Data
Data Insights
Short reads that let the official numbers do the talking — built from HDB, URA and CEA open data, every figure sourced and dated.
HDB resale prices
Which HDB Towns Appreciated Most Since 2017 — and Why the Leaderboard Surprises People
Median HDB resale price per square metre by town, 2017 vs 2026, computed from every recorded resale transaction.
What a Shrinking HDB Lease Actually Costs — Once You Stop Comparing Across Town Lines
Median 4-room resale price per square metre by remaining lease, computed from every 4-room resale since 2024. The discount is real — but location hides it.
The Price of a High Floor
How much more a high-floor 4-room HDB flat costs per square metre, computed from recent resales with the lease effect held constant.
Million-Dollar HDB Flats: How Fast, and How Far They've Spread
Every HDB resale transaction at S$1,000,000 or above since 2017 — how many, where, and what type.
Is There a Best Month to Buy or Sell an HDB Flat?
Calendar-month patterns in HDB resale volume and price, averaged over nine full years.
The BTO "Lottery": Launch Price vs Resale Value Ten Years On
What a 2013–2016 BTO 4-room launched at, against what the same-vintage flats sell for on the resale market now.
HDB rental
HDB Rental Yield by Flat Type and Town
Median whole-flat rent times twelve, over median resale price — the gross yield an HDB flat produces if rented out.
Renting Out the Whole Flat: The Volume Held Steady, the Rents Plateaued
HDB whole-flat rental approvals and median rents by flat type, 2021 to 2026.
HDB estates & supply
HDB Flats Got Smaller After the 1990s — and Never Went Back
Median resale floor area by flat type and the decade the lease started, from recent transactions.
The MOP Wave: When the Next Batches of HDB Flats Can Be Sold, and Where
Sold HDB dwelling units by block completion year, translated into the year each batch clears its 5-year Minimum Occupation Period.
Shops Downstairs, or a Walk to the Mall — HDB Retail Density by Town
HDB blocks with a shop, market or hawker centre in them, per 10,000 flats, by town.
The Oldest HDB Estates, and the Lease-Expiry Question
How many HDB flats are running low on lease, where they are, and what SERS realistically covers.