HDB resale dip, 99-SRX index, Jalan Merbok senior-living site (SG Property Daily)
Singapore property news for Thursday, 8 October 2026. Each news item links to the original or official source.
Analysis
Condo Rents by Region: What the URA Rental Index is Telling Us
Propwise · Renting in Singapore · Singapore Property Market
Condo rents rose in all three regions over the past two years. What the URA rent index shows for the CCR, RCR and OCR, and what it cannot tell you.
News
HDB resale prices fall for a third straight quarter in Q3, Realion says
via Singapore Business Review · HDB · Resale
Realion (OrangeTee & ETC) Research says HDB resale prices slipped 0.2% quarter on quarter in Q3 2026, after a 0.3% fall in Q2, based on HDB’s flash estimates. Volume rose 5.2% year on year to 7,528 units. Realion says removing the 15-month wait-out period could support the market.
99-SRX flash: HDB resale prices up 0.6% in September
via Singapore Business Review · HDB · Data
SBR reports 99-SRX flash estimates put the HDB resale price index at 208.9 in September, up 0.6% from August and 0.4% lower than a year earlier. Resale volume was 2,248 flats, down 10.9% from August and 2.8% higher than a year earlier.
Jalan Merbok leasehold site offered for sale, no guide price
via EdgeProp Singapore · Commercial · Deal
EdgeProp reports a 94,907 sq ft site off Jalan Jurong Kechil is on offer by expression of interest through Knight Frank, with a fresh 103-year lease and no guide price. It is zoned for educational institution use, and preferred uses include senior living and care facilities.
Brookfield denies it cut Soilbuild out of S$535.3 million Mapletree deal
via The Business Times · Deal · Commercial
The Business Times reports Brookfield Asset Management is fighting claims by Soilbuild Group that it breached a joint-venture agreement. The dispute concerns Brookfield’s 2025 purchase of three Singapore properties from Mapletree Industrial Trust for S$535.3 million. Brookfield says it acted in its own name.
ESR-REIT recovers about 75% of ACFS rental arrears
via Singapore Business Review · REIT · Commercial
SBR reports ESR-REIT has recovered about 75% of arrears owed by ACFS Port Logistics in Australia as at 30 September, after drawing on bankers’ guarantees. Remaining arrears stand at S$2.7 million (A$3 million). ACFS’s administrators have paid rent due since 13 August.
Marina One office stake: Hongkong Land fund deal still awaited
via The Business Times · Commercial · Deal
The Business Times says market watchers have expected for months that Hongkong Land will announce a purchase of the commercial part of Marina One, with an asking price of about S$5.7 billion. The piece asks why the deal is taking long; it says the asset’s size may mean more time to raise equity.