Issue 001June 16, 2026

District 08 Pulse | May 2026 | Little India / Farrer Park

District 08 Pulse May 2026
Roncasa ▪ Data Pulse District 08 · Little India / Farrer Park Verified as of 19 Jul 2026 May 2026
◆ Balanced Market◆ Hold Position◆ Stable Rental Market
Median PSF · May 2026
$1,682 ▼ -13.0% MoM
Resale Caveats
16
▼ 23.8% vs prior mth
vs RCR Median
-14.3%
▲ $1,963 base
District Rank
#11 / 28
RCR by PSF

District 08 is trading about 14% below the wider RCR median — that gap is worth understanding before you make a move here.

Volume cooled noticeably in District 08 in May 2026, with 16 resale caveats compared to 21 in April. Month-on-month, the district median PSF softened 13.0% to $1,682 — giving buyers a softer entry point. The district sits below the RCR region median of $1,963 psf (-14.3%).

$1,682
Median PSF
16
Resale Caveats
#11
District Rank

Verified as of 19 Jul 2026 · Latest URA data through May 2026

01District Context
$1,577$1,805$2,032MarAprMay$1,682 ↓13.0%DistrictOCRIsland Wide

District 08 vs OCR vs Island Wide — Median PSF, last 3 months. Source: URA REALIS.

Metric District 08 RCR Region Island Wide
Median PSF $1,682 $1,963 $1,719
Caveats 16 318 1,173
vs D08 +16.7% +2.2%
District 08$1,682RCR Region$1,963Island Wide$1,719

District 08 ranks #11 of 28 RCR districts by median PSF this month. Island Wide spans all districts and market segments, including a small number of legacy-labeled caveats. Source: URA REALIS.

3-Month Trend

Month Caveats Median PSF MoM
Mar 2026 12 $1,626 -4.7%
Apr 2026 21 $1,932 +18.8%
May 2026 16 $1,682 -13.0%

Over the 3 months to May 2026, District 08's median PSF has climbed (+3.4%), while caveat volume grew.

Condo & EC resale only. Source: URA REALIS.

02ResaleMay 2026

The $1,682 median PSF represents a 13.0% dip against April's $1,932. Caveat count fell 24% from 21 to 16. Figures cover condo and EC resale only — landed and strata-landed are excluded as their per-sqft dynamics differ materially from the strata market. If you're a buyer, this is a reasonable window to negotiate.

This month in District 08: 1 penthouse sale · 1 study unit.

A Roncasa exclusive — no other Singapore property platform surfaces penthouse, dual-key, study, sky, or duplex units at the individual-caveat level.

Top Projects by Volume

Project Caveats Share Median PSF vs D08
Residential Apartments 3 19% $1,475 -12.3%
Parc Somme 2 12% $1,917 +14.0%
Uptown @ Farrer 2 12% $1,925 +14.5%
Kentish Lodge 1 6% $1,201 -28.6%
Kerrisdale 1 6% $1,620 -3.7%
All other projects 7 44%

Residential Apartments led with 3 caveats (19% of all district resale) at a median $1,475 psf — 12% below the district median. Parc Somme and Uptown @ Farrer followed with 2 and 2 caveats respectively. Concentration in a few projects usually signals strong secondary-market liquidity — these PSF figures are your most current real-world price anchors. Concentrated activity at one project means better price discovery there than anywhere else in the district right now.

Top 5 projects by caveat count. Source: URA REALIS.

Type Caveats Share Median PSF MoM PSF
Studio 0 No resale caveats lodged in the past 12 months for this size.
1-Bed 4 $1,776 12-mo avg · 40 caveats
2-Bed (est.) 6 38% $1,787 -15.8%
3-Bed (est.) 6 38% $1,566 -5.1%
4-Bed+ (est.) 0 $1,686 12-mo avg · 8 caveats
Type Caveats Share Median PSF MoM PSF
1-Bed 4 $1,776 12-mo avg · 40 caveats

Top Projects — 1-Bed

Project Caveats Share of Bucket Median PSF
Parc Somme 2 50.0% $1,917
Jool Suites 1 25.0% $1,467
Soho 188 1 25.0% $1,704
Type Caveats Share Median PSF MoM PSF
2-Bed (est.) 6 38% $1,787 -15.8%

Top Projects — 2-Bed

Project Caveats Share of Bucket Median PSF
Citylights 1 16.7% $2,026
Cityscape @farrer Park 1 16.7% $1,682
Kentish Lodge 1 16.7% $1,201
Type Caveats Share Median PSF MoM PSF
3-Bed (est.) 6 38% $1,566 -5.1%

Top Projects — 3-Bed

Project Caveats Share of Bucket Median PSF
Residential Apartments 2 33.3% $1,494
Kerrisdale 1 16.7% $1,620
Pristine Heights 1 16.7% $1,681
Type Caveats Share Median PSF MoM PSF
4-Bed+ (est.) 0 $1,686 12-mo avg · 8 caveats

Top Projects — 4-Bed+

Project Caveats Share of Bucket Median PSF
No caveats for 4-Bed+ this month.

2-Bed units (some caveats size-estimated, bedroom match pending) led resale activity in May 2026, accounting for 6 of 16 caveats (38%) at a median $1,787 psf. That segment's PSF moved 15.8% down month-on-month — worth tracking if you're targeting this size.

Type matched from Roncasa unit-mix database where available; others inferred from unit size. Source: URA REALIS + Roncasa unit mix.

Median PSF by Bedroom Type — 3-Month Movement

$1,404$1,817$2,230MarAprMay1-Bed2-Bed3-Bed4-Bed+

Each bedroom size moves differently — this isolates the trend per size. Source: URA REALIS.

Top Resale Transactions

Project Floor Size (sqft) Price PSF
Pristine Heights 11-15 1,356 $2,280,000 $1,681
Kerrisdale 06-10 1,270 $2,058,000 $1,620
Residential Apartments 01-05 1,302 $1,969,000 $1,512
Residential Apartments 01-05 1,335 $1,969,000 $1,475
Citylights 16-20 893 $1,810,000 $2,026
Project Floor Size (sqft) Price PSF
Jool Suites 01-05 614 $900,000 $1,467
Soho 188 01-05 441 $752,000 $1,704
Parc Somme 01-05 355 $675,000 $1,900
Parc Somme 01-05 344 $666,000 $1,934

Showing all 4 transactions this month for this size.

Project Floor Size (sqft) Price PSF
Citylights 16-20 893 $1,810,000 $2,026
Cityscape @farrer Park 21-25 1,076 $1,810,000 $1,682
The Ranz 01-05 732 $1,648,000 $2,252
Residential Apartments 01-05 1,173 $1,600,000 $1,364
Kentish Lodge 01-05 1,141 $1,370,000 $1,201
Project Floor Size (sqft) Price PSF
Pristine Heights 11-15 1,356 $2,280,000 $1,681
Kerrisdale 06-10 1,270 $2,058,000 $1,620
Residential Apartments 01-05 1,302 $1,969,000 $1,512
Residential Apartments 01-05 1,335 $1,969,000 $1,475
Wu De Building 01-05 1,259 $1,600,000 $1,270
Project Floor Size (sqft) Price PSF
No transactions this size band in the top 5 by price this month.

Top 5 resale caveats by transaction price. Bedroom count from Roncasa's crown-jewel bedroom routing (est. = rare area-size fallback for the unmatched caveat). Condo & EC only. Source: URA REALIS.

03Rental MarketLatest available: April 2026 · URA rental lodgements typically lag ~1–2 months behind sales
RCR Vacancy Rate
6.3%
2026Q1 · +0.3pp vs 2025Q4 (6.0%)
5.5%7.0%8.4%2024Q22024Q42025Q22025Q46.3%RCRSingapore

RCR vs Singapore-wide vacancy rate, last 8 quarters. Source: SingStat / URA.

At 6.3% and rising 0.3pp QoQ, RCR vacancy is elevated — tenants have more negotiating room than usual — a useful signal for anyone weighing a rental play here.

Median Rent
$3,100/mo
Rent MoM
+0.0%
Leases This Month
46
Leases MoM
-13.2%
Median Size
~500 sqft
Rental PSF
$6.20 psf/mo

Rents holding steady (+0.0% MoM) on thin volume.

+4 additional leases this month had no URA bedroom type on file (inferred from unit size only) — excluded from the stats above for a cleaner per-bedroom signal.

Top Projects — 1-Bed Rentals

Project Leases Median Rent
28 Rc Suites 6 $3,125/mo
Piccadilly Grand 5 $3,800/mo
Citylights 4 $3,850/mo
Median Rent
$4,200/mo
Rent MoM
-2.3%
Leases This Month
53
Leases MoM
+0.0%
Median Size
~750 sqft
Rental PSF
$5.60 psf/mo

Rents softening (-2.3% MoM) on steady demand.

+11 additional leases this month had no URA bedroom type on file (inferred from unit size only) — excluded from the stats above for a cleaner per-bedroom signal.

Top Projects — 2-Bed Rentals

Project Leases Median Rent
Non-Landed Housing Development 9 $4,000/mo
Piccadilly Grand 9 $4,700/mo
City Square Residences 6 $4,550/mo
Median Rent
$5,500/mo
Rent MoM
-2.7%
Leases This Month
36
Leases MoM
-5.3%
Median Size
~1,250 sqft
Rental PSF
$4.40 psf/mo

Rents softening (-2.7% MoM) on steady demand.

+4 additional leases this month had no URA bedroom type on file (inferred from unit size only) — excluded from the stats above for a cleaner per-bedroom signal.

Top Projects — 3-Bed Rentals

Project Leases Median Rent
City Square Residences 9 $5,900/mo
Citylights 5 $6,700/mo
Kerrisdale 5 $5,500/mo
Median Rent
$7,200/mo
Rent MoM
+2.9%
Leases This Month
6
Leases MoM
-14.3%
Median Size
~1,550 sqft
Rental PSF
$4.65 psf/mo

Rents firming (+2.9% MoM) on thin volume.

+2 additional leases this month had no URA bedroom type on file (inferred from unit size only) — excluded from the stats above for a cleaner per-bedroom signal.

Top Projects — 4-Bed+ Rentals

Project Leases Median Rent
City Square Residences 4 $7,050/mo
Non-Landed Housing Development 2 $4,425/mo
Piccadilly Grand 2 $9,600/mo

Private residential leases lodged with URA. Excludes HDB. URA tenancy agreements don't require bedroom type — ~13% of leases are unspecified; inferred from unit size where possible. Source: URA REALIS.

04New Launch

Unsold Stock

Project Available Total % Sold
The Ranz 6 units 15 units 60%

New launch supply in District 08 is effectively exhausted (6 units). Resale is the only game in town — that structural scarcity generally supports price floors. With almost no new launch left, resale is effectively the only market. Don't expect developers to set the price ceiling here.

Source: EcoProp live balance. Latest available snapshot.

New Launch by Bedroom Type

Bedroom Type Available Total % Sold
2-Bed 2 Bedroom + Study 5 units 12 units 58%

All bedroom types shown, including fully sold-out ones (⚠). Source: EcoProp live balance, aggregated across all active District 08 projects.

New Launch Volume Analysis

Scope New Sale Vol MoM Median PSF PSF MoM
District 2 units $2,421
Region 591 units +93.8% $2,513 -9.9%
Singapore 884 units -68.3% $2,481 +10.9%

Region normalizes legacy market_segment labels (e.g. "Outside Central Region" alongside "OCR"). New Sale, condo & EC only. Source: URA REALIS.

2 units

District 08 sold 2 new launch units this month — #21 of 22 districts. D05 led with 415.

0.2% of the 884-unit Singapore total. Source: URA REALIS.

05Ron's Read
Ron's Read

District 08 saw both prices and volume ease in May 2026 — the kind of double softening that creates real negotiating room. Not a distressed signal, but sellers who priced optimistically may need to recalibrate. For buyers, this is a window — softening PSF with available stock is the better entry setup. Don't wait for the market to confirm the bottom. New launch supply is limited — treat resale listings as the real price benchmark here, not developer pricing on what's left.

06What It Means For You
What does this data mean for you?
Typical Entry Price
$1,082,148
12-mo avg · 40 caveats
vs OCR Median PSF
-9.5%
Est. Gross Yield
Rental Size · PSF
~500 sqft · $6.20 psf/mo

Flat — no clear month-on-month signal yet for this size; anchor to recent comparables.

Estimate only, based on a 609 sqft typical unit and this month's rental medians. Not a guaranteed return. Rental PSF (psf/mo) is a different unit from sale PSF ($/sqft) — don't compare the two directly.

Gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price. A rough income-return gauge before costs. Higher = more rental income per dollar invested.

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Typical Entry Price
$1,610,683
vs OCR Median PSF
-9.0%
Est. Gross Yield
~3.1%
Rental Range
$4,000–$4,700/mo
Rental Size · PSF
~750 sqft · $5.60 psf/mo

Softening (-15.8% MoM) — a reasonable window to negotiate on this size.

Estimate only, based on a 901 sqft typical unit and this month's rental medians. Not a guaranteed return. Rental PSF (psf/mo) is a different unit from sale PSF ($/sqft) — don't compare the two directly.

Gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price. A rough income-return gauge before costs. Higher = more rental income per dollar invested.

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Typical Entry Price
$1,977,768
vs OCR Median PSF
-20.2%
Est. Gross Yield
~3.3%
Rental Range
$5,175–$6,425/mo
Rental Size · PSF
~1,250 sqft · $4.40 psf/mo

Softening (-5.1% MoM) — a reasonable window to negotiate on this size.

Estimate only, based on a 1,263 sqft typical unit and this month's rental medians. Not a guaranteed return. Rental PSF (psf/mo) is a different unit from sale PSF ($/sqft) — don't compare the two directly.

Gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price. A rough income-return gauge before costs. Higher = more rental income per dollar invested.

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Typical Entry Price
$2,869,085
12-mo avg · 8 caveats
vs OCR Median PSF
-14.1%
Est. Gross Yield
Rental Size · PSF
~1,550 sqft · $4.65 psf/mo

Flat — no clear month-on-month signal yet for this size; anchor to recent comparables.

Estimate only, based on a 1,702 sqft typical unit and this month's rental medians. Not a guaranteed return. Rental PSF (psf/mo) is a different unit from sale PSF ($/sqft) — don't compare the two directly.

Gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price. A rough income-return gauge before costs. Higher = more rental income per dollar invested.

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Resale Caveats
4
Exit Price Est.
$1,082,148
12-mo avg · 40 caveats
Exit Median PSF
$1,776
Rental Size · PSF
~500 sqft · $6.20 psf/mo

Flat — no clear month-on-month PSF signal yet for this size.

Rental steady, +0.0% MoM (46 leases last month). Currently -9.5% vs the RCR median.

Floor Band Price Range PSF Range
Low (01–10) $980,000–$1,575,000 $1,517–$2,252 psf
High (11+) $1,108,000–$1,400,000 $1,932–$2,001 psf

P25–P75 range. Last 3 months, 1-Bed units only.

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Resale Caveats
6
Exit Price Est.
$1,610,683
Exit Median PSF
$1,787
Rental Size · PSF
~750 sqft · $5.60 psf/mo

Softening (-15.8% MoM) — buyers may push back on this size.

Rental softening, -2.3% MoM — price with that in mind (53 leases last month). Currently -9.0% vs the RCR median.

Floor Band Price Range PSF Range
Low (01–10) $1,200,000–$1,600,000 $1,201–$1,382 psf
High (11+) $1,670,000–$1,915,000 $1,682–$2,104 psf

P25–P75 range. Last 3 months, 2-Bed units only.

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Resale Caveats
6
Exit Price Est.
$1,977,768
Exit Median PSF
$1,566
Rental Size · PSF
~1,250 sqft · $4.40 psf/mo

Softening (-5.1% MoM) — buyers may push back on this size.

Rental softening, -2.7% MoM — price with that in mind (36 leases last month). Currently -20.2% vs the RCR median.

Floor Band Price Range PSF Range
Low (01–10) $1,600,000–$2,100,000 $1,270–$1,620 psf
High (11+) $2,280,000–$2,588,888 $1,681–$2,070 psf

P25–P75 range. Last 3 months, 3-Bed units only.

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Resale Caveats
0
Exit Price Est.
$2,869,085
12-mo avg · 8 caveats
Exit Median PSF
$1,686
Rental Size · PSF
~1,550 sqft · $4.65 psf/mo

Flat — no clear month-on-month PSF signal yet for this size.

Rental strong, +2.9% MoM — supports pricing (6 leases last month). Currently -14.1% vs the RCR median.

Floor Band Price Range PSF Range
Low (01–10) Insufficient data (< 3 txns)
High (11+) Insufficient data (< 3 txns)

P25–P75 range. Last 3 months, 4-Bed+ units only.

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Median Rent · 1-Bed
$3,100/mo
Low–High Range
$2,900–$3,675/mo
Est. Gross Yield
Median Size · PSF
~500 sqft · $6.20 psf/mo

Rents holding steady (+0.0% MoM) on thin volume.

Project Leases Median Rent
28 Rc Suites 6 $3,125/mo
Piccadilly Grand 5 $3,800/mo
Citylights 4 $3,850/mo

Low/High = P25–P75 rent range this month. Est. gross yield = (median rent × 12) ÷ (median PSF × typical unit size). Not a guaranteed return.

Gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price. A rough income-return gauge before costs. Higher = more rental income per dollar invested.

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Median Rent · 2-Bed
$4,200/mo
Low–High Range
$4,000–$4,700/mo
Est. Gross Yield
~3.1%
Median Size · PSF
~750 sqft · $5.60 psf/mo

Rents softening (-2.3% MoM) on steady demand.

Project Leases Median Rent
Non-Landed Housing Development 9 $4,000/mo
Piccadilly Grand 9 $4,700/mo
City Square Residences 6 $4,550/mo

Low/High = P25–P75 rent range this month. Est. gross yield = (median rent × 12) ÷ (median PSF × typical unit size). Not a guaranteed return.

Gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price. A rough income-return gauge before costs. Higher = more rental income per dollar invested.

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Median Rent · 3-Bed
$5,500/mo
Low–High Range
$5,175–$6,425/mo
Est. Gross Yield
~3.3%
Median Size · PSF
~1,250 sqft · $4.40 psf/mo

Rents softening (-2.7% MoM) on steady demand.

Project Leases Median Rent
City Square Residences 9 $5,900/mo
Citylights 5 $6,700/mo
Kerrisdale 5 $5,500/mo

Low/High = P25–P75 rent range this month. Est. gross yield = (median rent × 12) ÷ (median PSF × typical unit size). Not a guaranteed return.

Gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price. A rough income-return gauge before costs. Higher = more rental income per dollar invested.

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Median Rent · 4-Bed+
$7,200/mo
Low–High Range
$7,025–$8,725/mo
Est. Gross Yield
Median Size · PSF
~1,550 sqft · $4.65 psf/mo

Rents firming (+2.9% MoM) on thin volume.

Project Leases Median Rent
City Square Residences 4 $7,050/mo
Non-Landed Housing Development 2 $4,425/mo
Piccadilly Grand 2 $9,600/mo

Low/High = P25–P75 rent range this month. Est. gross yield = (median rent × 12) ÷ (median PSF × typical unit size). Not a guaranteed return.

Gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price. A rough income-return gauge before costs. Higher = more rental income per dollar invested.

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