Flat owner advised to remove potted plants at HDB corridor
The plants are feared by one neighbour to be a major fire threat.
Continue Reading • 28 May 2019
HDB launches 6,753 flats in May
They comprise of 3,485 BTO and 3,268 SBF units.
Continue Reading • 23 May 2019
930,000 HDB households to get U-Save rebates
Homeowners living in one- and two-room flats will receive a $100 rebate this month, $90 rebate for those in three-room flats and $80 rebate for those in four-room flats...
Continue Reading • 3 Apr 2019
HDB flats still retain value even when owner turns 85, says Heng
Speaking at a PropNex conference, the minister also dismissed the notion that HBD dwellers are not owners but merely tenants...
Continue Reading • 20 Mar 2019
Older HDB resale flats depreciate slower than private condos: study
The rate of price decline for older HDB flats was 3.0 percent, compared to older freehold and leasehold private units which depreciated by over 10 and 30 percent respectively...
Continue Reading • 14 Feb 2019
Shorter waiting time to book HDB flats
Flat buyers can now book unsold units from the Re-Offer of Balance Flats pool at any time of the year...
Continue Reading • 8 Feb 2019
Opinion: Same-sex couples cast adrift in Singapore's property market
Things aren’t as inclusive as they seem on the real estate scene, especially for Singapore’s LGBT community...
Continue Reading • 16 Jan 2019
65% of 490,440 flat owners took out HDB loans
The Ministry of National Development revealed that 490,440 HDB flat owners were servicing mortgages as at end-2018...
Continue Reading • 15 Jan 2019
Foreigners can rent HDB flats for up to two years by 2019
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) announced on Tuesday (18 Dec) that starting next year, foreigners...
Continue Reading • 18 Dec 2018
No plans to buy back unsold flats due to Ethnic Integration Policy
The government has no plans to buy back flats from homeowners who claim they are unable to sell their units due to the Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP)...
Continue Reading • 4 Oct 2018
Private developers may be needed for VERS
Private developers may have a role in VERS, said Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong in Parliament on Monday...
Continue Reading • 11 Sept 2018
Seniors have options to unlock value of HDB flats
HDB flats provide a nest egg to seniors for their retirement needs, and the authorities have introduced many schemes...
Continue Reading • 11 Sept 2018
Waterfront Punggol flats a hit among buyers
The newly launched Housing Board flats in Punggol attracted more attention than those in Yishun
Continue Reading • 4 Sept 2018
PM Lee sheds more light on 99-year leases for HDB flats
With over 80 percent of the population living in Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats and the recent questions...
Continue Reading • 20 Aug 2018
PM Lee praises Kampung Admiralty as “model for future public housing”
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong lauded Kampung Admiralty as a “model for future public housing” during his National Day Message...
Continue Reading • 10 Aug 2018
HDB estates to become greener
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) said on Wednesday (18 July) that its newly launched residential projects will come with more green features now that it has completed its Biophilic Town Framework
Continue Reading • 19 Jul 2018
HDB market to benefit from new cooling measures
The new cooling measures will unlikely have a major impact on the HDB rental market, which is expected to experience continued weakness in terms of prices and demand.
Continue Reading • 16 Jul 2018
150 HDB blocks don’t have direct access to lifts
About 150 existing HDB blocks currently don’t have direct access to lifts despite the implementation of the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) in 2001
Continue Reading • 12 Jul 2018
Divorcees sharing care of children to seek mutual agreement before listing child as essential occupier
Divorced parents who share care and custody of their children should seek the consent of their ex-spouse before they can list the child as an essential occupier in their application for a subsidised HDB flat.
Continue Reading • 12 Jul 2018
Over a thousand unauthorised short-term stays reported between 2015 - 2017
The government has received 1,808 reports of unauthorised short-term accommodations (STA) in private residential units and 390 reports in housing board flats from 2015 to 2017
Continue Reading • 12 Jul 2018