HDB Resale Flats Archives

Older HDB flats still in demand, saw record sales last year

Despite lingering concerns about depreciating value and some adverse impact from the latest cooling measures, older HDB flats in Singapore are still in demand, according to a study by property consultancy OrangeTee & Tie. For the first quarter this year, 628 older flats - that is, those that are more than 40 years old - were sold, constituting 13.9 per cent of total resale transactions. This is the...

S$200,000 COV record in HDB resale could be broken soon

The cash-over-valuation (COV) component in HDB resale transactions is rising and it could hit over S$200,000 soon. COV refers to the sum of cash that needs to be paid by a buyer over and above the market valuation of a flat. Real estate agents said the median COV paid for HDB resale flats has risen by about 12 percent to S$30,000 in the third quarter so far. But for a Bishan unit, the COV has hit a...

Resale flat prices likely to hold this year, say analysts

Market watchers said the HDB resale flat prices will likely hold for the rest of the year amid an imbalance between supply and demand. Over the weekend, the National Development Minister said it would take three to five years to "substantively resolve" the problem of high resale flat prices and for prices to stabilise. Prices of resale HDB flats have been heading north, rising nearly 5 per cent in the...

Less cash upfront but …

More choice for home-buyers HAD you $20,000 in cash to pay for the Cash-Over-Valuation (COV) component of a resale 4-room Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat, you would have better bargaining power now than in the last quarter of 2007. Back then, you might just have been able to afford such a flat in far-flung areas such as Bukit Panjang, Chua Chu Kang, Jurong or Woodlands. But between April and...

HDB resale flat prices up an estimated 4.4% in Q2

Prices of HDB resale flats rose 4.4 per cent in the three months to June over the previous quarter, according to the Housing and Development Board's flash estimate. Straits Vista @ Marsiling This was slightly higher than the 3.7 per cent increase in the first quarter. In the first half of the year, HDB has launched a total of 4,524 new flats. Subject to demand, HDB plans to offer about 3,900 new flats...