nearby Tampines Greenleaf which launched a month before were priced at half of Centrale 8’s five-room units. Centrale 8’s initial launch prices in 2011 Type of Flat | Indicative Price Range Three-Room | $397,000 – $510,000 Four-Room | $531,000 – $683,000 Five-Room | $685,000 – $880,000 Map: URA Situated in the heart of Tampines, the DBSS project is close to Tampines MRT Interchange on the East-West and Downtown Lines, as well as a bus interchange and the town centre. Based on the past five-room transactions at Block 519B, we can see that a pattern in the price emerges. The low-floor units have fetched around $875,000 – $880,000, while higher-floor transactions have now reached $1.12 million. The price difference is substantial, but it would be misleading to attribute the $40,000 gap only to market appreciation. The $875,000 transaction was for a unit on the 1st to 3rd floor, while the transactions above $1 million were for flats on higher floors. This suggests that unit-specific attributes play a bigger role in the price difference. Based on available data: 519B: Five-room average is about $969,000 519D: Five-room average is about $1.012 million 520B: Five-room average ~$938,000 Based on the five-room average prices at the neighbouring blocks, the $1.12 million transaction shows an upward trend and is certainly not an isolated million-dollar outlier within the cluster of blocks at Centrale 8. As it turns out, other five-room DBSS blocks in the Tampines Centrale 8 cluster have started crossing that price threshold since February 2025. Centrale 8’s Highest Transactions Block | Date | Floor | Price ($) 519B | Aug 2026 | 13 to 15 | 1,120,000.00 519B | Mar 2026 | 10 to 12 | 1,050,000.00 519B | May 2025 | 13 to 15 | 1,050,000.00 519D | Sep 2025 | 13 to 15 | 1,068,000.00 519D | Sep 2025 | 07 to 09 | 1,050,000.00 519D | Feb 2025 | 13 to 15 | 1,000,000.00 520B | Nov 2025 | 13 to 15 | 1,054,000.00 520B | Jun 2026 | 13 to 15 | 1,030,000.00 As HDB flat prices continue to rise with each record-breaking transaction, the more interesting question that we should ask isn’t whether buyers are prepared to pay seven figures for these flats. With multiple five-room DBSS units across 519B, 519D and 520B reaching or exceeding $1 million, understanding the specific characteristics that drive certain units to command that premium may provide a clearer picture to potential buyers and sellers. So, Why Have Prices Held Up At Centrale 8 at Tampines? Centrale 8 already started at an expensive price point. When it launched in 2011, five-room units were priced around $685,000 – $880,000, which was considered extremely expensive at the time. Hence, we think that its price resilience is less about speculative momentum, and more about scarcity, location, a differentiated product, and strong family demand. The development’s relatively young age is likely a contributing factor as well. At 12 years old, Centrale 8 at Tampines has a long remaining lease compared to older HDB flats in Tampines, but even among some newer resale flats in that neighbourhood. For five-room flats, this is particularly relevant. A buyer paying $1 million isn’t necessarily comparing Centrale 8 with a 30- or 40-year-old five-room HDB flat. They may instead be comparing it to a condominium in terms of age, design and location. On top of that, the DBSS positioning creates a premium over standard HDB flats in the minds of some buyers and sellers. So, what these buyers are considering is a relatively young, limited-supply DBSS five-room unit in the middle of a mature regional centre. Without a future supply of comparable DBSS flats in the same location, and a smaller pool of owners, the limited supply is another contributing factor. So, when demand remains healthy, a small number of transactions can support fairly high prices. The location is exceptionally convenient, being strategically close to the town centre and major public transport networks. Tampines has also established itself as a major regional centre, with employment nodes such as Changi Business Park. Crucially, Centrale 8 has maintained a price premium because buyers appear willing to pay substantially more for a newer DBSS product in a highly centralised part of Tampines than they are for an average five-room flat elsewhere in the town. ## Chinese translation > Translation model: grok_cli ### 淡滨尼这套DBSS组屋刚以创纪录的新币112万元成交——买家为何愿意在这里支付溢价 位于淡滨尼中央8道519B座的一套五房式DBSS单位于2026年8月以新币1,120,000元、即每平方英尺新币963元成交，创下Centrale 8项目该户型的新价格纪录。 本周早些时候，淡滨尼Centrale 8的519B座一套五房式组屋以新币112万元转手，创下该户型在淡滨尼的转售价新纪录。该组屋位于Centrale 8 At Tampines，这是一个设计、兴建与销售计划（DBSS）项目。 这套创纪录房产位于519B座第13至15层之间。按这套1,163平方英尺单位新币112万元的纪录成交价计算，以楼面面积计，绝对价格约为每平方英尺新币963元。 这比淡滨尼此前五房式组屋的最高价高出新币40,000元；此前纪录是淡滨尼61街627B座——Tampines Greenverge——于今年3月以新币108万元成交。 与此同时，在Centrale 8 At Tampines，519B座此前录得的最高成交是2025年5月一笔新币105万元的交易。那涉及一套位于第13至15层之间的五房式单位。 但同一座楼其他五房式单位近年来的转手价介于新币875,000元至新币980,000元之间，究竟是什么在推高那里的转售价？我们知道，这并非淡滨尼Centrale 8的转售组屋首次打破纪录。 这也是该地区更广泛价格趋势的一部分。根据建屋发展局（HDB）2026年季度转售数据，以2025年7月至2026年6月录得的交易计算，淡滨尼全区五房式组屋的12个月转售中位价约为新币813,750m。这也意味着这套创纪录单位比该户型的区域中位价高出新币306,250元。 为何这笔交易值得关注 淡滨尼Centrale 8于2014年竣工，是一个共有708个单位的DBSS项目，其五房式组屋面积介于1,162平方英尺至1,173平方英尺。 2011年首次推出时，它是新加坡第八个DBSS项目（该计划结束前总共只兴建了13个DBSS项目），当时便因令人咋舌的定价而备受关注。作为对照，一个月前开盘的附近Tampines Greenleaf五房式单位，定价仅为Centrale 8五房式单位的一半。 Centrale 8于2011年的初始开盘价 户型 | 指示性价格区间 三房式 | 新币397,000元 – 新币510,000元 四房式 | 新币531,000元 – 新币683,000元 五房式 | 新币685,000元 – 新币880,000元 地图：市区重建局（URA） 该DBSS项目坐落于淡滨尼心脏地带，靠近东西线和滨海市区线的淡滨尼地铁转换站，以及巴士转换站和市镇中心。 根据519B座过往的五房式交易，可以看出价格呈现出一定规律。低楼层单位成交价约在新币875,000元 – 新币880,000元，而高楼层交易现已达到新币112万元。 价差相当可观，但若将这新币40,000元的差距完全归因于市场升值，则会形成误导。那笔新币875,000元的交易对应的是第1至3层的单位，而超过新币100万元的交易则是较高楼层的组屋。这表明单位自身的具体属性在价差中扮演了更大角色。 根据现有数据： 519B座：五房式均价约为新币969,000元 519D座：五房式均价约为新币1.012百万元 520B座：五房式均价约新币938,000元 从相邻座楼的五房式均价来看，这笔新币112万元的交易显示出上行趋势，在Centrale 8这一组座楼中，绝非孤立的百万元离群值。 事实上，淡滨尼Centrale 8组团内其他五房式DBSS座楼自2025年2月起便已开始跨越这一价格门槛。 Centrale 8的最高成交 座号 | 日期 | 楼层 | 价格（新元） 519B | 2026年8月 | 13至15层 | 1,120,000.00 519B | 2026年3月 | 10至12层 | 1,050,000.00 519B | 2025年5月 | 13至15层 | 1,050,000.00 519D | 2025年9月 | 13至15层 | 1,068,000.00 519D | 2025年9月 | 07至09层 | 1,050,000.00 519D | 2025年2月 | 13至15层 | 1,000,000.00 520B | 2025年11月 | 13至15层 | 1,054,000.00 520B | 2026年6月 | 13至15层 | 1,030,000.00 随着组屋价格在一笔笔破纪录交易中持续上涨，我们更应提出的有趣问题，并不是买家是否愿意为这些组屋支付七位数的价钱。 随着519B、519D和520B座多套五房式DBSS单位达到或超过新币100万元，了解推动部分单位能够拿到这一溢价的具体特征，或可为潜在买家和卖家提供更清晰的图景。 那么，淡滨尼Centrale 8的价格为何能够守住？ Centrale 8一开始的定价就已经偏高。2011年开盘时，五房式单位定价约在新币685,000元 – 新币880,000元，在当时已被视为极其昂贵。因此，我们认为其价格韧性较少来自投机动能，而更多来自稀缺性、地段、差异化产品和强劲的家庭需求。 项目相对较新的楼龄可能也是一个因素。淡滨尼Centrale 8楼龄为12年，相较淡滨尼较老的组屋剩余租约更长，即便与该邻里部分较新的转售组屋相比亦然。 对五房式组屋而言，这一点尤为相关。支付新币100万元的买家，未必是在把Centrale 8与一套有30年或40年楼龄的五房式组屋比较。他们或许更是在楼龄、设计和地段方面，将其与共管公寓作比较。 此外，在部分买家和卖家心中，DBSS的定位相对普通组屋形成了溢价。因此，这些买家考虑的是一套相对较新、供应有限、位于成熟区域中心核心地带的DBSS五房式单位。 同一地点未来不会再有可比较的DBSS组屋供应，加上业主群体较小，有限供应是另一个促成因素。因此，当需求保持稳健时，少数交易便能支撑相当高的价格。 地段极为便利，在战略上邻近市镇中心和主要公共交通网络。淡滨尼也已确立为重要的区域中心，并拥有樟宜商业园等就业节点。 关键在于，Centrale 8之所以能维持价格溢价，是因为买家似乎愿意为淡滨尼高度中心化地段的较新DBSS产品，支付远高于该镇其他地方普通五房式组屋的价格。