{"id":11348,"date":"2025-11-14T03:56:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=11348"},"modified":"2025-11-14T03:56:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:56:32","slug":"hdb-resale-transaction-volumes-plunge-38-in-october-lowest-since-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=11348","title":{"rendered":"HDB resale transaction volumes plunge 38% in October; lowest since 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->The number of HDB resale transactions plunged 38.4 per cent in October from the month before, with 1,347 units sold \u2013 the lowest monthly volume since 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Compared with October 2024, the resale volume was 37.6 per cent lower, according to flash data from real estate portals Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX) and 99.co.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">This was the lowest monthly transaction volume since April and May in 2020, when transactions dropped to 423 and 364, respectively, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Meanwhile, resale prices dipped 0.6 per cent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Property analysts said the drop in transaction volume was significant. They attributed it to the steady supply of Build-To-Order (BTO) and balance flats that were rolled out in 2025, which could have turned buyers away from the resale market. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">However, some also cautioned that it is too early to draw conclusions based on one month\u2019s worth of data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Ms Christine Sun, chief researcher and strategist at Realion (OrangeTee &amp; ETC) Group, pointed out that more than 30,000 flats were launched over the sales exercises in February, July and October.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base none\" title=\"dynamic_iframe_wrapper\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/NaGaw\/4\/\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;undefinedclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"lazy\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base none\" title=\"dynamic_iframe_wrapper\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/3zmI0\/3\/\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;undefinedclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"lazy\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Buyers could have been drawn to the projects in central locations such as Tanjong Rhu, as well as new, highly anticipated estates like Mount Pleasant in Toa Payoh and Berlayar on the former Keppel Club site in Bukit Merah, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In October, in the largest BTO sales exercise of <!-- -->2025<!-- -->, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/housing\/hdb-launches-9144-bto-flats-including-first-projects-at-mount-pleasant-and-former-keppel-club-site?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">9,144 BTO flats were launched<\/p>\n<p><\/a>, including 3,294 units with shorter waiting times of less than three years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Ms Sun added that recent policy changes, such as allowing singles priority access when they buy a home near or with their parents, could have also pulled more buyers to the primary market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In the latest BTO exercise, parents and their children, regardless of marital status, were able to jointly apply for two units in the same project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In July, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/housing\/priority-for-singles-higher-quota-for-second-timer-families-to-kick-in-from-hdbs-july-bto-exercise?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">first-time single applicants were granted priority access<\/p>\n<p><\/a> within the existing quota for single buyers when they buy a two-room flexi flat near or with their parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The SRX and 99.co report also showed that the number of million-dollar flat transactions fell 49 per cent to 87 units in October, from 172 units in September. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">October\u2019s million-dollar flats accounted for 6.5 per cent of total transactions. The most expensive transactions were two five-room flats that changed hands at $1.55 million each \u2013 a 1,130 sq ft flat at The Pinnacle@Duxton at 1B Cantonment Road, and a 1,259 sq ft unit at 8 Boon Keng Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">ERA Singapore key executive officer Eugene Lim said more buyers could have opted for private homes, given that prices of smaller units in new-launch condominiums are \u201cjust marginally higher\u201d compared with some HDB flats that transacted at over $1 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He gave the example of Penrith, a 99-year leasehold development in Margaret Drive that launched in October, where the lowest priced unit was $1.44 million for a 613 sq ft two-bedroom unit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In comparison, a 950 sq ft four-room HDB flat nearby in Dawson Road, with a remaining lease of 94 years, was sold for $1.04 million in the same month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Lim said: \u201cA segment of home owners is also making the leap from HDB flats to condominiums, as this narrow price margin has made private property more attainable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Lee Sze Teck, senior director of data analytics at real estate agency Huttons Asia, said the decrease in both overall and million-dollar transactions in October could indicate that buyers are resisting high asking prices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">But he noted that transactions in the last quarter of the year will typically slow due to the festive season and year-end holidays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Lim said he expects the property market to pick up after the seasonal lull.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cSingapore\u2019s stable economy and lower bank loan rates, due to the easing of interest rates, remain key drivers of housing demand. This should help stabilise resale prices in the coming months,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for HDB\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">HDB<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Resale prices\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Resale prices<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Public housing\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Public housing<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Singapore property\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Singapore property<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Property market\/sector\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Property market\/sector<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/housing\/hdb-resale-transaction-volumes-plunge-38-in-october-lowest-since-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 The number of HDB resale transactions plunged 38.4 per cent in October from the month before, with 1,347 units sold \u2013 the lowest&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}