15-Month Wait-Out Period for Private Property Owners to Buy HDB Resale Flats Removed: Chee Hong Tat

Singapore signals housing market stability by scrapping public housing wait

Singapore has signalled stability in the public housing market by scrapping a 15-month waiting period that barred private property owners from buying resale HDB flats – even as other curbs remain in place. National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat announced the change on Tuesday, saying the government recognised that the rule had caused inconvenience and disrupted the plans of those with genuine housing need who wanted to move from a private p…

Govt to consider lowering eligibility age for singles to buy HDB flats: Chee Hong Tat

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Private Home Owners No Longer Need to Wait 15 Months Before Buying a Resale HDB Flat, But There’s a Catch

Private home owners who want to move into an HDB resale flat no longer have to wait 15 months after selling their property. National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat announced on 28 July 2026 that the wait-out period would be removed with immediate effect, as conditions in the HDB resale market had improved. However, this does not mean every former private property owner can immediately buy every type of HDB flat. In other words, the 15-month …

Singapore scraps 15-month wait for private homeowners buying HDB resale flats

SINGAPORE: Private property owners will no longer have to wait 15 months before buying a non-subsidised HDB resale flat, with the Government lifting the cooling measure with immediate effect.

15-month wait-out period for private property owners buying HDB resale flats removed

The 15-month wait-out period for private property owners buying HDB resale flats, which was introduced in 2022 as a temporary measure to moderate demand, has been removed with immediate effect.  a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Announcing this at the Singapore Economic Review Conference held at Orchard Hotel Singapore on Tuesday (July 28), Minister for N…

15-month wait-out period for private home owners to buy HDB resale flats lifted: Chee Hong Tat

The 15-month wait-out period for private property owners buying HDB resale flats has been lifted with immediate effect. Read more at straitstimes.com.