Singapore

HDB

In Singapore, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) divides the country into three main “market segments”. These are known as the

1. Core Central Region (CCR)
   • The CCR comprises postal districts 9, 10, and 11, including Orchard/River Valley, Tanglin/Holland, and Newton/Novena. It also includes the Downtown Core Planning Area, comprising the CBD, Marina Bay, Bugis, Nicoll Highway, and, of course, the CCR also includes Sentosa
2. the Rest of Central Region (RCR)
   • The RCR stretches west from Queenstown and Bukit Timah to Bishan, Braddell, and Toa Payoh in the north, and then east to MacPherson, Eunos, and Marine Parade
3. the Outside Central Region (OCR).
   • The OCR then comprises the four planning regions – East, North East, North, and West.

Stats

Top 5 Biggest Winners and Losers ¹

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According to Dollars and Sense article: Which MRT Station In Singapore Is The Most Valuable To Live Near To ²

Region Matters, But Not As Much: Property in the CCR has the highest HDB resale prices in the country.

Closest MRT Station	Region	HDB Resale Price Range
Outram Park	CCR	$530,000to$1,590,000
Queenstown	RCR	$828,000to$1,510,000
Woodleigh	RCR	$750,000to$1,320,000
Clementi	OCR	$428,000to$1,400,000

Which MRT Line Matters:

Closest MRT Station	MRT Lines	HDB Resale Price Range
Jurong East	North South Line East West Line	$382,888 – $820,000
Bishan	North South Line Circle Line	$528,000 – $1,070,000
Serangoon	North East Line Circle Line	$373,000 – $1,099,000
Paya Lebar	East West Line Circle Line	$496,888 – $1,150,000
MacPherson	Circle Line Downtown Line	$330,000 – $1,088,000
Tampines	East West Line Downtown Line	$475,000 – $1,045,000

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ABSD

Decoupling is not longer a property hack to avoid Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD).¹

GovTech

GovTech Singapore joins the Global Signal Exchange, a network sharing scam intelligence to combat scams globally. ³

Scam

Scam victims in Singapore lost S$456minfirsthalfof2025withalmost20,000casesreported.{[}^2]The$456.4 million lost between January and June 2025 was a drop from the $522.4millionlostduringthesameperiodin2024.{[}^2]In2024,scamvictimsherelost$1.1 billion, a record high in a single year.⁴

In 79 per cent of the cases, scammers did not gain control of the victims’ accounts but manipulated the victims into transferring money. ¹

Figure: Top 10 scams in Singapore (Source: ST)⁴

Additionally, checkout out Scam page as well.

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Causeway

As of 2025, about 300,000 people cross the Causeway daily by vehicle, train or foot ⁵. Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said in January last year that more than 400,000 people are expected to use the Causeway daily by 2050.

Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS)

A 4 km (2.5 mi) long, twin-track rapid transit system crossing the Strait of Johor between Malaysia and Singapore. It will link Johor Bahru, Malaysia, at Bukit Chagar station, with the Singapore MRT at Woodlands North station in Woodlands. The line is planned to open in December 2026. ⁶

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Footnotes

1. https://stackedhomes.com/decoupling-is-no-longer-a-property-hack-what-the-courts-and-iras-have-made-clear/#sh.t3xxfr ↩ ↩²

2. https://dollarsandsense.sg/which-mrt-station-in-singapore-is-the-most-valuable-to-live-near-to/ ↩

3. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/spores-govtech-becomes-first-govt-agency-worldwide-to-join-global-scam-intelligence-network?utm_medium=social&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_campaign=stwa ↩

4. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/scam-victims-in-spore-lost-456m-in-first-half-of-2025-with-almost-20000-cases-reported ↩ ↩²

5. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-singapore-johor-cross-border-ride-hailing-5316606 ↩

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johor_Bahru%E2%80%93Singapore_Rapid_Transit_System ↩