Stamp duty on a S$1.5m condo, 4.6% resale losses, seized-home auctions, build-to-rent (SG Property Daily)
Propwise Analysis
Stamp Duty on a S$1.5m Condo: S$44,600 to S$944,600
Buyer’s and additional buyer’s stamp duty on a S$1.5m condo for a citizen, a PR and a foreigner, worked step by step and checked on our calculator.
News
Loss-making private home resales rise to 4.6% in Q3 from 3.7% QoQ; the Core Central Region is at 19.5%
Cushman & Wakefield matched 2,021 resale transactions in Q3 and 93 were sold at a loss, the highest share since Q2 2022. The Core Central Region had 19.5% loss-making deals, up from 17.7% QoQ, against 4.5% in the Rest of Central Region and 1.6% in the Outside Central Region. The steepest percentage loss was a 710 sq ft Marina One Residences unit sold for S$1.25 million, about 32% below its July 2018 price of S$1.83 million.
Only 5 of 47 auctioned homes seized in the S$3 billion laundering case have sold
A freehold New Futura unit on Leonie Hill Road of 2,691 sq ft sold for S$8.5 million on Oct 28, 13% below its S$9.8 million guide price and S$500,000 above the S$8 million paid for a similar River Valley unit in July 2025. High prices, the 60% ABSD for foreign buyers and cheaper new prime launches weigh on demand.
Government explores build-to-rent homes for young Singaporeans; rent under S$2,000 is the challenge
Build-to-rent could mean smaller purpose-built apartments with basic facilities, built by private developers or public agencies. Today an HDB room costs about S$1,000 a month and a whole flat S$2,000 to S$3,000. OCBC’s Chez Anbu puts a sustainable rent for young Singaporeans who plan to buy later at S$1,200 to S$1,800 a month.
Mortgagee sales were 74% of auction listings in 1H 2026, a six-year high
Of 292 auction listings in 1H 2026, 216 were mortgagee sales and 53 (18.2%) were owner sales. Owner sales led from 2021 to 2023: 50% in 2021, 58% in 2022 and 65% in 2023.
Osaka rental yields reach as high as 5% in some areas, against 2% to 3% in Singapore
A weak yen, rising short-stay demand and no extra stamp duties draw Singapore investors to freehold property in Osaka. Investment in Japanese rental housing reached a record JPY 904.3 billion (about S$7.34 billion) in 2025, according to CBRE Japan.