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Work out the gross and net rental yield on a Singapore property in seconds — enter the price, monthly rent and annual expenses.
Gross yield = annual rent ($54,000) ÷ price. Net yield deducts your annual expenses first, so it is always lower than gross — it's the truer measure of a rental's return.
Estimates only, for general guidance. Rates current as of July 2025 (latest BSD/ABSD/SSD revisions) and may change with government measures — always confirm against IRAS / MAS before relying on a figure.
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Start practising free →Gross yield is the annual rent as a percentage of the property price, before any costs. Net yield deducts operating expenses — property tax, maintenance/MCST fees, agent commission, insurance and repairs — so it reflects the true return on an investment property. Net yield is always lower than gross, and is the figure investors and the RES Paper 2 syllabus care about most.
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Gross rental yield = (monthly rent × 12) ÷ purchase price × 100%. Net yield subtracts annual operating costs (property tax, maintenance, agent fees, insurance, repairs) from the rent before dividing by the price.
Gross rental yields for private residential property in Singapore are typically around 2.5%–4%. A higher headline yield isn't always better once costs, vacancy and financing are considered.
Gross yield is annual rent as a percentage of price, before costs. Net yield deducts operating expenses, so it reflects the true return — it is always lower than gross and is the figure investors rely on.