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Singapore Home Prices Cooling While HDB Resale Records Still Fall
Published 8 July 2026 · Covers news from 7 Jul to 8 Jul
Broad market signals point to price moderation across Singapore's property market, yet localised HDB resale records continue to be broken — an Executive flat in Serangoon just set a new high of $1,270,000 in July 2026.
- The Straits Times reports that Singapore home prices are "finally cooling", framing the moderation as a healthy development for the overall market rather than a cause for concern [1].
- An Executive flat at 232A Serangoon Avenue 2 sold for $1,270,000 in July 2026, setting a new resale record for the Serangoon area — edging out the previous record by just $2,000, according to Stacked Homes [2].
- Despite the record transaction, Serangoon's 12-month median resale price sits at $1,050,000, meaning the record-breaking unit transacted at roughly a 21% premium to the town's median — a gap buyers and agents should note when assessing comparable value [2].
- The URA's Q3 2025 real estate statistics release provides the official data backdrop against which current cooling commentary is being made, though the full dataset details are not available in the item provided [3].
- Taken together, items [1] and [2] surface a tension worth monitoring: macro-level price cooling reported nationally does not preclude individual HDB transactions — particularly large Executive flats — from continuing to achieve record prices at the local level [1][2].
Sources
- [1]Home prices in Singapore are finally cooling. That’s a healthy sign - The Straits Times
Google News — Singapore property · 07/07/2026
- [2]A Serangoon Executive Flat Just Sold For A Record $1,270,000 — By The Slimmest Of Margins
Stacked Homes · 07/07/2026
- [3]Release of 3rd Quarter 2025 real estate statistics - Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
Google News — Singapore property · 24/10/2025
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