Is there a statistic showing whether buyers of new launches in Singapore are purchasing for investment or for own stay?

There is no official, comprehensive statistic that cleanly breaks down all new‑launch condo buyers in Singapore into “investment” versus “own stay” across every project.

What exists instead are:

- Broad estimates from market research and surveys, which often suggest that a significant portion of new‑launch buyers are owner‑occupiers, especially in OCR and RCR family‑oriented projects, while CCR and smaller units tend to see a higher investor share.
- Project‑specific observations:
- Larger three bedroom and above units, and projects near established schools and family amenities, tend to attract more own‑stay buyers.
- Smaller one and two bedroom units in central or city‑fringe locations, or projects with a high proportion of such units, tend to have a higher investor component.
- Policy and market signals:
- Higher Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty for multiple property owners has discouraged some purely investment‑driven purchases.
- First‑time buyers and upgraders still form the core of demand in many mass‑market launches.

If you tell me which specific new launch or area you are looking at, I can share how the buyer profile there is generally characterised in the market and what that implies for future rentability and resale.