The Housing & Development Board (HDB) has said it will take all measures to minimise inconvenience to residents while building new Build-To-Order (BTO) flats. Some residents in Ang Mo Kio have said they are upset that the government is launching a BTO project less than 50 metres away from their flat. HDB said it is not uncommon for HDB blocks or private apartments to be built within 50 metres from...
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The Government's aggressive ramping up of the supply of Build-to-Order (BTO) flats has got at least one group of residents unhappy. At Ang Mo Kio St 52, some residents of a Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) project are upset over plans to build a BTO project less than 50 metres from their development. The new 710-unit BTO project is expected to be launched next month and the concerns of some of the...
Even as the government shifts its focus on meeting the housing needs of second-timers, the number of such applicants has crept up - after a sharp downward trend in recent months - based on figures from the latest Build-to-Order (BTO) exercise. Application for the 4,200 units on offer closed yesterday. As at 5pm on Monday, the application rate of second-timers -- who are mostly upgraders, according to...
At least 20,000 new Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats will be built next year, said National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan on his blog on Monday. Mr Khaw said the government has made steady progress in ramping up supply and stabilising the housing market, and it wants to keep up the momentum and help more Singaporeans own their own flats. "I expect this sustained supply to firmly stabilise...
Large flats proved to be the most popular amongst potential home buyers for HDB's latest Build-To-Order exercise. As of 5pm on Monday, each 4-room flat in Clementi received about four applications from first-time applicants. The 5-room flats in Punggol also received about four applications per unit offered from first-time applicants. Although the Special Housing Grant has been extended to 3-room flats...
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) announced on Tuesday that it has launched seven BTO projects, offering 4,191 new flats. This is the fourth BTO launch this year and HDB said it remains on track to launch 25,000 flats this year. The flats are being offered in two non-mature towns of Choa Chu Kang and Punggol, and three mature towns of Bukit Merah, Clementi and Geylang. The projects in the...
The Housing and Development Board's (HDB) Resale Price Index (RPI) in the second quarter of this year is 194, an increase of 1.3 per cent over the previous quarter when it was 191.6. According to data released by HDB, there were 7,000 resale transactions in the second quarter, an increase of 19 per cent compared to the first quarter when there were 5,900 cases. Also released - data on Median Resale...
HDB flats are primarily meant for owner occupation. Those who wish to sublet their flats must meet the Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) and obtain HDB’s approval before they can do so. This rule applies to both Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Singapore Permanent Residents (SPRs). In 2011, HDB carried out 7,000 flat inspections and took action against 56 flat owners for unauthorised subletting. Of these, HDB...
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will consider appropriate measures to discourage the formation of significant foreign worker enclaves in HDB estates, Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan told Parliament on Tuesday. Mr Khaw said HDB was currently monitoring the situation, and that the board does not have the equivalent of the Ethnic Integration Policy or Singapore Permanent Resident...
The Housing & Development Board (HDB) was on Tuesday conferred the Singapore Sustainability Award 2012 Green Technology Award. The award recognises HDB's contributions to drive sustainable development efforts in its towns and estates as a responsible master planner and the largest developer of housing in Singapore. CEO of HDB Dr Cheong Koon Hean said: "HDB is honoured to be the only public sector...