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: Two new housing areas in Sembawang and Woodlands will be developed to offer about 14,000 new homes, including 12,000 public housing flats. The plans for Sembawang North and Woodlands North Coast were announced by Minister for National Development Desmond Lee at the Housing and Development Board’s (HDB) awards ceremony on Tuesday (Oct 22). The … 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
SINGAPORE: There may be longer wait times for appointments at HDB Hub after a fire broke out in the building on Wednesday (Oct 2) afternoon. “We seek our customers’ understanding that they may experience longer wait times for appointments, due to the disruption caused by the fire,” said the Housing Board (HDB) in a Facebook … 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
SINGAPORE: Some precincts in public housing estates with a higher density of seniors will undergo upgrading under a new programme to support active ageing. Called the Silver Upgrading Programme, it will begin with four precincts in Chong Boon in the second quarter of next year, with improvements expected to be completed in the second half of … Read more
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will take enforcement action after several other fire safety infringements were found along the common corridor of the Serangoon flat that had a sauna outside. The wooden structure had already been dismantled by the time SCDF officers inspected the area at Block 427, Serangoon Central, but other violations were … 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
