Times are tough and our nation is about to be tested; but one of those tests is going to be a test of patience. As any property agent can tell you right now, the challenge is in finding people willing to sell. With property prices in the upper stratosphere (for both public and private housing), 2025 is the best example of the saying “If you sell high, you buy high.” And right now, the cost of a replacement property is so frightening, fewer are contemplating an upgrade. This isn’t helped by an escalating trade war, which sows further doubt. All of this makes it harder for home prices to moderate, let alone come down. In March 2025, a 4-room flat at Pinnacle@Duxton went for $1,518,000 A good number of Singaporeans have expressed surprise that, with million-dollar flats grabbing the news, and condo prices reaching the $2 million+ mark for three-bedders, we haven’t seen yet another round of cooling measures....