Property resale prices beginning to drop

[bushtucker]

About 90% drop in fresh grads applying for Singapore industry traineeships​

Sharon Salim
Updated Thu, 26 February 2026 at 12:55 PM SGT
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The Graduate Industry Traineeships are designed to help fresh graduates gain experience and prepare for full-time employment.
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SINGAPORE – There has been a 90 per cent drop in applications for a government-funded graduate traineeship programme since it was launched in October 2025.

A significant number of applicants declined traineeship offers after finding full-time employment or choosing other opportunities, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said in a written parliamentary reply on Feb 25. This was based on feedback from many participating organisations.

The Graduate Industry Traineeships (GRIT) were rolled out by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Workforce Singapore to help fresh graduates across sectors gain structured, hands-on work experience over three to six months.

Strawberry generation very picky. They only want to work for big foreign brands like Google, Apple, JP Morgan and the Big 4.

 

[k1976]

HDB rental market will also peak in 2H26 when RTS opens.
https://www.straitstimes.com/busine...-and-caution-in-johor-as-rts-link-takes-shape

Property Huat Kah Liao ATM machine choking?

 

[k1976]

To add on:
Freehold used $1400psf
99 year leasehold brand new $1800psf

Tengah EC is 2000 per sqft?

 

[jurongkechil]

Siao..

 

[bushtucker]

Tengah EC is 2000 per sqft?

And new ECs MOP is extended to 10 years. Hard to flip already.

 

[k1976]

And new ECs MOP is extended to 10 years. Hard to flip already.

Cannot say like that…有买就有希望mah…a chiobu agent told me so

 

[Worm]

To add on:
Freehold used $1400psf
99 year leasehold brand new $1800psf

The market is mad about new launches, be it leasehold or FH because the capital/interest-payable before TOP is negligible.

 

[k1976]

The market is mad about new launches, be it leasehold or FH because the capital/interest-payable before TOP is negligible.

The moment u sign on dotted line, u already Huat lah Liao to enjoy strong asset appreciation de woh

 

[rocket]

The market is mad about new launches, be it leasehold or FH because the capital/interest-payable before TOP is negligible.

Now $2200/ sqft

 

[404]

U.S. economy, rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.5% for the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 4.2%
The FED is projected to keep interest rates unchanged through 2027. As inflation continues to ripple across the globe, other countries may be forced to raise their own interest rates to maintain economic stability.

 

[Si1verwolf]

It's just theatrics.

It will go up again. Everyone knows that.

You are to believe everything you read in msm that singapreans are only too happy to pay millions for leasehold public housing.

Remember that "for many, the focus is on finding the right home at an acceptable absolute quantum." *LMAO*

That's right. You're taken for fools.

 

[Worm]

U.S. economy, rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.5% for the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 4.2%
The FED is projected to keep interest rates unchanged through 2027. As inflation continues to ripple across the globe, other countries may be forced to raise their own interest rates to maintain economic stability.

Yes, interest rates appeared to have bottomed