Singapore listings: the headline and the street-level picture after 57 days

Condition probably matters, but I’m hesitant to make it the main explanation for my shortlist. I’m comparing mostly Singapore apartments asking from S$900,500 to S$1,351,000, and the typical listing has been visible for 57 days. A well-kept unit can still linger if the seller started too high, while a tired one may move quickly after a realistic reduction.

How would you separate those cases when completed prices are difficult to verify? I’m thinking of checking nearby completed sales first, then recording any price-cut date and signs that buyer financing or seller motivation affected the timeline.

I wouldn’t read too much into the 57 days until you separate genuinely active listings from withdrawn and relisted stock. Also, how tightly have you drawn the neighbourhood boundaries, and are the apartments otherwise comparable? A small shift in location or property characteristics could make the maintenance theory look stronger than it is.

I’m less convinced that condition is the main divider. Listing photos and descriptions can obscure it, while an ambitious asking price or an unmotivated seller is visible through delayed price cuts. Buyer financing could also slow an otherwise suitable deal. I’d compare each stale listing with the most recent completed sales you can verify nearby, then note when any asking-price reduction occurred.

A useful next step would be a weekly log rather than another snapshot: new listings, price changes, withdrawals and listings that disappear without a recorded completion. Keep neighbourhood and apartment type consistent. After a few rounds, you should see whether the 57-day group is being cut, quietly withdrawn or simply left at the original ask. That would test both the condition theory and Amir’s seller-motivation point without treating visibility as proof of a sale.