{"id":93433,"date":"2026-01-16T20:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/?p=93433"},"modified":"2026-01-16T20:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:24:49","slug":"most-expensive-3-room-hdb-bukit-merah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/most-expensive-3-room-hdb-bukit-merah\/","title":{"rendered":"Bukit Merah\u2019s first S$900K 3-room HDB resale \u2013 how far is S$1 million?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When you think about a 3-room HDB flat, affordability likely comes to mind first. For many buyers, this flat type has long been seen as a more budget-friendly entry point into the resale market. However, over the past couple years, that long-held belief has been steadily challenged. Prices have been moving up, records have been falling, and expectations have been rewritten.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In December, for instance, a 3-room resale flat in Sembawang changed hands for S$673,000<\/a>, setting a new benchmark for the non-mature estate. That transaction alone raised eyebrows. After all, if a town like Sembawang can command such a price for a smaller flat, what about mature, centrally located estates?<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As a result, it comes as little surprise that a 3-room HDB resale flat in Bukit Merah was sold for S$910,000 on January 16. With that single transaction, several records were broken at once. It became the most expensive 3-room flat within its project. More importantly, it also became the highest-priced 3-room HDB resale ever recorded in Bukit Merah.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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