Tag: HDB BTO

In the May 2021 BTO exercise, four projects across two mature and two non-mature estates will be launched, with 3,870 units available. One of the projects will be in the non-mature estate of Woodlands, in which 1,540 units of 2-room Flexi, 3-room, 4-room and 5-room flats will be offered.  Here’s 99.co’s detailed review of the…

This month, we will see 3,870 units being offered in the May 2021 BTO launch across four projects in two mature and two non-mature estates. One of the BTO projects in the non-mature estate will be at Tengah, with 780 units of 2-room Flexi, 4-room and 5-room units up for grabs.  Here’s 99.co’s detailed review…

The upcoming May 2021 BTO will see 3,870 units being offered, in four projects across two mature and two non-mature estates. One of the BTO projects at a mature estate will be at Bukit Merah with only 170 units of 3-room and 4-room flats up for grabs.  Here’s 99.co’s detailed review of the May 2021…

3,870 units will be launched in HDB’s May 2021 BTO exercise. It will comprise four projects across two mature and two non-mature estates. Besides Bukit Merah, HDB will launch a project in the mature estate of Geylang with 1,380 units of 2-room Flexi, 3-room and 4-room flats.  Here’s 99.co’s detailed review of the May 2021…

BTO-ing is more than just paying a S$10 fee for your desired project and hoping for the best. If it’s your first foray into the property market, your HDB BTO application would be the start of a learning curve. There’s a lot of technical jargon to wrap your head around, considering the mind-boggling array of…

Last week, the Straits Times pointed out that HDB has not launched any five-room Built-to-Order (BTO) flats in the central region of Singapore since 2015, except in Bidadari estate (within Toa Payoh town). In fact, HDB has launched 9,273 four-room BTO flats within the central region since 2015, compared to just 642 five-room flats in…

Buying a BTO is not easy. We guide you through the maze of red tape and smoothen the otherwise painful process.

With recent news that HDB resale prices have risen for the eighth straight month and S$1m+ HDB resale transactions hitting a monthly record of 23 in February 2021, there have been simmering concerns if public housing can remain ever-affordable. While public housing is catered to all Singaporean residents, including low- to middle-income earners, and these concerns…

Lately, our ministers have a new pet topic: social stratification. Many of them have publicly stated the need to address Singapore’s growing divide between citizens of lower socioeconomic status (low SES) and folks who seem to do staycations at MBS every month (high SES). Acknowledging this, Future PM Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Seng has reiterated…

Build-to-Order (BTO) HDB flats are supposed to be generally cheaper than resale flats. But at some point, chances are that you or someone you know—likely a first-time homebuyer—have complained that BTO prices seem to be getting higher and higher. Even with the provision of housing grants for those earning below a certain income, many Singaporeans…