2021 will prove to be an interesting year. In the aftermath of Covid-19, it’s not certain if and when foreign tenants will be returning to Singapore. At the same time, a new surge of HDB upgraders means there are stronger prospects for rare local tenants, who are waiting for their new homes to be built. More than ever, landlords need to be picky about their investment choices. Here are some of the 1 bedroom new launch rental yields (worst case scenario) you need to know at the moment: Why do all the rental yields look so low? The following are the low estimates, as it’s better to prepare for worst case scenarios. In projecting the gross rental yield, we took the average prices of the developments’ one-bedder units (500 sq. ft. or less), average size, and average PSF rent of developments 5 years older and up and compared it to the average rental yield of similar-sized units in the relevant district....