Tag: HDB flats

The Covid-19 outbreak has shone the spotlight on sub-par living conditions of hundreds of thousands of foreign workers in Singapore. With cramped and often unsanitary living spaces, the dormitories are perfect environments for the coronavirus to spread like wildfire. And spread it did. In April 2020 alone, the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed more than 11,000…

Sure, BTO flats look nice and all, but for those who’re a little bit older, like us, we’re missing the days when the Housing & Development Board (HDB) were more creative with their block designs. In the day and age of prefabricated concrete construction, you probably won’t find them building these weird blocks of HDB…

You think not having lift access on every floor isn’t a big deal? You’re wrong, and there are some reasons why needing to “just climb a few stairs” can suck more than think: There are still 150 blocks of flats that can’t have 100 per cent lift access We’ve spent about $5 billion on the…

Before there was such a thing as BTO flats, blocks of HDB flats were built BEFORE they were sold. Sometime in the 1990s, there was a massive oversupply of flats in Woodlands and Yishun. In response to the oversupply, HDB combined the many of the unsold units into jumbo flats, effectively halving the number of…

There was an increase in resale flats sold in May, even as resale prices dipped month on month. Here’s what’s happening: There were 2,075 resale flat transactions in May, an increase of 7.5 per cent from the 1,931 transacted units in April. Resale volume was 18.3 per cent higher compared to the same time last…

Every day, 99.co picks a piece of property jargon and demystifies it. Today, we’re looking at the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme (VERS), also known as Value Ending Real Soon: What is the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme (VERS)? VERS is a solution to the issue of expiring HDB leases. It was announced in August 2018, and…

If you’ve seen the recent news, you’ll know that the recent $13.6 million lottery win was shared between two punters, who both bought their winning numbers from Yishun. While some see this is as a sign that the curse on Yishun has been lifted, others speculate that this is a warning for what’s to come…

HDB will now announce new BTO projects six months in advance and shorten the waiting time for applicants to receive their ballot results to three weeks. This will give HDB home buyers more information and time to plan their purchases. At the same, it also reduces the waiting time for them to get their flats….

You’re probably familiar with the HDB grants and schemes that you’re eligible for when it comes to a straightforward BTO/resale situation… but have you heard about lesser-known schemes such as the Staggered Downpayment Scheme? In this article, we walk you through 5 important HDB schemes that the average Singaporean knows nothing about. Read on to…

If you’ve ever stepped into an Executive Maisonette, commonly known as EM, your eyes would probably have widened at the sheer size and spaciousness of these very unique HDB apartments. EMs are HDB flats that span two storeys, with a floor area of up to 2,615 square feet (sq ft). The bedrooms are usually found…