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SINGAPORE: HDB resale prices experienced a 0.5% month-on-month (MoM) increase in February, according to data from 99-SRX, marking a continuous upward trend. This marks a substantial 6.4% rise in prices year-on-year.

The report indicates that both mature and non-mature estates contributed to the overall surge, with mature estates witnessing a 0.5% MoM increase and non-mature estates following closely with a 0.3% MoM rise.

Across various room types, the 4 Room category led the price surge, boasting a significant 9.6% MoM increase. In contrast, 5 Room prices experienced a slight dip of 0.4% MoM. Meanwhile, 3 Room and Executive categories saw respective increases of 0.9% and 0.7% MoM.

Despite the positive price trend, the HDB resale market experienced a dip in sales volume in February, with 2,134 units transacted, marking an 18.8% MoM decrease.

However, a noteworthy 15.4% YoY increase in resale volume was observed in February 2024.

The 4 Room category dominated the market, representing 42.5% of the resale transactions in February, followed by 3 Room (24.9%), 5 Room (23.1%), and Executive (6.4%).

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In terms of the distribution by estate, non-mature estates accounted for the majority of transactions at 64.3%, leaving the remaining 35.7% attributed to mature estates.