Top 10 Singapore Condos for Foreign / ABSD-aware buyers

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TL;DR
Top 10 Singapore condos that editorial flags as a fit for Foreign / ABSD-aware buyers. Ranked by ShiokNest Score, with district + segment + unit count, plus the editor's note on why each condo fits this persona.
Key Takeaways
  • Persona: Foreign / ABSD-aware buyers
  • Editorial green matches across all districts: 20
  • Ranking signal: ShiokNest Score, then Investment Score, then alphabetical

Who this fits

Foreigners or PRs aware of ABSD rates; focus on smaller units or higher-value freehold to optimize per-dollar exposure.

Within ShiokNest's 40 canonical buyer profiles, Foreign / ABSD-aware buyers belongs to the Investor Profile category. It applies to condos and landed homes — matching listings surface wherever the editorial team finds a genuine fit. Each fit signal behind this persona is inferred from multiple data signals and flagged for editorial review before it is published. Because policy settings such as stamp duties and eligibility rules affect this profile directly, double-check the latest regulations before you transact.

The full editorial introduction, related calculators, guides, and detailed buyer-fit signals for this persona are on the persona hub: /best-for/foreign-absd-aware.

Top 10 Singapore condos for Foreign / ABSD-aware buyers

  1. 75BR · D7 · RCR · 4 units · ShiokNest Score 82
    RCR (Rest of Central Region) pricing means meaningful ABSD impact for foreign and PR buyers — model the all-in cost upfront.
    Boutique at 4 units: exclusivity comes with fewer comparable sales and higher per-unit upkeep.
  2. GRANGE 80 · D10 · CCR · 10 units · ShiokNest Score 80
    CCR (Core Central Region) pricing means meaningful ABSD impact for foreign and PR buyers — model the all-in cost upfront.
    Boutique at 10 units: exclusivity comes with fewer comparable sales and higher per-unit upkeep. A 2000 completion means a mature estate: proven layouts, but factor upkeep and refurbishment into any offer.
  3. HARBOUR VIEW TOWERS · D4 · RCR · 154 units · ShiokNest Score 78
    RCR (Rest of Central Region) pricing means meaningful ABSD impact for foreign and PR buyers — model the all-in cost upfront.
    Completed in 1994, it is an established estate — budget for renovation and check maintenance-fund health before offering.
  4. BURLINGTON SQUARE · D7 · RCR · 179 units · ShiokNest Score 77
    RCR (Rest of Central Region) pricing means meaningful ABSD impact for foreign and PR buyers — model the all-in cost upfront.
    Completed in 1998, it is an established estate — budget for renovation and check maintenance-fund health before offering.
  5. TWENTYONE ANGULLIA PARK · D9 · CCR · 54 units · ShiokNest Score 77
    CCR (Core Central Region) pricing means meaningful ABSD impact for foreign and PR buyers — model the all-in cost upfront.
    Boutique at 54 units: exclusivity comes with fewer comparable sales and higher per-unit upkeep.
  6. THE TREVOSE · D11 · CCR · 142 units · ShiokNest Score 73
    CCR (Core Central Region) pricing means meaningful ABSD impact for foreign and PR buyers — model the all-in cost upfront.
    A 2001 completion means a mature estate: proven layouts, but factor upkeep and refurbishment into any offer.
  7. HONG BUILDING · D8 · RCR · ShiokNest Score 73
    RCR (Rest of Central Region) pricing means meaningful ABSD impact for foreign and PR buyers — model the all-in cost upfront.
  8. HONOLULU TOWER · D10 · CCR · 30 units · ShiokNest Score 72
    CCR (Core Central Region) pricing means meaningful ABSD impact for foreign and PR buyers — model the all-in cost upfront.
    Boutique at 30 units: exclusivity comes with fewer comparable sales and higher per-unit upkeep. Completed in 1985, it is an established estate — budget for renovation and check maintenance-fund health before offering.
  9. ARDMORE II · D10 · CCR · 118 units · ShiokNest Score 69
    CCR (Core Central Region) pricing means meaningful ABSD impact for foreign and PR buyers — model the all-in cost upfront.
    Boutique at 118 units: exclusivity comes with fewer comparable sales and higher per-unit upkeep. The 2010 TOP gives it several years of resale history to benchmark pricing against.
  10. CASUARINA COVE · D15 · RCR · 160 units · ShiokNest Score 69
    RCR (Rest of Central Region) pricing means meaningful ABSD impact for foreign and PR buyers — model the all-in cost upfront.
    Completed in 1996, it is an established estate — budget for renovation and check maintenance-fund health before offering.
Our top pick
75BR — Ranked by ShiokNest Score, then Investment Score
75BR tops this list (District 7, ShiokNest Score 82) — the strongest editorial green match for Foreign / ABSD-aware buyers among 20 matches island-wide. The rest of the top 10 are close alternates worth shortlisting alongside it.
Which of these would you shortlist first?
75BRGRANGE 80HARBOUR VIEW TOWERSNone of these
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Where the matches cluster

Geographically, the fits for Foreign / ABSD-aware buyers are not spread evenly: the deepest pools are District 10 (Ardmore) with 7 matches, District 4 (Telok Blangah) with 5 matches and District 7 (Middle Road) with 2 matches. By market segment the split is 14 in CCR, 5 in RCR, 1 in OCR. If you are location-flexible, start viewings where the matches concentrate — more candidates in one area means better negotiating leverage.

How to evaluate your shortlist

Treat the list above as a starting grid, not a verdict: the next step is stress-testing the finalists against your budget and timeline.

The Stamp Duty Calculator and Affordability Calculator will convert list prices into a realistic monthly picture before any viewing.

Then read Foreigner buying condo singapore guide, Buying condo foreigner singapore and Absd rate second property singapore for the decision frameworks that the raw numbers do not capture.

Prefer a guided path? The interactive advisor walks this persona's trade-offs step by step.

Live editorial picks

The list below refreshes whenever editorial pills change, so it can drift from the top-10 bake above as new matches are seeded:

Top 10 condos best for Foreign / ABSD-aware buyers

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FAQ

What does "Foreign / ABSD-aware buyers" mean as a buyer persona?
Foreigners or PRs aware of ABSD rates; focus on smaller units or higher-value freehold to optimize per-dollar exposure.
Which condo is the best match for Foreign / ABSD-aware buyers?
75BR is the strongest editorial green match, ranked by ShiokNest Score, followed by GRANGE 80.
How are these condos selected?
Every condo on the list carries an editorial "green" fit for this persona in the ShiokNest persona review (20 green matches island-wide), ranked by ShiokNest Score, then Investment Score, then alphabetically.
Data as of July 2026

Latest recorded data point: Jul 2026 · 20 records analysed · Source: ShiokNest editorial persona review

Methodology & Sources

Numbers in this article reflect Editorial green pills as of bake date and update every month.

Transaction data sourced from URA.

  • Ranking: ShiokNest Score (composite of yield, growth, liquidity, location, scores) then Investment Score then alphabetical.
  • Source data: URA for transactions, SingStat for population context.
  • Persona vocabulary: 40-persona canonical list, see /best-for.
  • Only green editorial fits are listed. Amber (acceptable) and red (anti-fit) matches are surfaced on the persona hub page directly.

Outlier-resistant medians anchor every PSF figure shown above. Volume counts are exact transaction tallies, not estimates.

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