🏘️ HDB
201 HDB resale flats crossed S$1M in August 2026 — a new monthly record. The print (82 four-room, 65 five-room, 53 executive, 1 three-room terrace in Queenstown) beat June’s prior high of 188 and lifted m-o-m from July’s 187. Total HDB resale volume eased to 2,521 (-4.9% m-o-m), so the 201 is purely a top-tail story: 8% of all resales crossed S$1M, the highest share on record. The high print was Block 9B Boon Tiong Road (Tiong Bahru View), 1,206 sqft, 28th–30th floor, S$1,688,888 / ~S$1,401 psf. Two fresh Multi-Gen prints underline the tail: Block 137 Bishan Street 12 cleared S$1,548,888 / ~S$872 psf in August (new national MG record, up from the previous Bishan mark of S$1,388,888 in May 2025); Block 666 Yishun Avenue 4 printed S$1.212M / ~S$746 psf in early September, briefly the second-highest MG sale before the Bishan print took over. The million-dollar tail is decoupling further from the falling RPI**, not the other way around. Sources: 99.co — Million-dollar HDB sales hit record 201 in August 2026 · Ohmyhome — Why Million-Dollar HDB Sales Hit a Record in 2026 · 99.co — Bishan Green Multi-Gen sets new national record at S$1.549M · 99.co — Yishun’s S$1.212M sale is Singapore’s second-highest Multi-Gen. Note: 201-record figure sourced from PropNex via 99.co/Ohmyhome — verify against the HDB Resale Statistics portal before client citation. Bishan and Yishun MG prints are 99.co-reported — verify each against primary URA caveat data.
🏙️ Private Residential
- Amberwood at Holland (D10, Sim Lian, 212 units) preview pricing from S$2,921 psf — first private launch in the new Holland Plain precinct. 3BR from S$2.568M, 4BR from S$3.175M, 5BR-Luxe from S$4.699M. Above the D10 average (analyst estimate S$2,800–S$3,000 psf); closer to Upperhouse / Robertson Opus (~S$3,350 psf) than to last cycle’s Bukit Timah entry prints. Preview Sep 11–22, public booking Sep 26. Sources: Stacked Homes — Amberwood At Holland Starts From $2,921 PSF, Above D10 Average · Stacked Homes — Amberwood at Holland Preview: Sim Lian’s New 212-Unit Condo.
- CDL Lucerne Grand (D22 Lakeside, 570 units) previews Sep 18 with prices in the S$2,251–S$2,420 psf range. 2BR from S$1.5M (~S$2,401 psf), 3BR from S$1.99M (~S$2,251 psf), 4BR from S$2.79M (~S$2,420 psf); mix 39% 2BR, 44% 3BR, 17% 4BR. With the lowest GLS land cost of this cycle (S$1,132 psf ppr), CDL has more room than peers to price firmly without breaking numbers. Sales booking Oct 3. Source: Business Times — CDL to launch 570-unit Jurong project Lucerne Grand with prices from S$1.5 million (Sep 16).
🏡 Landed Residential
- GCB market Aug 2026: only ONE caveated deal — 3X Gentle Road at S$18.5M / S$2,415 psf / 7,661 sqft freehold. A quiet follow-up to Q2’s 7 caveated deals at average S$2,341 psf. Aug’s sole print sits inside the Jul–Aug psf band (S$2,045–S$2,415 psf across caveats from GCBActually); GCB volume is thin but pricing has held. Source: GCBActually.sg transaction list (URA Realis pull). Note: verify each caveat against the URA portal before client citation.
_Stories: 5 new today (HDB 1 anchor + 2 supporting MG prints, Private 2, Landed 1). Sources: 99.co (Aug 2026 million-dollar HDB count, Bishan MG record, Yishun MG second-highest), Ohmyhome (Aug 2026 HDB analysis), Stacked Homes (Amberwood preview Sep 10–11), Business Times (Lucerne Grand Sep 16 — paywalled, paraphrased), GCBActually.sg (Aug 2026 GCB transaction list). 201-record figure is PropNex-via-99.co — verify against the HDB Resale Statistics portal. Bishan/Yishun MG prints are 99.co-reported — verify against URA caveats. Amberwood S$2,921 psf and Lucerne Grand psf range are developer-published starting prices (BT paraphrased), not transacted prints. Always fact-check paywalled items against the full article before reposting._
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