Q3 private prices up 1.4%, HDB resale down 0.1%, new-home sales fall 45%, Westgate Tower (SG Property Daily)
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Private home prices up 1.4% QoQ in Q3, rents up 1.3% QoQ, URA says
URA says its private residential price index rose 1.4% QoQ in Q3 2026, after 0.5% in Q2. Landed prices rose 2.9% and non-landed prices 1.0%; OCR non-landed prices rose 2.3%. Rents rose 1.3% QoQ, after 0.7%. URA says 4,745 units will launch under the Confirmed List in the second half.
HDB resale prices down 0.1% QoQ in Q3, a third straight fall; transactions up 19.5% QoQ
HDB says its Resale Price Index was 202.5 in Q3 2026, down 0.1% from Q2, after falls of 0.1% in Q1 and 0.3% in Q2. The Straits Times reports 7,645 resale deals, up 19.5% from 6,396 in Q2. HDB says it saw no significant rise in prices or purchases by private-property downgraders after the wait-out period ended on 28 July.
Developers sell 1,183 new private homes in Q3, down 44.7% QoQ
The Business Times reports developers sold 1,183 new private homes in Q3 2026, down from 2,141 in Q2. Launches fell to 1,140 units from 1,783. Completions of private homes, excluding ECs, rose by 3,491 units, against 416 in Q2.
Million-dollar HDB resale deals hit a record 596 in Q3, Stacked Homes says
Stacked Homes reports 596 million-dollar HDB resale deals in Q3 2026, a record. It cites 7,645 resale transactions, 5.9% above the 7,221 in Q3 2025 (YoY), while the resale price index slipped 0.1% QoQ.
Tuan Sing to buy Westgate Tower in Jurong for S$600 million
The Business Times reports Tuan Sing has signed to buy all shares in the two entities that own the office units at Westgate Tower, for S$600 million. That is 6.25% below an Oct 1 valuation of S$640 million and about S$1,967 psf. Committed occupancy is about 90%.
OUE Reit to buy another 50% of Sydney’s Salesforce Tower for A$864 million
The Business Times reports OUE Reit will raise its stake in 180 George Street, Sydney, to 69.9% in a deal valued at A$864 million (US$606.4 million). It plans to fund it with debt and part of the Crowne Plaza Changi Airport sale proceeds. The tower was 100% occupied at 30 September.
Office rents in central region up 0.8% QoQ in Q3, islandwide vacancy 10%, URA data shows
The Business Times reports URA’s office price index for the central region rose 0.8% QoQ in Q3 2026, after 0.4% in Q2. Islandwide vacancy was 10% at end-Q3, from 11% at end-Q2. Office stock shrank by 72,000 sq m of net lettable area.
At least 19 developments are exploring en bloc sales after the Bill lowering the consent threshold
EdgeProp reports that six weeks after Parliament passed the Bill on 8 September, at least 19 strata developments are exploring or preparing collective sales, JLL notes. They include Braddell View, Lakeview Estate, The Arcade and Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre. JLL says the number has yet to turn into more deals.