Singapore’s property market generates a lot of noise and not enough signal. A record flat sells and the number flies around social media with no context. A cooling measure lands and half the “explainers” online are already out of date. A land tender closes and only the industry insiders understand what the winning bid actually means for launch prices.
Keystone Real Estate exists to close that gap — to cover the market quickly, in plain language, with the data attached.
What we cover
- Policy, decoded. ABSD, SSD, TDSR, LTV and the fifteen years of cooling measures — explained once, kept current, and date-stamped so you know exactly what applies today.
- The market, by segment. New-launch and resale price trends across CCR, RCR and OCR; HDB resale; executive condos; landed.
- GLS and developers. How to read a Government Land Sales tender — from dollars-per-square-foot-per-plot-ratio to the launch price it implies — and who is building what.
- Dos and don’ts. The option-to-purchase process, the stamp-duty traps, decoupling, the 99-to-1 crackdown, and the schemes to steer clear of.
How we report
We track the primary sources — URA, HDB, MAS, IRAS, MOF, CEA — directly. When a story breaks elsewhere first, we say so and link to it. We write our own analysis in our own words and add our own numbers, so every article stands on its own. You can read the full policy in our Editorial Standards.
Property rules are date-sensitive and change often. Nothing here is legal, tax or financial advice — always confirm your own situation with the relevant authority.
Welcome aboard.