Top 10 Singapore Condos for Yield-focused investors

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TL;DR
Top 10 Singapore condos that editorial flags as a fit for Yield-focused investors. Ranked by ShiokNest Score, with district + segment + unit count, plus the editor's note on why each condo fits this persona.
Key Takeaways
  • Persona: Yield-focused investors
  • Editorial green matches across all districts: 25
  • Ranking signal: ShiokNest Score, then Investment Score, then alphabetical

Who this fits

Buy primarily for rental return; target gross yield of 3.5%+, typically OCR or RCR.

Yield-focused investors sits in the Investor Profile group of ShiokNest's 40-persona buyer vocabulary. The label is tracked across condos, HDB resale and new launches, so the same fit logic behind this page also runs on those segments. Each fit signal behind this persona is inferred from multiple data signals and flagged for editorial review before it is published.

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

Top 10 Singapore condos for Yield-focused investors

  1. HIGH STREET CENTRE · D6 · CCR · 65 units · ShiokNest Score 98
    CCR (Core Central Region) location with rental demand profile worth running through our Rental Yield Calculator.
    Boutique at 65 units: exclusivity comes with fewer comparable sales and higher per-unit upkeep. A 1969 completion means a mature estate: proven layouts, but factor upkeep and refurbishment into any offer.
  2. CHANCERY COURT · D11 · CCR · 136 units · ShiokNest Score 90
    CCR (Core Central Region) location with rental demand profile worth running through our Rental Yield Calculator.
    A 1981 completion means a mature estate: proven layouts, but factor upkeep and refurbishment into any offer.
  3. RIVA LODGE · D9 · CCR · 25 units · ShiokNest Score 90
    CCR (Core Central Region) location with rental demand profile worth running through our Rental Yield Calculator.
    Boutique at 25 units: exclusivity comes with fewer comparable sales and higher per-unit upkeep. A 1995 completion means a mature estate: proven layouts, but factor upkeep and refurbishment into any offer.
  4. PARKWAY VIEW · D15 · RCR · 26 units · ShiokNest Score 88
    RCR (Rest of Central Region) location with rental demand profile worth running through our Rental Yield Calculator.
    Boutique at 26 units: exclusivity comes with fewer comparable sales and higher per-unit upkeep. A 1992 completion means a mature estate: proven layouts, but factor upkeep and refurbishment into any offer.
  5. RIVERDALE RESIDENCE · D9 · CCR · 37 units · ShiokNest Score 87
    CCR (Core Central Region) location with rental demand profile worth running through our Rental Yield Calculator.
    At 37 units it is boutique — quieter grounds, but thinner resale liquidity and a smaller maintenance-fee base. A 2003 completion means a mature estate: proven layouts, but factor upkeep and refurbishment into any offer.
  6. SAPPHIRE 99 · D9 · CCR · 20 units · ShiokNest Score 87
    CCR (Core Central Region) location with rental demand profile worth running through our Rental Yield Calculator.
    At 20 units it is boutique — quieter grounds, but thinner resale liquidity and a smaller maintenance-fee base. A 2006 completion means a mature estate: proven layouts, but factor upkeep and refurbishment into any offer.
  7. SARKIES GARDENS · D10 · CCR · 21 units · ShiokNest Score 87
    CCR (Core Central Region) location with rental demand profile worth running through our Rental Yield Calculator.
    Boutique at 21 units: exclusivity comes with fewer comparable sales and higher per-unit upkeep. A 1997 completion means a mature estate: proven layouts, but factor upkeep and refurbishment into any offer.
  8. ST THOMAS VILLE · D9 · CCR · 23 units · ShiokNest Score 87
    CCR (Core Central Region) location with rental demand profile worth running through our Rental Yield Calculator.
    At 23 units it is boutique — quieter grounds, but thinner resale liquidity and a smaller maintenance-fee base. Completed in 2000, it is an established estate — budget for renovation and check maintenance-fund health before offering.
  9. THE OXLEY · D9 · CCR · 39 units · ShiokNest Score 87
    CCR (Core Central Region) location with rental demand profile worth running through our Rental Yield Calculator.
    At 39 units it is boutique — quieter grounds, but thinner resale liquidity and a smaller maintenance-fee base. Completed in 1997, it is an established estate — budget for renovation and check maintenance-fund health before offering.
  10. WILKIE 48 · D9 · CCR · 28 units · ShiokNest Score 87
    CCR (Core Central Region) location with rental demand profile worth running through our Rental Yield Calculator.
    At 28 units it is boutique — quieter grounds, but thinner resale liquidity and a smaller maintenance-fee base. A 1998 completion means a mature estate: proven layouts, but factor upkeep and refurbishment into any offer.
Our top pick
HIGH STREET CENTRE — Ranked by ShiokNest Score, then Investment Score
HIGH STREET CENTRE tops this list (District 6, ShiokNest Score 98) — the strongest editorial green match for Yield-focused investors among 25 matches island-wide. The rest of the top 10 are close alternates worth shortlisting alongside it.
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Where the matches cluster

The strongest clusters for Yield-focused investors sit in District 9 (Orchard) with 10 matches, District 11 (Watten Estate) with 4 matches and District 15 (Joo Chiat) with 2 matches — a useful signal for where this profile's trade-offs price in best. By market segment the split is 17 in CCR, 8 in RCR. Concentrations like these usually reflect stock type, not coincidence: districts dense in matches tend to share the attributes this persona screens for.

How to evaluate your shortlist

A shortlist is only half the work — the other half is pressure-testing each candidate against your own numbers and non-negotiables.

The Buy to Live (ROI), Cash Flow Projection, Buy to Rent (ROI) and Mortgage Refinancing will convert list prices into a realistic monthly picture before any viewing.

Then read Best yield districts singapore 2026, Average rental yield singapore 2026 and Gross vs net rental yield 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 Yield-focused investors

See all condos for Yield-focused investors →

FAQ

What does "Yield-focused investors" mean as a buyer persona?
Buy primarily for rental return; target gross yield of 3.5%+, typically OCR or RCR.
Which condo is the best match for Yield-focused investors?
HIGH STREET CENTRE is the strongest editorial green match, ranked by ShiokNest Score, followed by CHANCERY COURT.
How are these condos selected?
Every condo on the list carries an editorial "green" fit for this persona in the ShiokNest persona review (25 green matches island-wide), ranked by ShiokNest Score, then Investment Score, then alphabetically.
Data as of July 2026

Latest recorded data point: Jul 2026 · 25 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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