HDB resale prices down 0.6% in June: Property index
SINGAPORE: The resale prices of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats fell slightly last month, but resale volume remained flat, according to flash estimates released by SRX Property on Thursday (Jul 7).
On a month-on-month basis, HDB resale prices were down 0.6 per cent in June. Compared to a year ago, prices have also declined by 0.6 per cent.
Resale prices of three-room and five-room flats led the decline, falling by 0.7 per cent and 0.8 per cent, respectively. In contrast, the resale prices of four-room flats were unchanged and executive flats rose by 0.1 per cent.
A total of 1,823 resale flats were sold in June, similar to the 1,826 units transacted in May. However, compared to a year ago, resale volume was up 6.7 per cent.
The overall median Transaction Over X-Value (TOX), which measures whether people are overpaying or underpaying SRX Property’s estimated market value, rose from -S$1,000 to zero in June.
For HDB towns with more than 10 resale transactions, Clementi posted the highest median TOX of S$11,000, followed by Kallang/Whampoa with S$6,000. The lowest median TOX was in Bukit Merah with -S$15,500, followed by Bukit Batok with -S$10,000.
- CNA/cy