Vacancy and rentals

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Rent growth peaked at 43% in 2007 Q4 and 32% in 2023 Q1, both with vacancy near 6%

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Rent growth peaked at 43% in 2007 Q4 and 32% in 2023 Q1, both with vacancy near 6%

Non-landed vacancy rate and change in the non-landed rental index over four quarters, per cent, 1999 Q4 to 2026 Q2

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Rent growth peaked at 43% in 2007 Q4 and 32% in 2023 Q1, both with vacancy near 6%Vacancy and rent growth move in opposite directions, but not tightly: the correlation is -0.40 over 107 quarters.-30%-20%-10%0%10%20%30%40%50%2000200420082012201620202024Vacancy: 1999-Q4 to 2026-Q2Rent change: 1999-Q4 to 2026-Q2Vacancy, 2026 Q2: 5%VacancyRent change, 2026 Q2: 2%Rent change1999-Q4: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -2%2000-Q1: Vacancy 10%, Rent change 4%2000-Q2: Vacancy 10%, Rent change 5%2000-Q3: Vacancy 9%, Rent change 5%2000-Q4: Vacancy 8%, Rent change 1%2001-Q1: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 0%2001-Q2: Vacancy 8%, Rent change -2%2001-Q3: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -5%2001-Q4: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -3%2002-Q1: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -3%2002-Q2: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -3%2002-Q3: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -2%2002-Q4: Vacancy 10%, Rent change -1%2003-Q1: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -3%2003-Q2: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -4%2003-Q3: Vacancy 10%, Rent change -6%2003-Q4: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -5%2004-Q1: Vacancy 10%, Rent change -4%2004-Q2: Vacancy 10%, Rent change -2%2004-Q3: Vacancy 10%, Rent change -1%2004-Q4: Vacancy 10%, Rent change 0%2005-Q1: Vacancy 11%, Rent change 2%2005-Q2: Vacancy 10%, Rent change 3%2005-Q3: Vacancy 10%, Rent change 3%2005-Q4: Vacancy 10%, Rent change 3%2006-Q1: Vacancy 8%, Rent change 3%2006-Q2: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 5%2006-Q3: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 9%2006-Q4: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 15%2007-Q1: Vacancy 5%, Rent change 23%2007-Q2: Vacancy 5%, Rent change 33%2007-Q3: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 42%2007-Q4: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 43%2008-Q1: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 40%2008-Q2: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 29%2008-Q3: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 14%2008-Q4: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 1%2009-Q1: Vacancy 7%, Rent change -13%2009-Q2: Vacancy 7%, Rent change -20%2009-Q3: Vacancy 7%, Rent change -20%2009-Q4: Vacancy 6%, Rent change -15%2010-Q1: Vacancy 5%, Rent change -3%2010-Q2: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 9%2010-Q3: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 16%2010-Q4: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 18%2011-Q1: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 14%2011-Q2: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 9%2011-Q3: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 6%2011-Q4: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 3%2012-Q1: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 3%2012-Q2: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 2%2012-Q3: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 2%2012-Q4: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 2%2013-Q1: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 3%2013-Q2: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 3%2013-Q3: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 2%2013-Q4: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 1%2014-Q1: Vacancy 8%, Rent change 0%2014-Q2: Vacancy 8%, Rent change -1%2014-Q3: Vacancy 8%, Rent change -2%2014-Q4: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -3%2015-Q1: Vacancy 8%, Rent change -4%2015-Q2: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -5%2015-Q3: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -4%2015-Q4: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -5%2016-Q1: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -4%2016-Q2: Vacancy 10%, Rent change -3%2016-Q3: Vacancy 10%, Rent change -4%2016-Q4: Vacancy 10%, Rent change -4%2017-Q1: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -3%2017-Q2: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -3%2017-Q3: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -2%2017-Q4: Vacancy 9%, Rent change -2%2018-Q1: Vacancy 8%, Rent change -1%2018-Q2: Vacancy 8%, Rent change 0%2018-Q3: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 0%2018-Q4: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 0%2019-Q1: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 1%2019-Q2: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 2%2019-Q3: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 2%2019-Q4: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 2%2020-Q1: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 2%2020-Q2: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 0%2020-Q3: Vacancy 6%, Rent change -1%2020-Q4: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 0%2021-Q1: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 1%2021-Q2: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 5%2021-Q3: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 7%2021-Q4: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 10%2022-Q1: Vacancy 5%, Rent change 12%2022-Q2: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 16%2022-Q3: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 24%2022-Q4: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 30%2023-Q1: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 32%2023-Q2: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 27%2023-Q3: Vacancy 9%, Rent change 17%2023-Q4: Vacancy 9%, Rent change 7%2024-Q1: Vacancy 7%, Rent change -1%2024-Q2: Vacancy 6%, Rent change -4%2024-Q3: Vacancy 7%, Rent change -4%2024-Q4: Vacancy 6%, Rent change -2%2025-Q1: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 0%2025-Q2: Vacancy 7%, Rent change 2%2025-Q3: Vacancy 6%, Rent change 3%2025-Q4: Vacancy 5%, Rent change 2%2026-Q1: Vacancy 5%, Rent change 2%2026-Q2: Vacancy 5%, Rent change 2%

Vacancy and rent growth move in opposite directions, but not tightly: the correlation is -0.40 over 107 quarters.

Source: URA non-landed vacancy and rental index (1Q2009 = 100) via SingStat. Vacancy: SingStat table M400841. Rent change: change of the rental index on the same quarter a year earlier.. Data to 2026 Q2.

Licence: green class (Singapore Open Data Licence).

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Rent growth peaked at 43% in 2007 Q4 and 32% in 2023 Q1, both with vacancy near 6%
PeriodVacancyRent change
1999-Q49%-2%
2000-Q110%4%
2000-Q210%5%
2000-Q39%5%
2000-Q48%1%
2001-Q17%0%
2001-Q28%-2%
2001-Q39%-5%
2001-Q49%-3%
2002-Q19%-3%
2002-Q29%-3%
2002-Q39%-2%
2002-Q410%-1%
2003-Q19%-3%
2003-Q29%-4%
2003-Q310%-6%
2003-Q49%-5%
2004-Q110%-4%
2004-Q210%-2%
2004-Q310%-1%
2004-Q410%0%
2005-Q111%2%
2005-Q210%3%
2005-Q310%3%
2005-Q410%3%
2006-Q18%3%
2006-Q27%5%
2006-Q37%9%
2006-Q47%15%
2007-Q15%23%
2007-Q25%33%
2007-Q36%42%
2007-Q46%43%
2008-Q17%40%
2008-Q27%29%
2008-Q37%14%
2008-Q47%1%
2009-Q17%-13%
2009-Q27%-20%
2009-Q37%-20%
2009-Q46%-15%
2010-Q15%-3%
2010-Q26%9%
2010-Q36%16%
2010-Q46%18%
2011-Q16%14%
2011-Q26%9%
2011-Q37%6%
2011-Q47%3%
2012-Q17%3%
2012-Q27%2%
2012-Q37%2%
2012-Q46%2%
2013-Q16%3%
2013-Q26%3%
2013-Q37%2%
2013-Q47%1%
2014-Q18%0%
2014-Q28%-1%
2014-Q38%-2%
2014-Q49%-3%
2015-Q18%-4%
2015-Q29%-5%
2015-Q39%-4%
2015-Q49%-5%
2016-Q19%-4%
2016-Q210%-3%
2016-Q310%-4%
2016-Q410%-4%
2017-Q19%-3%
2017-Q29%-3%
2017-Q39%-2%
2017-Q49%-2%
2018-Q18%-1%
2018-Q28%0%
2018-Q37%0%
2018-Q47%0%
2019-Q17%1%
2019-Q27%2%
2019-Q36%2%
2019-Q46%2%
2020-Q16%2%
2020-Q26%0%
2020-Q36%-1%
2020-Q47%0%
2021-Q17%1%
2021-Q27%5%
2021-Q37%7%
2021-Q46%10%
2022-Q15%12%
2022-Q26%16%
2022-Q36%24%
2022-Q46%30%
2023-Q16%32%
2023-Q26%27%
2023-Q39%17%
2023-Q49%7%
2024-Q17%-1%
2024-Q26%-4%
2024-Q37%-4%
2024-Q46%-2%
2025-Q16%0%
2025-Q27%2%
2025-Q36%3%
2025-Q45%2%
2026-Q15%2%
2026-Q25%2%
Topic
Vacancy and rentals
Segment
Condos and apartments
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