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Record 201 Million-Dollar HDB Flats Sold in August as Wait-Out Rule Lifted
Published 4 September 2026 · Covers news from 3 Sept to 4 Sept
August 2026 saw a record 201 million-dollar HDB resale transactions, with the removal of the 15-month wait-out period credited for enabling private property owners to downsize into larger flats. Separately, new private home sales in July 2026 reached 731 units, with CCR prices reported to be accelerating.
- A record 201 million-dollar HDB flats were sold in August 2026, with Stacked Homes reporting that notable transactions occurred at Macpherson Spring and Bedok Beacon following the removal of the 15-month wait-out period, which had previously barred private property owners from buying HDB resale flats [4] [5].
- PropertyNet.SG reports that new private home sales reached 731 units in July 2026, with CCR (Core Central Region) prices described as accelerating — a contrast to the June slowdown attributed to a school-holiday lull and thin launch pipeline reported by The Business Times [6] [13].
- In the HDB resale segment, a couple profiled by Stacked Homes sold their Pine Grove condo for $2.05 million and purchased a $5.08 million unit at Sui Generis, near Singapore Chinese Girls' School, illustrating the private-to-HDB-adjacent upgrade trend playing out post-wait-out removal [2].
- Stacked Homes analysis of Bedok's two-bedroom condos found Laguna Green posted the strongest 10-year returns at 41.64% ROI and an average profit of $443,429, despite carrying the highest launch price among comparable projects in the area [3].
- 23 condo units seized from Singapore's $3 billion money laundering case are being put up for sale, according to Stacked Homes, adding a notable batch of inventory to the private resale market [8].
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- [3]We Analysed Bedok’s Best-Performing 2-Bedroom Condos — The Top Performer Was Actually The Most Expensive
Stacked Homes · 03/09/2026
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- [5]Million-dollar HDB sales hit record 201 in August 2026 - 99.co
Google News — Singapore property · 03/09/2026
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