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The BTO Income Ceiling Hits S$16,000. OCR Condo Sellers Won't Feel It for Three Years.
Raising the HDB income ceiling to S$16,000 does divert demand away from mass-market condos — but the diversion runs on construction timelines, not headlines.
The CCR Premium Halved to 10.1% — And Singapore's Prime Condo Rebound Turned Domestic
Core Central Region prices rose while the city fringe and suburbs fell in Q2 2026, and the buyers doing it are Singaporeans and PRs, not foreign money.
Fifty Shophouses, 61 Years Left: The S$500 Million Tanjong Pagar Deal Is a Bet on Operators, Not Landlords
A portfolio of about 50 conservation shophouses across Duxton Road, Duxton Hill, Tras Street, Craig Road and Neil Road is in talks at roughly S$500 million — and the short leases mean the buyer has to run them, not just own them.
MBER on Upper Serangoon and Perennial Living at Parry Avenue: District 19 Is Building the Housing Tier Nobody Buys
A 125-unit co-living and serviced apartment hybrid on a former wet market site, and Singapore's first commercial private assisted-living project a short drive away — Serangoon has quietly become the test bed for housing you rent by the month rather than buy.
The EC Income Ceiling Goes to S$18,000 — But Canberra Drive Buyers Won't Feel It Until 2028
Raising the Executive Condo income ceiling widens the buyer pool for three land parcels that haven't even been tendered yet — and those same parcels carry the tightest EC rules ever written.
Toa Payoh Rents Doubled to S$7.70 psf. The Leases Underneath Them Still Run to Zero.
Hongkong Land put premier Singapore commercial assets into a private fund rather than a Reit — and the heartland shophouse market sits several rungs further down the same capital ladder.
8 Thomson Lane: The S$578 Million Headline Is Barely Half the Land Bill
Sustained Land's joint venture paid S$578 million for the Thomson Lane site — but an estimated S$436 million Land Betterment Charge is what actually sets the price floor for this District 11 condo.
Scotts Square at S$320 Million: The Orchard Discount Is the Story, Not the Deal
A freehold Orchard-fringe mall is changing hands at roughly 29% below its 2024 ask while a refurbished Farrer Park block asks 49% more than it cost — and both trades say the same thing about what commercial capital will pay for now.
731 Homes in July, 482 From Two Projects: Dunearn House and Lentor Gardens Residences Are Doing the Market's Work
Singapore's July developer sales rebound was manufactured by a launch calendar, not a change of heart among buyers — and the standing inventory numbers prove it.
Hong Heng Garden's S$130 Million Question: The Site Across the Road Already Tried This
Hong Heng Garden at 33 Sembawang Road is asking S$1,128 psf ppr for a freehold plot in Springleaf — three years after the freehold block opposite failed to find a buyer at a higher rate.
Kallang Distripark: 2,000-Plus Homes on Private Land, and Nobody Has to Bid for It
URA's proposed Master Plan amendment turns a 13ha rubber warehouse site into three housing plots and a park — but because the land is privately held, the usual state price signal never arrives.
VERS at 65%: Singapore Just Set a Consent Threshold for Private En Bloc. The Hard Part for Old HDB Flats Is the Price.
The Land Titles (Strata) (Amendment) Bill's 65% threshold for 60-year-old developments is being read as a template for VERS — but a vote is only as valuable as the offer it accepts.