FAMILY CARE SCHEME TO REPLACE CURRENT PRIORITY SCHEMES Married couples and their parents can currently apply for a new flat under three priority schemes: the Married Child Priority Scheme (MCPS), Senior Priority Scheme (SPS), and Multi-Generation Priority Scheme (MGPS). The MCPS applies to married children, while the SPS covers seniors who are at least 55 years old … Read more
Here’s an excerpt of the conversation: Crispina Robert:Let’s talk a bit about the restrictions – 10 years minimum occupation period, income ceiling, S$14,000 for couples, S$7,000 for singles, cannot rent out the whole place. If I were a young person, why would I buy a flat like that? Steven Chia: But why not? If I’m looking … Read more
SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will launch 2,085 Build-to-Order (BTO) flats with shorter waiting times across three projects in Bukit Batok and Sengkang in October’s sales exercise. In particular, the flats in West BrickVille@Bukit Batok will be completed within two years, making it “one of the shortest wait time projects” it has ever launched, HDB said … Read more
SINGAPORE: About 1,900 two-room Flexi flats will be rolled out in October’s Build-to-Order (BTO) exercise, marking the first launch that singles can apply for such units at any location. Previously, eligible singles could only buy new 2-room Flexi flats (of 99-year lease) if they were in non-mature estates. However, it was announced last year that the Housing … Read more
Her arrangement is unusual in Singapore, where the question “Do you want to apply for a BTO flat with me?” is synonymous with a wedding proposal. But there are those who did get their own house, only to return to the nest as life circumstances nudged them back. Madam Nur, a 41-year-old administrator who has … Read more
PLUS PROJECTS All four property analysts who spoke to CNA said that the Bayshore projects are likely to fall under the new Plus category. HDB said in October last year that the Bayshore projects could “potentially be considered for launch under the new Plus model”, given its attractive location and proximity to transport nodes and … Read more
AIMING FOR CRITICAL MASS It’s still early days and prospective buyers may find the 800 or so listings on HDB’s service to be scant offerings. “The key for the HDB resale (flat listing service) is to grow to hit critical mass as buyers want to go to a platform to see majority of the listings … Read more
Apart from MRT and buses services, the estate also has an extensive cycling and pedestrian network, much of which runs through the Bidadari Greenway and Bidadari Park. For example, the 700m Heritage Walk, lined by rain trees, provides shade for commuters walking to Woodleigh MRT station, while a park connector links residents to green spaces … Read more
Experts said if the area is developed into a residential neighbourhood, demand will likely be robust given its central location and a lack of new housing options there. They added that any new public housing to be built at the Gillman Barracks site would likely fall under the Prime or Plus categories in a new … Read more
SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) launched 4,126 Build-to-Order (BTO) flats for sale on Wednesday (Feb 21) under its February BTO exercise. The flats are being offered across seven new projects in different estates, HDB said in a news release. This is the first of three BTO launches for 2024, with 19,600 new flats to … Read more
