OCR new launch 2BR at $2,100 PSF: is the premium justified?
- Project
- New OCR launch, D19, expected TOP 2028
- Bedroom type
- 2-bedroom, ~700 sqft
- Developer asking
- $2,100 PSF ($1,470,000 unit price)
- Comparison metric
- D19 resale median 2BR PSF (12-month, URA data)
- D19 resale 2BR median PSF
- $1,720
- New launch premium
- +$380 PSF (+22.1%)
- Historical OCR premium avg
- ~10% (2015–2020)
- Premium score
- 4/5 — Overpriced relative to resale
- Break-even year (at 3.5% pa appreciation)
- ~2033 (7 years from launch)
Comment lire ceci: At 22% above the D19 resale median, this new launch is pricing at double the historical OCR new-launch premium. For a buyer with a 5-year hold horizon (sell ~2029/2030), the break-even analysis shows resale prices would need to reach $2,100 PSF by then — requiring approximately 5.5% per annum appreciation from the current $1,720 resale median, which is above D19's historical average of 3.5%. The advisor rates this as overpriced (4/5) but notes that if the buyer holds 7+ years, the break-even converges under a base-case scenario. For an investor with a 5-year mandate and yield focus, the $2,100 PSF price only supports a 3.1% gross yield at current D19 market rents — versus 3.8% available from resale purchases today.