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The Housing & Development Board (HDB) Build-To-Order (BTO) scheme in Singapore has long been a crucial pathway for many in securing affordable housing. Occurring four times a year, these BTO exercises draw significant attention, as hopeful applicants vie for a limited number of flats. These BTO flats are highly sought after due to their comparatively lower prices than the current...
Towards the run-up to the Feb 2022 HDB BTO launch, we weren’t just anticipating the site plans, prices and names (will it contain “Parc” or “Residences”?) of the BTO projects. We were also looking forward to the locations of the next BTO launch in May 2022. And now that HDB has released the locations of these May 2022 BTO projects,...
New to the whole BTO game? Not sure what's the difference between a project in a mature estate versus one in a non-mature estate? And how is the PLH BTO different from a mature estate BTO? If you're considering to ballot for an HDB BTO project, location, amenities and accessibility shouldn't be the only factors to consider. One main factor...
2022 will be an interesting year, with the debut of the Prime Location Housing (PLH) flats, as well as demand being at a peak. On top of that, HDB has promised to ramp up production starting this year, to avoid the increasingly burdensome issue of oversubscription, or desperation pushing up resale prices in the future. For those deciding on if...
With plans to develop prime areas like the Greater Southern Waterfront (GSW), there is an urgent need to come up with a new modus operandi for public housing to continue ensuring that public housing in Singapore remains affordable. As such, Ministry of National Development (MND) recently announced a new housing model known as the Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) model....