BTO Flats

On Friday (May 27), a total of 4,583 Build To Order (BTO) flats were launched across five estates, including two developments in Bukit Merah and Queenstown under the Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) model. The other projects are in Toa Payoh, Jurong West, and Yishun, according to a press statement from the Housing and Development Board (HDB). The Sale of Balance Units (SBF) scheme offered an...

Market values of new Build-to-Order (BTO) flats are determined by prices of comparable resale flats nearby, individual attributes of the flat and prevailing market conditions, said National Development Minister Desmond Lee in Parliament on Wednesday (Oct 14). Thereafter, a subsidy is applied to ensure that flats are priced at a “significant discount” to the market, he said, adding that the approach...

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) said on Wednesday (Aug 12) it has launched more than 7,800 new flats for sale, including the first batch of units near Singapore's first car-free town centre in Tengah. A total of 7,862 flats are available in the August Build-To-Order (BTO) exercise, which includes units held over from the May sales exercise after it was cancelled due to the Covid-19 "circuit...

Retail sales assistant Joyce Loh and her husband were supposed to get the keys to their new Build-To-Order (BTO) flat in Bukit Batok last month but will now have to wait till the start of next year. Their block in West Plains @ Bukit Batok is one of several in BTO projects facing a longer delay of up to nine months, in a revision of an earlier estimation of six months, the Housing Board (HDB) told The...

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will offer about 7,800 flats in its Build-To-Order (BTO) August 2020 sales exercise, it said in a press release on Friday (May 29), as Singapore readied itself to exit the COVID-19 "circuit breaker" period. The BTO exercise originally scheduled for launch in May will be combined with the August exercise. HDB added it would also be gradually resuming its...

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched 3,095 flats for sale under the February 2020 Build-To-Order (BTO) exercise, it said in a news release on Tuesday (Feb 11). The flats, ranging from two-room Flexi to three-generation units, are located in the non-mature town of Sembawang and the mature town of Toa Payoh. Canberra Vista is located next to Canberra MRT station and across the road from...

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched 8,170 flats for sale under its latest Build-to-Order (BTO) and Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) exercise, it said in a press release on Tuesday (Nov 12). The launch includes 4,571 BTO flats in Tengah, Tampines and Ang Mo Kio as well as 3,599 SBF flats across various towns and estates. This brings the total number of BTO flats offered this year to...

More than 4,000 new flats were launched for sale on Wednesday (Sep 11), in the first sales exercise where buyers can benefit from higher housing grants and raised income ceilings. A total of 3,373 Build-to-Order (BTO) flats were launched in Punggol and Tampines, while 719 unsold flats from previous sales exercises were launched under the Re-Offer of Balance Flats (ROF) exercise, said the Housing and...

Two new Punggol Build-To-Order (BTO) housing estates will pay tribute to Punggol’s history as a fishing village and to one of Singapore’s earliest zoos, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) announced on Sunday (Sep 1). The 2,724 flats within Punggol Point Crown and Punggol Point Cove will be launched for sale in September, and are expected to be completed by 2024. “Tailored to capitalise on...

New Build-to-Order (BTO) flats sold from February onwards will include higher-quality furnishings, such as more water-efficient toilets and tougher porcelain tiles, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) said on Wednesday (Jun 5). These changes are part of efforts to make new flats more modern and to bring standards closer to mass market condominiums, it added. Speaking at a media briefing, HDB’s...