Platform comparison

Best FSBO websites in Singapore

Singapore's dominant property portals, PropertyGuru and SRX, do not accept listings from private owners, so selling without an agent means working around them rather than through them. Three functional owner-direct routes exist, plus one classifieds fallback, and each wins on a different criterion. DirectHome wins on portal access: you list free, and the listing is syndicated to PropertyGuru, iProperty, EdgeProperty, SRX, and STProperty twice weekly with a proxy agent fronting the advertisement, for a 0.50% fee due only if the property sells. Carousell wins on documented audience and entry cost: its property category records more than 2 million browses a month, listing connects you to 1.3 million property users, and your first property listing is free. FSBO.sg wins if you want full-service support at a known price: a flat SGD 6,950 all-in covering marketing, buyer qualification, viewing management, pricing insights, and legal support, with nothing due until the sale completes, though it publishes no reach data at all. Gumtree is a free extra channel, not a main strategy. Whichever route you choose, selling your own property without an agent is fully legal under the Estate Agents Act 2010, but a conveyancing lawyer is mandatory at closing.

By Wei Ling Tan, Singapore contributor. Reviewed June 11, 2026, fact-checked by Daniel Reyes

Platform Owner can list Cost Best for
DirectHome Yes. A peer-to-peer marketplace built for direct owner-to-buyer sales. Listing is free with no upfront fees. The DIY model charges a 0.50% fee payable only upon completion; if the property does not sell, you pay nothing. An optional agent-assisted service costs 0.98%. Best for owners who want their listing in front of PropertyGuru and SRX buyers without hiring an agent
Carousell Singapore Yes. The property category supports both direct owner listings and agent listings. First property listing is free. Subsequent listings cost 200 Carousell Coins at the current promotional rate, down from the standard 1,000 coins. A platform fee, GST inclusive, is charged upon successful sale. Professional sellers pay outbound chat fees of 1 to 2.5%, capped at SGD 30. Best for owners who want the largest documented local audience at the lowest entry cost
FSBO.sg Yes. A dedicated FSBO platform running a seller-to-buyer portal with full-service support. Flat fee of SGD 6,950 all-in, with nothing to pay until sale completion. The fee includes property marketing across major portals, buyer qualification, viewing management, pricing insights, and legal support. Best for owners who want full-service support for a known flat fee instead of a percentage commission
Gumtree Singapore Yes. The property category supports direct owner listings as well as agent listings. Basic listing is free. Optional promotional packages can boost visibility, but their specific pricing is not clearly disclosed in public-facing materials. Best for owners who want a free extra classifieds channel alongside their main listing

1 DirectHome

The core problem for owner-sellers in Singapore is that the portals where buyers actually search, PropertyGuru and SRX, only accept listings from licensed agents. DirectHome is the practical workaround: you list on its marketplace for free, and it pushes your listing onto the five major portals twice a week through a proxy agent who fronts the advertisement. The 0.50% fee is due only when the sale completes, so there is no cost if the property does not sell. The trade-off is that its own audience data is dated and its reach rests on syndication partners rather than direct platform traffic.

Good

  • Syndication to PropertyGuru, iProperty, EdgeProperty, SRX, and STProperty puts an owner-direct sale on portals that do not accept owner listings
  • 0.50% fee is payable only upon completion, with no fee if the property does not sell
  • Free to list with no upfront listing fees

Watch

  • The claimed 130,000-user figure dates from around 2018, and no current transaction volume or monthly active user data is published
  • Reach depends on syndication partners rather than direct platform traffic
  • Portal advertisements are fronted by a proxy agent rather than appearing directly under your own name

Reach. Claimed 130,000 users, though that figure dates from around 2018 and no recent numbers are published. Listings are syndicated twice weekly to the five major portals: PropertyGuru, iProperty, EdgeProperty, SRX, and STProperty, with a proxy agent fronting the advertisement.

2 Carousell Singapore

Carousell is a general classifieds marketplace with a dedicated property category, and it is the only owner-direct route in Singapore with substantial published audience figures: 1.3 million property users and over 2 million property browses a month. The first property listing is free, which makes it the cheapest way to test the market. The caveats matter, though. Browse counts do not equal buyer intent, and Carousell does not publish conversion rates. Property is also just one category among many on a platform built for general classifieds, and fees rise significantly once you go beyond the first free listing.

Good

  • The largest documented audience of any owner-direct route in Singapore, with 1.3 million property users and 2,000,000+ property browses per month
  • First property listing is free
  • Supports direct owner listings alongside agent listings

Watch

  • Browse data does not equal buyer intent, and conversion rates are not published
  • The free listing applies only to your first property; fees increase significantly for multiple listings
  • Property is one of many categories on a general classifieds platform

Reach. Listing connects to 1.3 million property users, and the property category receives more than 2,000,000 browses per month. The platform reports tens of millions of monthly active users overall and total revenue of about SGD 119.3 million in 2024.

3 FSBO.sg

FSBO.sg is Singapore's dedicated for-sale-by-owner platform, structured around a flat fee instead of a percentage commission: SGD 6,950 all-in, payable only when the sale completes. That price covers marketing across major portals, buyer qualification, viewing management, pricing insights, and legal support, so it is the closest thing to a packaged service among the owner-direct routes. The open question is reach. The platform is recently launched, publishes no user or listing figures, and has a small market presence relative to traditional agent-based platforms, so its audience is unproven on our criteria.

Good

  • Flat SGD 6,950 all-in fee replaces percentage commission, and nothing is due until sale completion
  • Includes marketing across major portals, buyer qualification, viewing management, pricing insights, and legal support
  • Built specifically for seller-to-buyer transactions

Watch

  • No independently verified market reach data is published
  • Small market presence relative to traditional agent-based platforms
  • Limited published information about user base or transaction volume; the platform is recently launched

Reach. No published user or monthly listing data. The platform is recently launched in Singapore.

4 Gumtree Singapore

Gumtree Singapore is a general classifieds site with a property category that accepts direct owner listings, and a basic listing costs nothing. That is the extent of the case for it. The platform publishes no audience or traffic data, its market penetration in Singapore real estate is significantly lower than PropertyGuru, SRX, or Carousell, and its promotional pricing is not transparently published. Treat it as a free supplementary channel, not a primary strategy.

Good

  • Basic listing is free
  • Accepts direct owner listings

Watch

  • Significantly lower market penetration than PropertyGuru, SRX, or Carousell in Singapore real estate
  • No published user, traffic, or property category metrics, so reach is unproven
  • Fees for property promotion are not transparently published
  • Limited institutional presence in Singapore property transactions compared to dedicated real estate platforms

Reach. No published user data, monthly active user figures, or property category traffic metrics.

Common questions

Can I sell my house without an agent in Singapore?

Yes, it is fully legal. The Estate Agents Act 2010, administered by the Council for Estate Agencies (a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development), only requires a license for persons conducting estate agency work as a business. Selling your own property does not constitute estate agency work and requires no license. Two requirements still apply. Contracts for property must be in writing under section 6(d) of the Civil Law Act, and a conveyancing lawyer is mandatory for all property transactions: the lawyer handles title transfer documentation, lodges caveats with the Singapore Land Authority, and manages completion. CEA provides standard Option to Purchase and Agreement for Sale and Purchase templates for private residential transactions.

Does Anyone.com operate in Singapore?

No. Anyone.com does not operate in Singapore, so this comparison covers local owner-direct routes only.

How much commission would an agent cost me in Singapore?

For HDB resale, sellers pay 2 to 3% of the sale price as the market norm; the rate is fully negotiable and not legally fixed. In the most common co-broking arrangement, a 2% seller's commission is split 1% to the seller's agent and 1% to the buyer's agent, and buyers typically also pay about 1% directly to their own agent, so total transaction commission comes to roughly 3%. For private property resale (condo or landed), sellers pay 1 to 2% and buyers pay nothing, with the buyer's agent receiving a share of the seller's commission through co-broking. For new launch condominiums, the buyer pays nothing and the developer covers the full agency fee of 2 to 5% to listing agents. The Council for Estate Agencies does not legally fix any commission rate.

Why are PropertyGuru and SRX not in this comparison?

Neither accepts direct owner listings; both are restricted to agents. EdgeProp explicitly states it does not offer direct consumer owner listings and instead connects owners to agents. OhMyHome is primarily an agent service charging 1% commission, though it offers a free FSBO listing through its HomeRAI app; it is not a dedicated owner-direct platform. The practical way to put an owner-direct sale in front of PropertyGuru and SRX audiences is DirectHome's syndication, which pushes listings to both portals twice weekly.

Do I need a lawyer to sell property in Singapore?

Yes. A conveyancing lawyer is mandatory for all property transactions in Singapore, with or without an agent. The lawyer handles title transfer documentation, lodges caveats with the Singapore Land Authority, and manages completion. Legal representation is not optional at closing. Fees range from roughly SGD 1,500 to SGD 4,500 depending on property type and complexity, so treat this as a fixed closing cost in your math.

Can I complete an HDB resale directly with HDB?

The administrative side, yes. HDB's e-Resale portal and My Flat Dashboard let sellers complete the resale submission directly with HDB. These are government processing channels, not commercial listing platforms: they handle the transaction paperwork but do not market your flat to buyers, so you still need a listing route like the platforms in this comparison.

Platforms and sources referenced

Every legal, tax, and process claim on this page traces to one of these. We re-check them on a schedule and date the page when anything changes.

  1. Transacting on your own: buying or selling a private residential propertyCouncil for Estate Agencies · cea.gov.sg
  2. Estate agent licensing requirementsCouncil for Estate Agencies · cea.gov.sg
  3. FSBO.sgFSBO.sg · fsbo.sg
  4. DirectHomeDirectHome · directhome.com.sg
  5. Carousell property sectionCarousell · carousell.sg
  6. For sale by owner property listingsGumtree Singapore · gumtree.sg
  7. Singapore property agent commission guide 2026New Property Launches · newpropertylaunches.sg
  8. Property agent commission guideFair Comparisons · fair-comparisons.com
  9. Ask a property expert: selling HDB or private property without an agentYahoo Finance Singapore · sg.finance.yahoo.com
  10. Can I list my own property for sellingPropertyGuru · propertyguru.com.sg
  11. Conveyancing: buying and selling propertiesIRB Law · irblaw.com.sg
  12. Carousell facts and statisticsExpanded Ramblings · expandedramblings.com
  13. DirectHome Pte Ltd company profileAsian Business Hub · asianbusinesshub.com
  14. Conveyancing lawyers and Singapore property transactionsSingaporeLegalAdvice.com · singaporelegaladvice.com

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