Best condos for rental yield in Singapore
Rental yield is the first filter, not the final decision. A project can look attractive when rent is strong relative to sale price, but you still need to check transaction depth, rent stability, tenure, unit mix and the real costs of ownership.
Data is for research and comparison only.Start with gross yield, then slow down
Gross yield is useful because it gets you from a long project list to a shorter watchlist. The rough check is annual rent divided by purchase price.
The problem is that gross yield ignores vacancy, maintenance, tax, financing cost, repairs, furnishing and resale risk. Use it to shortlist, then run the rental yield calculator with realistic owner costs.
What to make of this
This investment read is a shortlist tool, not a buy signal. The main anchors here are projects screened 12 (Projects with both rent and sale evidence) and top gross yield 7.25% (Binjai Park). Strong rent only matters if the entry price, tenure, sale depth and holding costs still make sense after the first excitement wears off.
Binjai Park in D21 / Upper Bukit Timah, Clementi Park, Ulu Pandan is the first row I would open, with gross yield 7.25% and median rent $12,500. I would open the top projects, check whether rent depth and sale depth both exist, then run the yield calculator with boring assumptions. Boring assumptions are where bad deals show themselves.
What I would check next
I would open the project page, check rental depth and sale depth, then run the yield calculator with conservative costs. A yield that only works under perfect assumptions is not really a strong yield.
The part people skip is exit risk. If sale activity is thin, the income may look fine today while the future resale path stays unclear.
Why project-level evidence matters
A district can look attractive while one project inside it behaves very differently. For yield, the cleanest starting point is a project with enough rental depth and enough sale depth.
When a project has very few sales, the yield can swing around too easily because one unusual transaction changes the denominator.
What to open next
Open the project page and check rent by area band, sale PSF trends, recent transaction volume and tenure. If rent is strong but sale volume is thin, treat the yield as a clue rather than proof.
For buyers, the best yield project is not automatically the best purchase. You still need a fair entry price and a clean exit story.
Strong gross yield signals
Ranked by median rent relative to median sale price, with minimum rent and sale depth filters.
Quick answers
Short answers based on the current data view.
Is gross yield enough to choose a condo?
No. Gross yield is a quick screen. Net yield, vacancy, financing, upkeep, tenure and resale risk matter before you buy.
Why use median rent and median sale price?
Median values reduce the chance that one unusually large unit or premium sale dominates the comparison.
Can a high-yield condo still be risky?
Yes. Thin sale volume, ageing condition, weak resale demand or high upkeep can make a high gross yield less attractive.
Suggested properties
Project pages connected to this guide, with rent, sale, tenure and transaction signals.
