How to read EC launch prices
EC prices are quoted per square foot of strata area, which at Rivelle includes the balcony or private enclosed space but excludes air-con ledges. Two units of the same type can differ by 5 to 10 percent depending on floor, orientation and whether they face the pool, the reservoir side or the road. The ranges above are therefore wide by design.
Average psf also moves between the launch weekend and the final sales phase: the earliest buyers choose the lowest floors at the lowest prices, so the developer's average tends to rise over time. When comparing with Aurelle of Tampines or Tenet, compare the launch-weekend average with the launch-weekend average.
What the psf buys at Rivelle versus its neighbours
Rivelle's launch average was about 7 percent above Aurelle of Tampines (launched March 2025 at Tampines Street 62, S$1,766 psf) and about 37 percent above Tenet's average of S$1,384 psf (launched December 2022, also Tampines Street 62). The land rates tell the same story: S$659 psf ppr for Tenet in 2021, S$721 for Aurelle in 2023 and S$768 for Rivelle. Over the same period, median EC resale prices in Tampines rose, and private condo launches in the east crossed S$2,200 psf, which is the context for how the market absorbed 529 units in a weekend. The comparison pages go through each pairing with sources.
Payment schedule for an EC bought from the developer
Buyers at Rivelle chose between the Normal Payment Scheme and the Deferred Payment Scheme. Under the Normal Payment Scheme, 5 percent is paid in cash at booking, 15 percent on exercising the Sale and Purchase Agreement within eight weeks, and the remaining 80 percent in progressive stages tied to construction milestones. Under the Deferred Payment Scheme, 20 percent is paid upfront and the rest is deferred until TOP and legal completion, in exchange for a price premium, which at Rivelle's launch was 3 percent. Buyers on DPS do not service a mortgage during construction, which is why it suited HDB upgraders who were still paying for their flat.
The calculator estimates the loan and cash required under the Mortgage Servicing Ratio and Total Debt Servicing Ratio rules that apply to EC buyers.
Resale and transaction data
Because Rivelle is uncompleted and inside its minimum occupation period, there are no resale transactions and will not be any until 2035 at the earliest. URA caveat data for the developer sale will be summarised here once the full set is available. If you are planning for MOP, read Rivelle's timeline from launch to TOP and MOP.