Resale flat prices in 2023 are still high, although the last quarter of 2022 showed the slowest price increase of the year for resale HDB flats so far at 2.3 per cent. The rate of growth in prices has slowed too, with resale prices rising by 10.4 per cent, which is slower than the 12.7 per cent increase in 2021.

But besides just finding a cheaper home, many are also concerned about the lease of their HDBs.

As such, we’ve pored over the data to pick out the estates where you can start your search of nearly new resale HDB flats (5 – 10 years old). Here’s where to look and what to know:

An important upcoming factor in 5-room flat prices for 2023

A few realtors we spoke to pointed out the September 2022 cooling measures, for which we may not have seen the full impact on 5-room flats yet. Under the cooling measures last year, some Singaporeans* who sell their private property