29/05/2026
A conversation with a Singaporean friend living in the US sparked this post.
She’s currently looking for a property there and wondering what a global recession could mean for the housing market.
That got us thinking: how do we explain to other people why, despite all the uncertainty in the world, so many Singaporeans still have confidence in property?
We think the answer lies in the shock absorbers built into our market over the years.
Singapore isn’t immune to downturns, but these safeguards help reduce excessive leverage, panic selling, and oversupply.
We’re not invincible, but we are highly resilient. We have our own Singapore-style correction — softer price growth, slower transactions, more selective buyers, and longer decision cycles. And then, recovery on the other side.