HDB & Public Housing

Vers for old HDB flats: Could the consent threshold be 65%?

Insufficient new property developments and redevelopments can hurt Singapore’s economy and society in general

HDB Prices Are Falling While Condo Prices Rise — But Upgraders Have A Bigger Problem

The widening price gap between the HDB housing market and the private residential market made headlines recently, with observers noting that the two housing markets may start pulling in separate directions. In 2Q2026, the HDB resale price index fell by…

PropNex HDB Survey 2026 Shows Changing Upgrading Preferences

A 2026 PropNex survey of 1,530 HDB owners shows only 55.1% still aspire to private housing, as accessibility and neighbourhood ties now outweigh prestige in upgrading decisions.

Four HDB Shophouse Units For Sale At $13.4 Million Portfolio

A portfolio of four HDB shophouse units in Bras Basah and Lavender is on the market via EOI at $13.4 million, fully tenanted with a combined strata area of about 6,609 sq ft, closing 9 September.

Aspiring HDB upgraders plan to buy private homes below $2.5 mil, prefer RCR and OCR condos: survey

That said, 45% of flat owners are not aiming for private housing. Sentiment on executive condos also softened amid higher prices.

HDB shophouse units in Bras Basah and Lavender up for sale at $13.4 mil

What's moving the market: Singapore's biggest property deals and hottest searches (August 7)

Sentosa Cove bungalow scores $2.4 mil profit; Natura Loft HDB flat sold at $1.58 mil; Meyerhouse condo rented for $30,000 a month

Choosing your first HDB home: Standard, Plus or Prime?

The best BTO option depends not just on budget, but on when you expect to upgrade and your long-term housing goals.

A changing tide in the HDB resale market?

Unlike the post-2013 downturn, today's market is supported by steadier demand, stronger equity and gradual policy changes.

Why Singapore Rental Prices Rose Despite More Homes Coming

Private residential rents rose 0.7% in 2Q2026 while HDB rents grew 0.4%, according to Realion’s latest report. Tighter supply and steady tenant demand kept both markets stable, with growth projected to continue through the rest of 2026.

Bishan executive maisonette just sold for $1.65 million — among five highest HDB resale prices

What's moving the market: Singapore's biggest property deals and hottest searches (July 31)

A bungalow site sold for $21 mil; a Skywaters skyscraper unit fetches $17.3 mil; a Bishan resale flat transacted at $1.58 mil

Survey Reveals Profile of Million-Dollar HDB Buyers in Singapore

A PropNex survey of 110 million-dollar HDB resale deals in 2025 shows who’s buying: PMET professionals in their 30s and 40s, retirees downsizing from private homes, and buyers who paid no cash-over-valuation at all.

Removal of 15-month rule unlikely to drive up HDB resale prices: Analysts

With resale prices moderating, more HDB flats reaching the minimum occupation period and buyers having other options, analysts said the market is well placed to absorb the additional demand.

Mind the gap opening up as HDB resale market slows while million-dollar sales spike

Watch out for inequality and negative wealth effects as prices moderate broadly, but the premier segment strengthens

HDB Resale Prices Fall For A Second Straight Quarter — But Million-Dollar Flat Sales Just Hit A Record High

HDB resale prices fell for a second straight quarter in 2Q2026, yet million-dollar flat sales hit a record 491 units. Here’s how prices, volumes, and million-dollar deals moved across towns and flat types this quarter.

HDB resale prices fall for second consecutive quarter, down 0.3% in 2Q2026

We Review The October 2026 BTO Launch Sites (Bayshore, Caldecott, Mattar, Tengah, Chencharu, Sembawang North)

The October 2026 BTO launch offers 7,970 flats across seven projects, including two Bayshore sites near Bayshore MRT, a likely Prime-classified project in Toa Payoh, and Tengah’s first BTO launch in three years.

A Rare Row Of Three Adjoining HDB Shophouses Has Just Come Up For Sale In Telok Blangah

Three adjoining HDB shophouses in Telok Blangah on the market for $7.9 mil

The shophouses comprise ground-storey retail units with residential living quarters on the second floor.

Singapore Just Lowered The Age For Senior-Friendly Public Housing — A Move That Could Free Up Larger HDB Flats

Singapore has an ageing problem, but that’s not headline news at this point. Earlier this year, the Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung officially described our city-state as “super-aged Singapore”. It’s a reflection of our demographic reality that over 21%…

A 4-Room HDB Flat Just Set A New Geylang Price Record At $1.1M — Despite Being On A Lower Floor

A 4-room flat at 82B Circuit Road, MacPherson Spring, sold for $1.1 million in July 2026, a new Geylang record beating the previous high by $12,000 despite sitting on a lower floor.

Sunset Way housing plans 'not final'; HDB says it remains open to feedback

More than 100 residents attended a closed-door session on Friday to raise concerns about the loss of Maju Forest.

Most buyers of million-dollar HDB flats paid no COV in 2025: PropNex

Survey finds that demand for such units was driven by 30 to 49-year-olds and retirees

Ineligible applicants allocated HDB flats, housing grants due to weaknesses in checks: AGO report

HDB may also have overpaid about S$9.7 million to a contractor for car park patrol and enforcement services not performed.

Gillman Barracks Is Set To Become A New Housing Estate — Here’s What We Know So Far

HDB’s Gillman Barracks studies confirm eight hectares of forest and 25 of 86 buildings will be retained as the 40 hectare site is redeveloped for public and private housing.

About Two-Thirds Of Maju Forest Will Be Cleared For Future HDB Housing — Here’s What’s Being Preserved

HDB will clear 15 hectares of Maju Forest for public housing, retaining 8 hectares including a nature trail and freshwater stream that connect to Bukit Timah and Central Catchment nature reserves.

HDB to build homes 'designed around nature' at Gillman Barracks, Sunset Way after environmental studies

Fall in younger HDB resale deals as buyers flock to BTO flats: Realion

Resale deals involving flats less than ten years old fell to 1,222 units in 2Q2026, the lowest second quarter volume in six years.

Through the lens: A sequence of beginnings in Tengah's nascent estates

HDB Resale Prices Have Fallen For Two Straight Quarters — Here’s One Buyer Trend That Helps Explain Why

HDB resale prices fell 0.3% in 2Q2026, the second consecutive quarterly decline, as younger resale flat transactions hit a six-year low. 16 towns saw prices drop while 10 posted gains, led by the Central Area. Here’s what the data says about where HDB resale prices are headed for the rest of 2026.

What's moving the market: Singapore's biggest property deals and hottest searches (July 3)

A bungalow rented for $62.5k a month, a $1.54 mil HDB flat, a condo sold for $8.09 mil, and more in this week's round-up

This 3-Room Bidadari HDB Just Sold For A Record $945,000—Only Eight Months After The Last Record

A 3-room Model A flat at 118A Alkaff Crescent sold for $945,000 in June 2026, a new record for Toa Payoh, surpassing the previous high of $930,000 at 115C Alkaff Crescent set in October 2025, with Toa Payoh’s 3-room flats holding a median resale price of $391,888 over the past 12 months.

Aspial sells skyscraper site at discount; Huationg buys land for dormitory; and other listco property deals

On super-tall HDB flats, affordability of HDB resale flats and housing aspirations of singles

What are the merits of building super-tall HDB blocks? Will we soon see S$2 million HDB resale flats? Should more be done to help singles own HDB flats? Prof Sing is in conversation with senior corres...

Singapore private housing is ‘decoupling’ from HDB market as buyer pools diverge: NUS survey

Respondents say the shift is driven by ‘distinct buyer profiles with differing capacities and capital outlays’