{"id":526888,"date":"2026-07-01T02:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/526888\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T02:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:45:10","slug":"hdb-resale-prices-dip-private-home-prices-rise-slower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/526888\/","title":{"rendered":"HDB resale prices dip, private home prices rise slower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 Prices of Housing Board resale flats have declined for the second consecutive quarter, with fewer flats sold compared with the same time period in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Early estimates released on July 1 showed that HDB resale prices fell by 0.3 per cent. In contrast, the first three months of the year saw a 0.1 per cent decline, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/housing\/hdb-resale-prices-decline-for-the-first-time-in-close-to-7-years?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\">the first such dip in close to seven years.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">There were 6,268 transactions in the second quarter this year, down 10.2 per cent from 6,981 units in the same period in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">But prices in the private home market rose 0.5 per cent in the second quarter, down from the 0.9 per cent growth in the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Across all areas in Singapore, prices of non-landed properties dipped 0.1 per cent in the second quarter, compared with the 1.3 per cent rise in the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">But price movements were mixed across regions, with those in the core central region rising by 2 per cent, a quicker pace compared with the 0.6 per cent increase in the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Prices in the city fringe were down by 1.4 per cent, and those in the suburbs decreased by 0.2 per cent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Transaction volume was on a par with the previous quarter\u2019s at 5,420 units.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said 4,745 private homes will be launched under the Government Land Sales programme in the second half of 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">This will bring the confirmed supply for the whole year to 9,320 units, over 50 per cent higher than the average number of units launched over the past 10 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In all, around 61,000 private homes, including executive condominiums, are expected to be completed in the next few years, it added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">HDB and URA said the macroeconomic outlook remains highly uncertain and advised households to exercise prudence when purchasing property and taking out mortgage loans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThe Government will continue to monitor the property market closely and adjust its policies as necessary to promote a stable and sustainable property market,\u201d HDB added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In October, HDB will roll out about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/housing\/bto-projects-in-bayshore-tengah-among-nearly-8000-flats-to-be-launched-in-october?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\">7,960 flats in Bedok, Geylang, Sembawang, Tengah, Toa Payoh and Yishun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Assisted living flats, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/housing\/one-big-family-residents-move-into-first-assisted-living-flats-in-bukit-batok?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\">community care apartments<\/a>, will also be offered in Toa Payoh. These flats come with senior-friendly fittings, such as wheelchair-accessible bathrooms and other health and community services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The board advised buyers who are keen to participate in the October exercise to apply for an HDB Flat Eligibility letter by September 15.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b3b2bbe681f28803bb3f92c1cc722d5a6908a64416083dce34626cce11fb996c.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SINGAPORE \u2013 Prices of Housing Board resale flats have declined for the second consecutive quarter, with fewer flats&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526889,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[72,113,61,60],"class_list":["post-526888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/526889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}