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Flat owner advised to remove potted plants at HDB corridor

The plants are feared by one neighbour to be a major fire threat.

Continue Reading28 May 2019

HDB launches 6,753 flats in May

They comprise of 3,485 BTO and 3,268 SBF units.

Continue Reading23 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 Reading3 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 Reading20 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 Reading14 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 Reading8 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 Reading16 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 Reading15 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 Reading18 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 Reading4 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 Reading11 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 Reading11 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 Reading4 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 Reading20 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 Reading10 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 Reading19 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 Reading16 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 Reading12 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 Reading12 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 Reading12 Jul 2018