May 2021 rents increase 0.3% from April 2021. CCR and OCR rents increase by 1.1% and 0.5% respectively while RCR rents decrease by 0.6%.
- Year-on-year, overall rents increase by 7.3% from May 2020.
- Year-on-year, rents in CCR, RCR and OCR increase by 5.1%, 6.1% and 9.7% respectively.
- Rents are down 11.4% from the peak in January 2013.
Volumes increase by 1.7% month-on-month. An estimated 4,603 units are rented in May 2021 as compared to 4,527 units rented in April 2021.
- Year-on-year, rental volumes are 39.3% higher.
- Volumes are 0.1% higher than the 5-year average volume for the month of May.
- Breaking down by regions, in May 2021, 41.2% of the total volumes are from OCR, 30.7% from RCR and 28.0% from CCR.
- Actual volume in April is lower than the estimate given in last month's flash report.

B. HDB Rental Market

May 2021 HDB rents increase 0.7% from April 2021. Mature and Non-Mature Estates rents increase by 1.4% and 0.1% respectively. 3 Room, 4 Room, 5 Room and Executive rents increase by 0.4%, 1.5%, 0.3% and 0.9% respectively.
- Year-on-year, overall rents increase by 7.9%.
- Year-on-year, Mature Estates and Non-Mature Estates rents increase by 7.2% and 8.6% respectively.
- Year-on-year, all room types record rent increases: 3 Room by 7.3%, 4 Room by 9.1%, 5 Room by 7.2% and Executive rents by 4.9%.
- Rents are down 9.2% from the peak in August 2013.
Volumes decrease by 0.9% month-on-month. An estimated 1,686 HDB flats are rented in May 2021 compared to 1,702 units in April 2021.
- Year-on-year, rental volumes increase by 30.4% from May 2020.
- Volumes are 8.5% lower than the 5-year average volume for the month of May.
- Breaking down by room types, in May 2021, 36.8% of the total volumes are from 4 Room, 31.4% from 3 Room, 24.8% from 5 Room and 7.0% from Executive.
- Actual volume in April is lower than the estimate given in last month's flash report.

May 2021 Non-Landed Private Resale (Download the full report here)

Headline: Condo Resale Prices Grow 0.9% in May 2021; Volumes Decrease by 11.4%

RCR and OCR prices increase by 1.8% and 0.8% respectively while CCR prices decrease 0.7% in May 2021.

According to the SRX Price Index for Condo Resale:
- Month-on-month, overall prices increase by 0.9% over April 2021.
- Year-on-year, overall prices increase by 6.9% over May 2020.
- Year-on-year, all regions experience price increases: CCR by 2.8%, RCR by 6.4% and OCR by 8.7%.
An estimated 1,722 units are resold in May 2021, an 11.4% decrease from the 1,944 units resold in April 2021.
- Volumes are 811.1% higher than in May 2020, and 86.6% higher than the 5-year average volumes for the month of May.
- Breaking down by regions, in May 2021, 59.3% of the volumes are from OCR, 23.0% from RCR and 17.6% from CCR.
The highest transacted price for a resale unit in the month is achieved at $13.3 million at The Marq on Paterson Hill.
- In RCR, the highest transacted price is a unit at Reflections at Keppel Bay resold for $5.7 million.
- In OCR, the highest transacted price is a unit at Saint Patrick’s Residences resold for $3.5 million.
Overall median capital gain is $190,800 in May 2021. This represents a decrease of $9,200 from April 2021. The capital gain or loss of a condo resale unit is calculated by comparing the current transacted price with the previous transacted price of the same unit.
- District 21 (Clementi / Upper Bukit Timah) posts the highest median capital gain at $377,000, followed by District 9 (Cairnhill / Orchard Rd / River Valley) at $368,888.
- District 4 (Sentosa / Harbourfront) is the only district that posts a median capital loss at -$135,000.
- Capital gain data only include districts with more than 10 matching transactions.

May 2021 HDB Resale (Download the full report here)

Headline: HDB Resale Prices Continue Climbing for Eleven Straight Months in May 2021; Volumes Drop Below 2,000 Since 11 Months Ago

HDB resale price increases 1.2% in May 2021 compared to April 2021. Mature and Non-Mature Estates prices increase by 0.9% and 1.4% respectively, as compared to April 2021. In terms of room types, 3 Room, 4 Room, 5 Room and Executive prices increase by 1.6%, 1.0%, 1.5% and 1.4% respectively.

According to the SRX Property Price Index for HDB Resale:
- Year-on-year, the overall price increase is 12.0%.
- Year-on-year, prices for all room types increase in May 2021: 3 Room by 13.7%, 4 Room by 11.1%, 5 Room by 12.0% and Executive by 13.0%.
- Mature and Non-Mature Estates prices increase by 11.6% and 12.4% respectively from a year ago.
- May 2021 prices are 2.6% lower than the peak in April 2013.
1,966 HDB resale transactions in May 2021, representing a 16.0% decrease from April 2021.
- Year-on-year, resale volume in May 2021 is 440.1% higher than the previous year.
- Breaking down by room types, in May 2021, 43.5% of the volume comes from HDB 4 Room, 26.7% from 5 Room, 21.1% from 3 Room and 7.3% from Executive. The rest are from 1 Room, 2 Room and Multi-Gen.
The highest transacted price for a resale flat in the month is achieved at $1,210,000 by a 5 Room unit at Buona Vista Court. In Non-Mature Estates, the highest transacted price is achieved at $865,000 by an Executive Apartment unit at Hougang Central.
In May 2021, there are 13 HDB resale flats transacted for at least $1,000,000, representing a decrease from April 2021 in which 21 such units were transacted.
- The number of million-dollar flats sold comprises 0.7% of the total resale volume in the month.
- In the first five months of 2021, a total of 87 HDB flats have been transacted for more than a million dollars so far, surpassing the 82 million-dollar flats sold for the whole year of 2020.

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