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PropertyGuru: 1 in 4 rental listings welcomes all races, genders
The Straits Times
|May 24, 2025
Local property platform PropertyGuru launched an "Everyone Welcome" feature in December that allows landlords to tag their listings as being open to tenants of all races, genders, religions and sexual orientations.
According to PropertyGuru, one in four rental listings – or around 10,000 of the 40,000 on the platform – are now tagged as "Everyone Welcome". The company shared this alongside the release of its 2024 Sustainability Report, published on May 21.
Dr Tan Tee Khoon, country manager for PropertyGuru Singapore, says the feature addresses a pressing need in the market as rental discrimination remains a persistent issue for some.
"In Singapore, one in four Singaporeans has faced racial discrimination when looking to rent property," he says, pointing to data from a 2019 YouGov survey of over 1,500 Singaporeans.
"While values of a multicultural society are broadly accepted, unconscious bias and stereotypes still influence some decisions when it comes to renting personal spaces, like homes," he adds.
This story is from the May 24, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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