Posts Tagged ‘HDB’

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  99 year leasehold properties – Are HDB and condos one and the same?

  August 26, 2018 • Enbloc, General Knowledge, HDB home loan, Property Launches, Residential Property Loan • 1074

  In likening the 99 year leasehold of HDB flats to private residential developments in his National Day Rally Speech, Prime...

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  Government will transition to VERS once SERS limit is reached

  August 22, 2018 • Uncategorized • 1265

  Mr Lawrence Wong in speaking on the sidelines of a Reach forum said that the Government will transition to VERS once the SERS...

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  Home Improvement Programme to be expanded to benefit 230,000 more HDB owners

  August 21, 2018 • HDB home loan, Property Market News • 464

  In promising to keep the Housing & Development Board (HDB) in good condition, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his...

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  Lease Buyback Scheme to be extended to all HDB flats – including 5-room and larger flats

  August 20, 2018 • HDB home loan, Property Market News • 508

  The Minister for National Development, Lawrence Wong, announced today that the Government’s Lease Buyback Scheme will be...

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  HDB occupancy cap for renting out flats does not apply to family members who can live in the same unit

  August 13, 2018 • Buying a property, HDB home loan, Property Market News • 382

  The Minister for National Development has clarified that the HDB occupancy cap for renting out flats does not apply to family...

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  Tengah poised to be Singapore’s first smart energy town

  July 11, 2018 • Press Releases • 262

  The Housing & Development Board (HDB) in exploring the potential of developing Tengah into a first-of-its-kind Smart Energy...

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  HDB launches 6,992 flats in May 2018 BTO and SBF exercise

  May 23, 2018 • HDB home loan, Property Launches, Property Market News • 1034

  HDB launched 6,992 flats for sale on 22 May under the May 2018 BTO and SBF (Build-To-Order and Sale of Balance Flats) exercise....

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  ‘Older HDB flats still have values’, Minister assures homeowners

  May 18, 2018 • Buying a property, HDB home loan, Property Market News • 2364

  Minister for National Development today assured homeowners that “there is still value in older HDB flats – value...

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  Median resale prices of flats continue to drop as HDB announces release of 3,900 new flats

  April 27, 2018 • Property Market News, Property Regulations • 1273

  Median resale prices of Housing & Development Board (HDB) flats continue to drop even as the public housing developer...

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  Living density explanation by HDB may be a “very slippery concept”

  April 26, 2018 • Opinions, Property Market News, Research and Analysis • 960

  The Housing & Development Board (HDB) has replied to letter writer Cheang Peng Wah that it “would be inaccurate to...

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  HDB chief refuses to answer question on urban planning principle behind higher population density

  April 24, 2018 • Property Market News • 1014

  What is the urban planning principle behind the higher population density plans? HDB chief today chose not to answer that...

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  Higher population density will lead to property price escalation

  April 21, 2018 • Buying a property, Enbloc, HDB home loan, Property Market News, Property Regulations • 1501

  Property price escalation is almost a given with higher population density. A letter writer to The Straits Times expressed alarm...

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  Even property agents can be hoodwinked by HDB’s asset enhancement promise

  April 17, 2018 • Buying a property, HDB home loan, Residential Property Loan • 1920

  A report published in the Straits Times showed how even property agents can be hoodwinked by the myth of HDB’s asset...

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  Older HDB estates should be privatised to relieve unease over falling value of flats

  April 15, 2018 • HDB home loan, Property Market News • 2904

  Privatise older HDB estates before they become a social problem suggested Tan Jin Meng, a postgraduate student at the Lee Kuan...

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  Aging HDB flat owners need to be bailed out by a “wall of money”

  April 12, 2018 • Buying a property, HDB home loan, Opinions • 1132

  Chris Kuan, a prominent socio-economic commentator and a retired banker, has suggested that HDB flat owners whose leases are...