More HDB resale flats sold in Q3 even as prices dip
HDB reported a rise in the number of resale flats sold during the third quarter of 2026. Transactions increased by 19.5 percent, reaching 7,645 compared to 6,396 in the previous quarter. Despite higher volume, resale prices dropped. The Resale Price Index fell by 0.1 percent. This marks the third straight quarter of price declines. Previous drops were 0.1 percent in the first quarter and 0.3 percent in the second quarter. The agency noted no significant increase in purchases made by certain buyers.
Even as the number of resale flats sold rose in the third quarter of 2026, resale prices have dropped compared to the second quarter, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) said on Friday (Oct 23).HDB shared that the Resale Price Index decreased by 0.1 per cent — the third consecutive quarter of decline in resale prices following decreases of 0.1 per cent and 0.3 per cent in the first and second quarters of 2026 respectively.Meanwhile, the number of resale flats that exchanged hands increased by 19.5 per cent to 7,645 transactions, up from 6,396 in the second quarter.HDB also stated that they have not observed a significant increase in the prices and number of resale flats purchased by private residential property owners (PPOs) and ex-PPOs following the removal of the 15-month wait-out period for buying non-subsidised HDB resale flats on July 28 this year.