Record 261 million-dollar HDB flats in 2021; 
resale prices rise in December as volume dips

6 Jan 2022

Price hikes were seen in both mature and non-mature estates and across all flat types

SINGAPORE - The number of million-dollar Housing Board flats tripled last year and resale prices climbed for the 18th straight month as new property cooling measures kicked in at the tail end of 2021.

HDB resale prices rose 0.8 per cent in December from the previous month and were 13.6 per cent higher than a year ago, according to flash data from real estate portals 99.co and SRX on Thursday (Jan 6).

Price hikes were seen in both mature and non-mature estates and across all flat types.

Still, December's resale prices rose at a slower monthly pace compared with the 1.3 per cent gain in November.

There was a dip in the number of resale transactions in December, with 2,429 HDB flats sold. This was a 6.1 per cent drop from the month before, and 2.4 per cent lower than in December 2020.

Total resale volume for 2021 rose 24.6 per cent to 29,182 units, SRX data showed.

Last month also saw 38 HDB resale flats changing hands for at least $1 million, the highest number of million-dollar flats sold in a month, smashing the previous record of 29 such units in November.

The most expensive flat sold last month was a $1.36 million five-room Design, Build and Sell Scheme unit at Natura Loft in Bishan. It is currently the most expensive HDB resale flat on record.

The 38 million-dollar flats make up 1.6 per cent of last month's total resale transactions.

This brings the total number of million-dollar HDB flats to 261 for the whole of 2021, more than three times the 82 such flats in 2020.

The 261 million-dollar flats sold represent about 0.9 per cent of total HDB resales in 2021.

HDB on Monday released flash estimates showing that resale prices rose by 12.5 per cent for the whole of 2021. It will release final figures on Jan 28.

Ms Christine Sun, senior vice-president of research and analytics at OrangeTee & Tie, said resale prices last month could have continued to rise as it takes time for the market to react to the latest round of property curbs in mid-December.

"Many deals were probably negotiated or closed before the cooling measures were implemented... January's sales numbers may provide a clearer picture of the full impact of the new measures," she said.

 

 

Reference

Property Review SG