The Big Story: Why are HDB resale prices still dipping, even after the lifting of 15-month wait-out period?

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Oct 2, 2026 · 15m

HDB resale prices have fallen for the third consecutive quarter, even as transactions pick up and the 15-month wait-out period for private property owners looking to buy resale flats has been lifted. So why aren’t prices bouncing back, and are more private homeowners actually choosing to downgrade? On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Nicholas Mak, Chief Research Officer, MOGUL.sg, to explore what’s driving the latest trends in the HDB resale market, what this means for buyers and sellers, and how these shifts could ripple across Singapore’s wider property market…