Some 1,050 flats will be offered at Boon Lay Grove in Jurong West and at Floral Spring @ Yishun under the HDB's latest new Build-To-Order (BTO) projects. The majority of the flats are four and five-room units and 95 per cent of these two types of units will be set aside for first-time buyers, said the HDB. Four-room units at Boon Lay Grove are being sold at between $239,000 and $287,000 each....
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HDB has launched two new Build-To-Order (BTO) projects. Some 1,050 units will be offered at Boon Lay Grove in Jurong West and Floral Spring @ Yishun. The majority of the flats are four and five-room units. HDB said 95 per cent of the four and five-room units will be set aside for first time buyers. Four-room units at Boon Lay Grove are being sold at between S$239,000 and S$287,000 each. Five-room units...
The Housing & Development Board (HDB) is launching two residential sites for sale by public tender. The sites in Punggol and Yishun will yield some 1,215 units. The Reserve List sites were successfully triggered for public tender two weeks ago. The Punggol site is designated for Executive Condominium housing development, while the site in Yishun is for condominium housing. These sites are just two...
There has been strong demand for the latest two Build-to-Order (BTO) projects in Punggol. Figures from the Housing and Development Board's website show there were six times more applicants than the number of units on offer at Punggol Waves and Punggol Emerald. And applicants are going for the bigger flats. Up to 5pm yesterday, there were 4,648 applicants for the 609 four-room flats. The five-room units...
Singapore's Housing Development Board (HDB) celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. And to mark the occasion, the challenges facing Singapore's public housing are documented in a special two-part series. Eight in 10 Singaporeans live in HDB flats. And with changing needs and aspirations, the face of public housing has transformed in the last 50 years. New flats with more modern finishes are being...
The government is taking a "fundamental re-look" at the entire real estate industry. Speaking in Parliament, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said this includes strengthening measures to curb unscrupulous practices and abuses. Among the measures, the government plans to plug a loop hole on using public housing flats as collateral for loans. Public housing flats are not meant to be used as...
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will make available a State land parcel in Pasir Ris under the Reserve List of the GLS Programme from today. The 99-year leasehold site is located at the junction of Pasir Ris Drive 3 and Pasir Ris Drive 4. HDB said some 380 residential units can be built on the site designated for condominium housing. Under the Reserve List System, developers who are interested in...
LICENSED moneylenders who exploit HDB resellers are advised to curb their activities: The Ministry for National Development (MND) is keeping a close watch on you. In Parliament yesterday, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said: "HDB flats are not meant for short-term profit-taking. They are not meant to be used as collateral for loans, whether to legal or illegal moneylenders." He was referring...
The Housing & Development Board (HDB) will make available a state land parcel in Pasir Ris for application under the Reserve List of the Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme from Wednesday. The site is located at the junction of Pasir Ris Drive 3 and Pasir Ris Drive 4. The 20,000 square metre, 99-year leasehold site is designated for condominium housing. HDB said some 380 residential units can be...
THE Government has no plans to tweak policies for first-time home buyers, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said yesterday. In response to a question from MP Lim Wee Kiak (Sembawang GRC), who asked if the Government would encourage more first-time buyers to buy resale flats, Mr Mah said: "The most important point is whether we have enough flats overall for first-timers to purchase, whether new or...