When and what simulator
How did buying at different times turn out?
Pick a quarter and a segment. See what the price index did after it, where the next peak came, and which phase of the Property Market Cycle Model the market was in then. The current phase is for members.
When and what simulatorPropInsights.sg
Index change from 2015 Q1 to 2026 Q2
Good:
Index 145.5 to 219.4 over 45 quarters, 3.7% a year. Index only, not the return on a home.
No fall of 10% has followed since this quarter, so no peak is confirmed. The figure uses the highest point so far.
Index only. This ignores stamp duty, legal and agent fees, rent, loan interest and selling costs. It is not the return on a home.
Chart data as a table
| Quarter | Index | Cycle phase |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 Q1 | 8.9 | |
| 1975 Q2 | 9.1 | |
| 1975 Q3 | 9.1 | |
| 1975 Q4 | 9.1 | |
| 1976 Q1 | 9.5 | |
| 1976 Q2 | 9.5 | |
| 1976 Q3 | 9.8 | |
| 1976 Q4 | 9.5 | |
| 1977 Q1 | 9.5 | |
| 1977 Q2 | 9.5 | |
| 1977 Q3 | 9.5 | |
| 1977 Q4 | 9.1 | |
| 1978 Q1 | 9.1 | |
| 1978 Q2 | 9.5 | |
| 1978 Q3 | 9.5 | |
| 1978 Q4 | 9.8 | |
| 1979 Q1 | 10.4 | |
| 1979 Q2 | 10.9 | |
| 1979 Q3 | 11.9 | |
| 1979 Q4 | 12.7 | |
| 1980 Q1 | 15.1 | |
| 1980 Q2 | 17.7 | |
| 1980 Q3 | 20.4 | |
| 1980 Q4 | 23.9 | |
| 1981 Q1 | 30.5 | |
| 1981 Q2 | 34.6 | |
| 1981 Q3 | 34 | |
| 1981 Q4 | 32.2 | |
| 1982 Q1 | 32 | |
| 1982 Q2 | 32.8 | |
| 1982 Q3 | 33.5 | |
| 1982 Q4 | 34.6 | |
| 1983 Q1 | 36.1 | |
| 1983 Q2 | 37.2 | |
| 1983 Q3 | 37.5 | |
| 1983 Q4 | 37.5 | |
| 1984 Q1 | 37.2 | |
| 1984 Q2 | 35.5 | |
| 1984 Q3 | 34.6 | |
| 1984 Q4 | 33.1 | |
| 1985 Q1 | 31 | |
| 1985 Q2 | 30.2 | |
| 1985 Q3 | 28.7 | |
| 1985 Q4 | 28.1 | |
| 1986 Q1 | 26.3 | |
| 1986 Q2 | 23.9 | |
| 1986 Q3 | 25.3 | |
| 1986 Q4 | 27.9 | |
| 1987 Q1 | 28.5 | |
| 1987 Q2 | 29.7 | |
| 1987 Q3 | 32 | |
| 1987 Q4 | 32 | |
| 1988 Q1 | 31.4 | |
| 1988 Q2 | 32.2 | |
| 1988 Q3 | 32.6 | |
| 1988 Q4 | 34 | |
| 1989 Q1 | 34.5 | |
| 1989 Q2 | 35.5 | |
| 1989 Q3 | 37.7 | |
| 1989 Q4 | 38.3 | |
| 1990 Q1 | 40.9 | |
| 1990 Q2 | 41.8 | |
| 1990 Q3 | 42 | |
| 1990 Q4 | 40.3 | |
| 1991 Q1 | 42.1 | |
| 1991 Q2 | 45.6 | |
| 1991 Q3 | 46.8 | |
| 1991 Q4 | 47.6 | |
| 1992 Q1 | 49.9 | |
| 1992 Q2 | 51.8 | |
| 1992 Q3 | 53.8 | |
| 1992 Q4 | 55.3 | |
| 1993 Q1 | 58.3 | |
| 1993 Q2 | 64.9 | |
| 1993 Q3 | 71.1 | |
| 1993 Q4 | 75.1 | |
| 1994 Q1 | 82.1 | |
| 1994 Q2 | 93.6 | |
| 1994 Q3 | 104.5 | |
| 1994 Q4 | 106.9 | |
| 1995 Q1 | 109.8 | Late Bull |
| 1995 Q2 | 111.1 | Late Bull |
| 1995 Q3 | 112.7 | Late Bull |
| 1995 Q4 | 117.9 | Late Bull |
| 1996 Q1 | 122.3 | Late Bull |
| 1996 Q2 | 129.7 | Late Bull |
| 1996 Q3 | 127.2 | Early Bear |
| 1996 Q4 | 123.7 | Early Bear |
| 1997 Q1 | 119.2 | Early Bear |
| 1997 Q2 | 118.2 | Early Bear |
| 1997 Q3 | 113 | Early Bear |
| 1997 Q4 | 108.4 | Early Bear |
| 1998 Q1 | 98.3 | Early Bear |
| 1998 Q2 | 90.1 | Early Bear |
| 1998 Q3 | 78.3 | Early Bear |
| 1998 Q4 | 71.5 | Late Bear |
| 1999 Q1 | 75.4 | Early Bull |
| 1999 Q2 | 84.3 | Early Bull |
| 1999 Q3 | 91.1 | Early Bull |
| 1999 Q4 | 95.9 | Early Bull |
| 2000 Q1 | 98.9 | Late Bull |
| 2000 Q2 | 100.4 | Late Bull |
| 2000 Q3 | 97.6 | Early Bear |
| 2000 Q4 | 94.9 | Early Bear |
| 2001 Q1 | 91.1 | Early Bear |
| 2001 Q2 | 90.3 | Early Bear |
| 2001 Q3 | 87.6 | Early Bear |
| 2001 Q4 | 83.8 | Late Bear |
| 2002 Q1 | 82.8 | Late Bear |
| 2002 Q2 | 82.2 | Late Bear |
| 2002 Q3 | 82.6 | Late Bear |
| 2002 Q4 | 82.3 | Late Bear |
| 2003 Q1 | 81.6 | Late Bear |
| 2003 Q2 | 81.1 | Late Bear |
| 2003 Q3 | 80.7 | Late Bear |
| 2003 Q4 | 80.6 | Late Bear |
| 2004 Q1 | 80.3 | Late Bear |
| 2004 Q2 | 80.4 | Early Bull |
| 2004 Q3 | 80.7 | Early Bull |
| 2004 Q4 | 81.3 | Early Bull |
| 2005 Q1 | 81.9 | Early Bull |
| 2005 Q2 | 82.3 | Early Bull |
| 2005 Q3 | 83.3 | Early Bull |
| 2005 Q4 | 84.5 | Early Bull |
| 2006 Q1 | 85.8 | Early Bull |
| 2006 Q2 | 87.3 | Early Bull |
| 2006 Q3 | 89.6 | Early Bull |
| 2006 Q4 | 93.1 | Early Bull |
| 2007 Q1 | 97.6 | Early Bull |
| 2007 Q2 | 105.6 | Early Bull |
| 2007 Q3 | 114.4 | Early Bull |
| 2007 Q4 | 122.1 | Late Bull |
| 2008 Q1 | 126.7 | Late Bull |
| 2008 Q2 | 126.9 | Late Bull |
| 2008 Q3 | 123.9 | Early Bear |
| 2008 Q4 | 116.4 | Early Bear |
| 2009 Q1 | 100 | Early Bear |
| 2009 Q2 | 95.3 | Late Bear |
| 2009 Q3 | 110.3 | Early Bull |
| 2009 Q4 | 118.4 | Early Bull |
| 2010 Q1 | 125.1 | Early Bull |
| 2010 Q2 | 131.7 | Early Bull |
| 2010 Q3 | 135.5 | Early Bull |
| 2010 Q4 | 139.2 | Early Bull |
| 2011 Q1 | 142.3 | Early Bull |
| 2011 Q2 | 145.1 | Early Bull |
| 2011 Q3 | 147 | Late Bull |
| 2011 Q4 | 147.4 | Late Bull |
| 2012 Q1 | 147.2 | Late Bull |
| 2012 Q2 | 147.9 | Late Bull |
| 2012 Q3 | 148.8 | Late Bull |
| 2012 Q4 | 151.5 | Late Bull |
| 2013 Q1 | 152.4 | Late Bull |
| 2013 Q2 | 154 | Late Bull |
| 2013 Q3 | 154.6 | Late Bull |
| 2013 Q4 | 153.2 | Early Bear |
| 2014 Q1 | 151.3 | Early Bear |
| 2014 Q2 | 149.7 | Early Bear |
| 2014 Q3 | 148.6 | Early Bear |
| 2014 Q4 | 147 | Early Bear |
| 2015 Q1 | 145.5 | Early Bear |
| 2015 Q2 | 144.2 | Early Bear |
| 2015 Q3 | 142.3 | Early Bear |
| 2015 Q4 | 141.6 | Early Bear |
| 2016 Q1 | 140.6 | Early Bear |
| 2016 Q2 | 140 | Early Bear |
| 2016 Q3 | 137.9 | Early Bear |
| 2016 Q4 | 137.2 | Early Bear |
| 2017 Q1 | 136.7 | Late Bear |
| 2017 Q2 | 136.6 | Late Bear |
| 2017 Q3 | 137.6 | Early Bull |
| 2017 Q4 | 138.7 | Early Bull |
| 2018 Q1 | 144.1 | Early Bull |
| 2018 Q2 | 149 | Early Bull |
| 2018 Q3 | 149.7 | Early Bull |
| 2018 Q4 | 149.6 | Late Bull |
| 2019 Q1 | 148.6 | Late Bull |
| 2019 Q2 | 150.8 | Late Bull |
| 2019 Q3 | 152.8 | Late Bull |
| 2019 Q4 | 153.6 | Late Bull |
| 2020 Q1 | 152.1 | Early Bear |
| 2020 Q2 | 152.6 | Early Bear |
| 2020 Q3 | 153.8 | Late Bear |
| 2020 Q4 | 157 | Early Bull |
| 2021 Q1 | 162.2 | Early Bull |
| 2021 Q2 | 163.5 | Early Bull |
| 2021 Q3 | 165.3 | Early Bull |
| 2021 Q4 | 173.6 | Early Bull |
| 2022 Q1 | 174.8 | Early Bull |
| 2022 Q2 | 180.9 | Early Bull |
| 2022 Q3 | 187.8 | Early Bull |
| 2022 Q4 | 188.6 | Early Bull |
| 2023 Q1 | 194.8 | Early Bull |
| 2023 Q2 | 194.4 | Early Bull |
| 2023 Q3 | 196 | Early Bull |
| 2023 Q4 | 201.5 | Early Bull |
| 2024 Q1 | 204.3 | Early Bull |
| 2024 Q2 | 206.1 | Early Bull |
| 2024 Q3 | 204.7 | Early Bull |
| 2024 Q4 | 209.4 | Early Bull |
| 2025 Q1 | 211.1 | Early Bull |
| 2025 Q2 | 213.2 | Early Bull |
| 2025 Q3 | 215.1 | Early Bull |
| 2025 Q4 | 216.4 | Current phase: members |
| 2026 Q1 | 218.3 | Current phase: members |
| 2026 Q2 | 219.4 | Current phase: members |
The numbers
| Quarter | Index (1Q2009 = 100) | Cycle phase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase | 2015 Q1 | 145.5 | Early Bear |
| Highest point so far | 2026 Q2 | 219.4 | Current phase: members |
| Latest | 2026 Q2 | 219.4 | Current phase: members |
Assumptions and rules used
These are the values behind every number on this page. They are always shown.
- Segment
- All private homes
- Index
- Price index, 1Q2009 = 100, by quarter
- Latest quarter
- 2026-Q2
- Peak
- Highest point before the index falls 10% from it
- Data built
- 2026-10-18
Limits of this tool
- Source: Private residential property price index, URA via SingStat (tables M212261 and M212271), 1Q2009 = 100.
- URA changed the index method to stratified hedonic regression from 1Q2015. The regional indices start in 2004 Q1.
- Cycle phase: Property Market Cycle Model (data/derived/pmcm.csv). The model starts in 1995 Q1.
- The cycle model labels the latest quarter provisional when its phase starts on a signal that the next quarter may reverse.
- The current phase is for members.
- The next peak is found after the fact. On the day you buy, you do not know which quarter will turn out to be the peak.
Not financial advice; check current rules with IRAS and MAS. Results are estimates from the inputs and the dated rules shown.