Tag: Tampines

While we’ve covered quite a bit on CCR and RCR-related news, it seems much of the action this week has been on OCR (Outside Central Region) like Pasir Ris, Lentor and Tampines. As work-from-home continues to trend and doing daily chores at suburban malls/hypermarts become a routine, settling down in what was once termed as…

[Updated on 10 June 2021 and 26 July 2021] Note: The government has released 25% more confirmed sites for the supply of private homes to 2,000 units for H2 2021. This is 395 more compared to 1,605 in H1 2021.  This includes four Confirmed List sites and nine Reserve List sites. Combined, these sites can…

In the upcoming August 2021 HDB BTO launch, we’ll see seven projects launched in Queenstown, Jurong East, Kallang/Whampoa, Hougang and Tampines. What’s notable about this launch is that it will be the first time in a decade that a BTO is launched in Queenstown and Jurong East. This will also be the first launch in…

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…

[This article has been updated with additional project information from HDB on 17 November 2020. The Nov 2020 Tampines BTO will be named Tampines GreenEmerald.] The upcoming HDB November 2020 Build-to-Order (BTO) sales exercise will feature five projects comprising a total of 5,770 units. The Tampines BTO, Tampines GreenEmerald, is one of three projects in…

Located at Tampines Lane, Treasure at Tampines is a 2,203-unit private-development by developer Sim Lian in District 18. It is sited on a sprawling land area of 60,284 square metres – approximately 11 football fields – and is scheduled for completion in 2024. According to the developer, the 99-year leasehold condominium was the best-selling condominium…

By now, you might have heard that the HDB May 2020 Build-to-Order (BTO) launch has been postponed to be held together with the sales exercise in August, because of Covid-19 restrictions. The Aug 2020 BTO will be largest BTO sales exercise ever, with HDB launching 7,820 units. As the August 2020 BTO launch will include…

What’s the most exciting thing in August besides this National Day? For us and Singaporeans looking forward to their first home, it’s definitely the Aug 2020 BTO launch by HDB. The sales exercise for a bumper crop of 7,862 flats began on 12 August, with the seven-day application period closing at midnight on 18 August….

Two new Executive Condominium (EC) sites are up for tender, one at Sengkang and one at Tampines. Given the popularity of ECs, developers are likely to snap them up. But which potential site is better? We take a closer look: Where are the two new EC sites? The first EC site is located at the…

Good news to all homeowners to be; the final HDB Built-to-Order (BTO) sales exercise of 2018 features a total of FIVE locations to choose from (there were only two locations in the previous exercise). The sites this time round are Sembawang, Sengkang, Yishun, Tampines and Tengah. In Part 1 of our analysis, we examine the…