There’s an old saying that the funniest joke in investment markets is the phrase: ‘This time it’s different’. Now that’s only partially true, because there are differences in market cycles but there’s no denying certain historical patterns. One of those, with regard to Singapore’s property market, is the way prices tend to rise even higher than the last peak on the back of most global crisis (for reference, we wrote about it here). Global instability and volatility tend to result in investors flock to the safety of Singapore’s real estate market, grounded by the city state’s position as a global safe haven market – I did suspect we are seeing something similar in 2026. What I didn’t expect, however, was the degree at which high net-worth capital is flowing into Singapore. One reason is that global wealth is still being created at a rapid pace, a trend that has gone largely under-reported. Knight Frank’s Wealth Outlook...