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Price-to-rent ratio is 135 against a 118 average since 1990; the 2021 peak was 153

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Price-to-rent ratio is 135 against a 118 average since 1990; the 2021 peak was 153

Price index divided by rent index, times 100 (2009 Q1 = 100), 1990 Q1 to 2026 Q2

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Price-to-rent ratio is 135 against a 118 average since 1990; the 2021 peak was 153Price index divided by rent index, times 100 (2009 Q1 = 100), 1990 Q1 to 2026 Q2406080100120140160199219962000200420082012201620202024Avg 118Ratio: 1990-Q1 to 2026-Q2Ratio, 2021 Q1: 153Ratio, 2021 Q1: 153153Ratio, 2026 Q2: 135RatioAvg 1181990-Q1: Ratio 541990-Q2: Ratio 511990-Q3: Ratio 501990-Q4: Ratio 471991-Q1: Ratio 471991-Q2: Ratio 491991-Q3: Ratio 461991-Q4: Ratio 481992-Q1: Ratio 501992-Q2: Ratio 491992-Q3: Ratio 501992-Q4: Ratio 521993-Q1: Ratio 561993-Q2: Ratio 601993-Q3: Ratio 641993-Q4: Ratio 701994-Q1: Ratio 771994-Q2: Ratio 891994-Q3: Ratio 1021994-Q4: Ratio 1051995-Q1: Ratio 1061995-Q2: Ratio 1051995-Q3: Ratio 1051995-Q4: Ratio 1091996-Q1: Ratio 1071996-Q2: Ratio 1201996-Q3: Ratio 1181996-Q4: Ratio 1181997-Q1: Ratio 1191997-Q2: Ratio 1221997-Q3: Ratio 1121997-Q4: Ratio 1091998-Q1: Ratio 1061998-Q2: Ratio 1051998-Q3: Ratio 981998-Q4: Ratio 1001999-Q1: Ratio 1111999-Q2: Ratio 1231999-Q3: Ratio 1311999-Q4: Ratio 1362000-Q1: Ratio 1402000-Q2: Ratio 1402000-Q3: Ratio 1332000-Q4: Ratio 1342001-Q1: Ratio 1292001-Q2: Ratio 1282001-Q3: Ratio 1262001-Q4: Ratio 1222002-Q1: Ratio 1222002-Q2: Ratio 1212002-Q3: Ratio 1212002-Q4: Ratio 1212003-Q1: Ratio 1232003-Q2: Ratio 1242003-Q3: Ratio 1252003-Q4: Ratio 1252004-Q1: Ratio 1252004-Q2: Ratio 1262004-Q3: Ratio 1262004-Q4: Ratio 1262005-Q1: Ratio 1262005-Q2: Ratio 1252005-Q3: Ratio 1262005-Q4: Ratio 1272006-Q1: Ratio 1282006-Q2: Ratio 1272006-Q3: Ratio 1242006-Q4: Ratio 1232007-Q1: Ratio 1202007-Q2: Ratio 1172007-Q3: Ratio 1142007-Q4: Ratio 1142008-Q1: Ratio 1122008-Q2: Ratio 1092008-Q3: Ratio 1072008-Q4: Ratio 1062009-Q1: Ratio 1002009-Q2: Ratio 1012009-Q3: Ratio 1192009-Q4: Ratio 1272010-Q1: Ratio 1282010-Q2: Ratio 1272010-Q3: Ratio 1262010-Q4: Ratio 1272011-Q1: Ratio 1282011-Q2: Ratio 1292011-Q3: Ratio 1292011-Q4: Ratio 1292012-Q1: Ratio 1292012-Q2: Ratio 1292012-Q3: Ratio 1282012-Q4: Ratio 1302013-Q1: Ratio 1302013-Q2: Ratio 1312013-Q3: Ratio 1312013-Q4: Ratio 1302014-Q1: Ratio 1302014-Q2: Ratio 1292014-Q3: Ratio 1292014-Q4: Ratio 1292015-Q1: Ratio 1302015-Q2: Ratio 1302015-Q3: Ratio 1292015-Q4: Ratio 1302016-Q1: Ratio 1312016-Q2: Ratio 1312016-Q3: Ratio 1312016-Q4: Ratio 1312017-Q1: Ratio 1322017-Q2: Ratio 1322017-Q3: Ratio 1332017-Q4: Ratio 1352018-Q1: Ratio 1402018-Q2: Ratio 1442018-Q3: Ratio 1442018-Q4: Ratio 1452019-Q1: Ratio 1432019-Q2: Ratio 1432019-Q3: Ratio 1452019-Q4: Ratio 1472020-Q1: Ratio 1442020-Q2: Ratio 1462020-Q3: Ratio 1482020-Q4: Ratio 1512021-Q1: Ratio 1532021-Q2: Ratio 1502021-Q3: Ratio 1492021-Q4: Ratio 1522022-Q1: Ratio 1472022-Q2: Ratio 1422022-Q3: Ratio 1362022-Q4: Ratio 1272023-Q1: Ratio 1232023-Q2: Ratio 1192023-Q3: Ratio 1192023-Q4: Ratio 1252024-Q1: Ratio 1292024-Q2: Ratio 1322024-Q3: Ratio 1302024-Q4: Ratio 1332025-Q1: Ratio 1332025-Q2: Ratio 1332025-Q3: Ratio 1332025-Q4: Ratio 1342026-Q1: Ratio 1352026-Q2: Ratio 135

Source: URA Property Price Index and Rental Index via SingStat. Ratio worked out from the two indices. The dashed line is the average of the whole period. Data to 2026 Q2.

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Price-to-rent ratio is 135 against a 118 average since 1990; the 2021 peak was 153
PeriodRatio
1990-Q154
1990-Q251
1990-Q350
1990-Q447
1991-Q147
1991-Q249
1991-Q346
1991-Q448
1992-Q150
1992-Q249
1992-Q350
1992-Q452
1993-Q156
1993-Q260
1993-Q364
1993-Q470
1994-Q177
1994-Q289
1994-Q3102
1994-Q4105
1995-Q1106
1995-Q2105
1995-Q3105
1995-Q4109
1996-Q1107
1996-Q2120
1996-Q3118
1996-Q4118
1997-Q1119
1997-Q2122
1997-Q3112
1997-Q4109
1998-Q1106
1998-Q2105
1998-Q398
1998-Q4100
1999-Q1111
1999-Q2123
1999-Q3131
1999-Q4136
2000-Q1140
2000-Q2140
2000-Q3133
2000-Q4134
2001-Q1129
2001-Q2128
2001-Q3126
2001-Q4122
2002-Q1122
2002-Q2121
2002-Q3121
2002-Q4121
2003-Q1123
2003-Q2124
2003-Q3125
2003-Q4125
2004-Q1125
2004-Q2126
2004-Q3126
2004-Q4126
2005-Q1126
2005-Q2125
2005-Q3126
2005-Q4127
2006-Q1128
2006-Q2127
2006-Q3124
2006-Q4123
2007-Q1120
2007-Q2117
2007-Q3114
2007-Q4114
2008-Q1112
2008-Q2109
2008-Q3107
2008-Q4106
2009-Q1100
2009-Q2101
2009-Q3119
2009-Q4127
2010-Q1128
2010-Q2127
2010-Q3126
2010-Q4127
2011-Q1128
2011-Q2129
2011-Q3129
2011-Q4129
2012-Q1129
2012-Q2129
2012-Q3128
2012-Q4130
2013-Q1130
2013-Q2131
2013-Q3131
2013-Q4130
2014-Q1130
2014-Q2129
2014-Q3129
2014-Q4129
2015-Q1130
2015-Q2130
2015-Q3129
2015-Q4130
2016-Q1131
2016-Q2131
2016-Q3131
2016-Q4131
2017-Q1132
2017-Q2132
2017-Q3133
2017-Q4135
2018-Q1140
2018-Q2144
2018-Q3144
2018-Q4145
2019-Q1143
2019-Q2143
2019-Q3145
2019-Q4147
2020-Q1144
2020-Q2146
2020-Q3148
2020-Q4151
2021-Q1153
2021-Q2150
2021-Q3149
2021-Q4152
2022-Q1147
2022-Q2142
2022-Q3136
2022-Q4127
2023-Q1123
2023-Q2119
2023-Q3119
2023-Q4125
2024-Q1129
2024-Q2132
2024-Q3130
2024-Q4133
2025-Q1133
2025-Q2133
2025-Q3133
2025-Q4134
2026-Q1135
2026-Q2135
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