
New En Bloc Rules 2026: Easier to Finish, Harder to Start
Parliament lowered the en bloc consent threshold for condos aged 40 and above, but made collective sales harder to start. What changed, who it affects, and what owners and buyers should do.
Market Updates
Published Singapore property data, shown as it is. Every figure here comes from an official source that is named and linked.
Quarterly · 1Q2009 = 100 · 1Q2000 – 2Q2026
HDB Resale Price Index
202.8
2Q2026 0.0% y/y
Private Residential Property Price Index
219.4
2Q2026 +2.9% y/y
Hover or tap the chart to read any quarter. The vertical axis does not start at zero, which is normal for an index but worth noticing. Both indices share the same base period, so their movements can be compared directly — but the levels are not prices. A reading of 219.4 against 202.8 does not mean one is dearer than the other; it means it has risen further since 1Q2009.
| Quarter | HDB | Private | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Q2000 | 80.3 | — | 98.9 | — |
| 2Q2000 | 79.3 | — | 100.4 | — |
| 3Q2000 | 77.6 | — | 97.6 | — |
| 4Q2000 | 75.8 | — | 94.9 | — |
| 1Q2001 | 73.2 | -8.8% | 91.1 | -7.9% |
| 2Q2001 | 72.1 | -9.1% | 90.3 | -10.1% |
| 3Q2001 | 70.6 | -9.0% | 87.6 | -10.2% |
| 4Q2001 | 69.6 | -8.2% | 83.8 | -11.7% |
| 1Q2002 | 69.1 | -5.6% | 82.8 | -9.1% |
| 2Q2002 | 69.2 | -4.0% | 82.2 | -9.0% |
| 3Q2002 | 69.9 | -1.0% | 82.6 | -5.7% |
| 4Q2002 | 69.9 | +0.4% | 82.3 | -1.8% |
| 1Q2003 | 71.0 | +2.7% | 81.6 | -1.4% |
| 2Q2003 | 72.5 | +4.8% | 81.1 | -1.3% |
| 3Q2003 | 74.3 | +6.3% | 80.7 | -2.3% |
| 4Q2003 | 75.1 | +7.4% | 80.6 | -2.1% |
| 1Q2004 | 75.3 | +6.1% | 80.3 | -1.6% |
| 2Q2004 | 76.2 | +5.1% | 80.4 | -0.9% |
| 3Q2004 | 76.3 | +2.7% | 80.7 | 0.0% |
| 4Q2004 | 77.1 | +2.7% | 81.3 | +0.9% |
| 1Q2005 | 77.2 | +2.5% | 81.9 | +2.0% |
| 2Q2005 | 73.5 | -3.5% | 82.3 | +2.4% |
| 3Q2005 | 73.2 | -4.1% | 83.3 | +3.2% |
| 4Q2005 | 73.5 | -4.7% | 84.5 | +3.9% |
| 1Q2006 | 73.6 | -4.7% | 85.8 | +4.8% |
| 2Q2006 | 74.3 | +1.1% | 87.3 | +6.1% |
| 3Q2006 | 74.2 | +1.4% | 89.6 | +7.6% |
| 4Q2006 | 74.9 | +1.9% | 93.1 | +10.2% |
| 1Q2007 | 75.8 | +3.0% | 97.6 | +13.8% |
| 2Q2007 | 78.1 | +5.1% | 105.6 | +21.0% |
| 3Q2007 | 83.2 | +12.1% | 114.4 | +27.7% |
| 4Q2007 | 88.0 | +17.5% | 122.1 | +31.1% |
| 1Q2008 | 91.3 | +20.4% | 126.7 | +29.8% |
| 2Q2008 | 95.4 | +22.2% | 126.9 | +20.2% |
| 3Q2008 | 99.4 | +19.5% | 123.9 | +8.3% |
| 4Q2008 | 100.8 | +14.5% | 116.4 | -4.7% |
| 1Q2009 | 100.0 | +9.5% | 100.0 | -21.1% |
| 2Q2009 | 101.4 | +6.3% | 95.3 | -24.9% |
| 3Q2009 | 105.0 | +5.6% | 110.3 | -11.0% |
| 4Q2009 | 109.0 | +8.1% | 118.4 | +1.7% |
| 1Q2010 | 112.1 | +12.1% | 125.1 | +25.1% |
| 2Q2010 | 116.6 | +15.0% | 131.7 | +38.2% |
| 3Q2010 | 121.3 | +15.5% | 135.5 | +22.8% |
| 4Q2010 | 124.4 | +14.1% | 139.2 | +17.6% |
| 1Q2011 | 126.4 | +12.8% | 142.3 | +13.7% |
| 2Q2011 | 130.4 | +11.8% | 145.1 | +10.2% |
| 3Q2011 | 135.4 | +11.6% | 147.0 | +8.5% |
| 4Q2011 | 137.7 | +10.7% | 147.4 | +5.9% |
| 1Q2012 | 138.5 | +9.6% | 147.2 | +3.4% |
| 2Q2012 | 140.3 | +7.6% | 147.9 | +1.9% |
| 3Q2012 | 143.1 | +5.7% | 148.8 | +1.2% |
| 4Q2012 | 146.7 | +6.5% | 151.5 | +2.8% |
| 1Q2013 | 148.6 | +7.3% | 152.4 | +3.5% |
| 2Q2013 | 149.4 | +6.5% | 154.0 | +4.1% |
| 3Q2013 | 148.1 | +3.5% | 154.6 | +3.9% |
| 4Q2013 | 145.8 | -0.6% | 153.2 | +1.1% |
| 1Q2014 | 143.5 | -3.4% | 151.3 | -0.7% |
| 2Q2014 | 141.5 | -5.3% | 149.7 | -2.8% |
| 3Q2014 | 139.1 | -6.1% | 148.6 | -3.9% |
| 4Q2014 | 137.0 | -6.0% | 147.0 | -4.0% |
| 1Q2015 | 135.6 | -5.5% | 145.5 | -3.8% |
| 2Q2015 | 135.0 | -4.6% | 144.2 | -3.7% |
| 3Q2015 | 134.6 | -3.2% | 142.3 | -4.2% |
| 4Q2015 | 134.8 | -1.6% | 141.6 | -3.7% |
| 1Q2016 | 134.7 | -0.7% | 140.6 | -3.4% |
| 2Q2016 | 134.7 | -0.2% | 140.0 | -2.9% |
| 3Q2016 | 134.7 | +0.1% | 137.9 | -3.1% |
| 4Q2016 | 134.6 | -0.1% | 137.2 | -3.1% |
| 1Q2017 | 133.9 | -0.6% | 136.7 | -2.8% |
| 2Q2017 | 133.7 | -0.7% | 136.6 | -2.4% |
| 3Q2017 | 132.8 | -1.4% | 137.6 | -0.2% |
| 4Q2017 | 132.6 | -1.5% | 138.7 | +1.1% |
| 1Q2018 | 131.6 | -1.7% | 144.1 | +5.4% |
| 2Q2018 | 131.7 | -1.5% | 149.0 | +9.1% |
| 3Q2018 | 131.6 | -0.9% | 149.7 | +8.8% |
| 4Q2018 | 131.4 | -0.9% | 149.6 | +7.9% |
| 1Q2019 | 131.0 | -0.5% | 148.6 | +3.1% |
| 2Q2019 | 130.8 | -0.7% | 150.8 | +1.2% |
| 3Q2019 | 130.9 | -0.5% | 152.8 | +2.1% |
| 4Q2019 | 131.5 | +0.1% | 153.6 | +2.7% |
| 1Q2020 | 131.5 | +0.4% | 152.1 | +2.4% |
| 2Q2020 | 131.9 | +0.8% | 152.6 | +1.2% |
| 3Q2020 | 133.9 | +2.3% | 153.8 | +0.7% |
| 4Q2020 | 138.1 | +5.0% | 157.0 | +2.2% |
| 1Q2021 | 142.2 | +8.1% | 162.2 | +6.6% |
| 2Q2021 | 146.4 | +11.0% | 163.5 | +7.1% |
| 3Q2021 | 150.6 | +12.5% | 165.3 | +7.5% |
| 4Q2021 | 155.7 | +12.7% | 173.6 | +10.6% |
| 1Q2022 | 159.5 | +12.2% | 174.8 | +7.8% |
| 2Q2022 | 163.9 | +12.0% | 180.9 | +10.6% |
| 3Q2022 | 168.1 | +11.6% | 187.8 | +13.6% |
| 4Q2022 | 171.9 | +10.4% | 188.6 | +8.6% |
| 1Q2023 | 173.6 | +8.8% | 194.8 | +11.4% |
| 2Q2023 | 176.2 | +7.5% | 194.4 | +7.5% |
| 3Q2023 | 178.5 | +6.2% | 196.0 | +4.4% |
| 4Q2023 | 180.4 | +4.9% | 201.5 | +6.8% |
| 1Q2024 | 183.7 | +5.8% | 204.3 | +4.9% |
| 2Q2024 | 187.9 | +6.6% | 206.1 | +6.0% |
| 3Q2024 | 192.9 | +8.1% | 204.7 | +4.4% |
| 4Q2024 | 197.9 | +9.7% | 209.4 | +3.9% |
| 1Q2025 | 201.0 | +9.4% | 211.1 | +3.3% |
| 2Q2025 | 202.9 | +8.0% | 213.2 | +3.4% |
| 3Q2025 | 203.7 | +5.6% | 215.1 | +5.1% |
| 4Q2025 | 203.6 | +2.9% | 216.4 | +3.3% |
| 1Q2026 | 203.4 | +1.2% | 218.3 | +3.4% |
| 2Q2026 | 202.8 | 0.0% | 219.4 | +2.9% |
Source: HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD via SingStat (series M212161) for HDB; URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY via SingStat (series M212261) for Private. 1Q2009 = 100. Data last updated 24/07/2026. Showing 1Q2000 – 2Q2026.
How to read this
An index measures change, not price. A reading of 200 does not mean a flat costs $200,000 — it means prices are roughly double what they were in the first quarter of 2009, which is the base period for both of these.
What they are good for is direction and pace: whether prices are rising, how fast, and how the present compares with the past. Because both start from the same base period, you can also read one against the other — which of the two markets has moved further since 2009, and whether they are currently moving the same way.
What neither can tell you is what your own place is worth. For that you need recent transactions in your block or project, which is a different exercise.
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