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Explore Singapore's property market cooling measures and their impact on HDB resale prices, EC profits, and OCR property trends in 2023-2026. 

June 10, 2025

Will Singapore’s Property Cooling Measures Crash or Calm the Market by 2026?

With effect from the August 2023 Build-to-Order (BTO) Exercise, stricter penalties will be imposed on couples who do not select a flat when invited by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to do so. A new priority category benefiting first-timer families applying for their first BTO flat was also introduced. In his Committee of Supply …