Condo, HDB rents rise in February; leasing volume dips SINGAPORE - The rental prices for Housing Board flats and private apartments continued to rise last month, while leasing volume in both markets dipped. Condominium rents last month climbed by 1.4%, while HDB rents rose by 1.7%, according to flash figures from real estate portals 99.co and SRX released on Wednesday (March 16). This marks the 14th...

HDB resale prices up 0.2% in Q2 amid Covid-19 outbreak: flash estimates Resale volume down drastically, with only 789 resale flat transactions in April and May. HOUSING and Development Board (HDB) resale prices increased marginally in the 2020 Q2 amid the Covid-19 outbreak, compared with the 2020 Q1. The resale price index was 131.8, up 0.2% from the previous quarter, according to HDB flash...

Temporary relief measures to also cover purchases of new homes: MinLaw PROPERTY buyers are now also given cover under the temporary relief measures from legal action as a result of Covid-19. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) said the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act which provides temporary relief to those unable to fulfil contractual obligations as a result of Covid-19 will now also...

HDB resale flat volume falls 78.3% in April; only 423 units changed hands amid circuit breaker measures Housing Board (HDB) resale flat volumes plummeted by 78.3 per cent in April from March to levels that observers said could be a historical low, as circuit breaker measures put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus curb house viewings. Just 423 flat changed hands last month - 78.1 per...

This press release provides the data for the HDB resale and rental market in 1st Quarter 2020. HDB Resale Market 2          The Resale Price Index (RPI) for 1st Quarter 2020 is 131.5, unchanged from the RPI in 4th Quarter 2019 (see Annex A).   3          Resale transactions fell by 7.0%, from 6,339 cases in 4th Quarter 2019 to 5,893 cases in 1st Quarter 2020 (see Annex B). Compared...