Resale prices of Housing Board flats rose 0.2 per cent last month after a slight dip in October as the number of transactions fell again. The price rise was most significant for executive flats at 2.5 per cent, while the cost of four-roomers dropped 0.3 per cent and that of five-room units fell 0.5 per[…]
Where such ramps are not feasible, HDB will offer wheelchair lifter under separate pilot Elderly residents living in older Housing Board flats, who have to navigate multiple steps at the entrance to their homes, can soon get highly subsidised ramps that will make their lives easier. From tomorrow, eligible residents can apply for the ramps.[…]
SINGAPORE – The housing development Kampung Admiralty by Woha Architects has won Building of the Year at this year’s World Architecture Festival. The entry beat 535 projects from 57 countries to snag the top prize at the awards, considered the Oscars of the architectural world. The same project had received the Best Commercial Mixed-Use Future[…]
It will use smart tech and data analytics to create services linked to the neighbourhood Residents will soon have a mobile device application that allows them to make appointments with banks or clinics in Housing Board estates or apply to use public spaces such as void decks. It will even prompt them when shops nearby[…]
Buyers of the 1,620 BTO units in new ‘forest town’ can opt for centralised cooling system The Housing Board launched 7,214 flats for sale yesterday under the Build-To-Order (BTO) and Sale of Balance Flats exercise this month. There are 3,802 BTO units for sale, with prices ranging from $101,000 (excluding grants) for a two-room Flexi[…]
SINGAPORE – Before Ms Rachel Au-Yong bought her first home, she and her husband viewed 43 Housing Board (HDB) flats. After much consideration, they settled on a four-room unit in a mature estate, which they moved into in August this year. “Go in with your eyes open so you don’t end up spending money buying[…]
The HDB resale price index fell by about 0.1 per cent in the third quarter of this year, but while it undid a rise in the previous quarter, the minuscule change showed the resale market to be stable, said analysts. Housing Board figures released yesterday showed that the resale price index dipped to 131.6 from[…]
SINGAPORE – When she had to move from a condominium unit to a two-room rental flat after a divorce three years ago, Ms Sophia Hassan, 36, (not her real name) was apprehensive. She worried about feeling isolated and segregated from the community and feared that the environment would not be good for her children due[…]
Smaller buyer pool leaves some with below-average resale prices When account director Vijeshwariee Yoganathanput her five-room flat in Redhill Road up for sale in October last year, she thought she would have no problem selling it within a few months, given that it was opposite an MRT station and on the 26th storey. However, after[…]
Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme, Home Improvement Programme II remain in spotlight Two new Housing Board (HDB) upgrading programmes to be rolled out in one to two decades’ time continued to be of interest, with four MPs trying to glean more specifics on what they would cover. Yesterday’s Parliament sitting marked the second in a row[…]
Housing Board resale prices fell by 0.7 per cent last month from August, and by 2.1 per cent compared to a year ago. While four-room flats recorded a price increase of 0.6 per cent from August, prices for three-roomers and five-roomers dipped by 1.3 per cent. Executive flats saw a drop of 1.9 per cent[…]
SINGAPORE – Housing Board resale prices fell by 0.7 per cent in September from August, and by 2.1 per cent compared to a year ago. While four-room flats recorded a price increase of 0.6 per cent from August, three-roomers, five-roomers and executive flats saw prices drop by 1.3 per cent, 1.3 per cent and 1.9[…]