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Home buyers need to be more cautious, prudent amid looming economic uncertainties: Desmond Lee
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Home buyers need to be more cautious, prudent amid looming economic ...
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'I hope it'll help you start families earlier': Desmond Lee says young couples can soon apply for flats with lower downpayment
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'I hope it'll help you start families earlier': Desmond Lee ...
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$4.5 billion in housing grants given out from 2020 to 2023: HDB: HDB has built about 1.25 million flats, housing about 80 per cent of Singapore's resident ...
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$4.5 billion in housing grants given out from 2020 to 2023: HDB
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Eligible young families with urgent housing needs will receive $300 every month for a year while waiting for their BTO flat to be completed ... Show more
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Iswaran charged 6 months after CPIB arrest: How the case unfolded: Here's a timeline of the developments since the start of the CPIB investigation.
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Iswaran charged 6 months after CPIB arrest: How the case unfolded
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$32b to $38b in construction contracts expected to be awarded in 2024: BCA: Public sector housing and infrastructure projects are expected to drive construction ...
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$32b to $38b in construction contracts expected to be awarded in 2024: BCA
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Make public sand sourcing framework for proposed Long Island reclamation: MPs: Six MPs queried the framework amid concerns over the proposed 800ha reclamation ...
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Some 19,600 BTO flats will be launched this year, including 2,800 flats with shorter waits of below 3 years. Details: str.sg/kF8x
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Iswaran’s corruption probe has had ‘big impact’ on West Coast GRC: Desmond Lee: The incident has not distracted the team from serving residents ...
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Iswaran’s corruption probe has had ‘big impact’ on West Coast GRC: Desmond ...
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'Racing against time': Strangers offer to donate liver to save 45-year-old Singaporean man but not all are suitable
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Number of tenants allowed in larger properties to be raised temporarily: SINGAPORE — The number of tenants allowed in larger Housing Board flats and private ...
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Number of tenants allowed in larger properties to be raised temporarily
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Singapore Home Prices Won’t Keep Rising, Government Says: ST: Housing prices in Singapore are not expected to rise indefinitely, amid high mortgage rates and an ...
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Singapore Home Prices Won’t Keep Rising, Government Says: ST
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Singapore to expand pool of serviced apartments, will test new category with 3-month minimum stay requirement
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Singapore's new pilot for 'long-stay' serviced apartments: In a significant move to address the increasing rental demand, the Singapore government ...
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Singapore Raises Occupancy Cap for Rental Homes to Relief Supply Squeeze: Singapore will allow more tenants to occupy a single property under a temporary ...
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Singapore Raises Occupancy Cap for Rental Homes to Relief Supply Squeeze
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80% of stray dogs sterilised under government programme: Desmond Lee: A government programme to manage the population of stray dogs by trapping and neutering ...
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80% of stray dogs sterilised under government programme: Desmond Lee
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Efforts to control crow population stepped up in recent years: Desmond Lee: NParks works with SFA, NEA and TCs to raise awareness on the negative impact on ...
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Efforts to control crow population stepped up in recent years: Desmond Lee
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Investigations ongoing into dog deaths at field in Kovan: NParks and other agencies' findings will be made public once ready, said Desmond Lee ...
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Investigations ongoing into dog deaths at field in Kovan
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New contender for Hougang SMC? Jackson Lam takes over as PAP branch chairperson: From Low Thia Khiang to the incumbent MP Dennis Tan, the single-member ...
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New contender for Hougang SMC? Jackson Lam takes over as PAP branch ...
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S'pore minister meets PAS, collaboration in PN states discussed: Desmond Lee had a series of meetings with M'sian politicians yesterday.
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S'pore minister meets PAS, collaboration in PN states discussed
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$14,000 income ceiling for families and singles to buy Plus flats on resale market: Desmond Lee
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Quick Glance: Singles can now apply for new HDB flats in all locations, purchase 2-room Prime resale flats
  • Currently, singles are limited to applying for Build-to-Order (BTO) flats in non-mature estates, which are typically farther from the city center.

  • The reclassification is not retroactive and does not apply to existing or previously launched flats.

  • The majority of HDB flats will remain as Standard flats with current subsidies and restrictions, including a minimum occupation period of five years.

  • Prime flats will have the same restrictions as Prime Location Housing projects introduced in November 2021.
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What the HDB BTO flat classification changes would mean for first-time home buyers, parents, couples and singles
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Largest construction and prefabrication hub in S’pore can support upcoming BTO projects: Desmond Lee
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Largest construction and prefabrication hub in S’pore can support upcoming ...
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More equitable access to housing types for singles being studied: Desmond Lee: Some ideas are also being considered to address affordability concerns ...
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More equitable access to housing types for singles being studied: Desmond ...
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Heart of the Matter: Why ultra-rich foreigners will still buy property in Singapore
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‘We need to keep some land for people not yet born’: Desmond Lee on planning for S’pore’s infrastructure
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‘We need to keep some land for people not yet born’: Desmond Lee on ...
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ABSD raised to preemptively dampen property investment demand: Desmond Lee: The move will prioritise Singaporeans buying homes for owner-occupation ...
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ABSD raised to preemptively dampen property investment demand: Desmond Lee
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New cooling measures a 'pre-emptive' move to dampen investment demand for residential properties: Desmond Lee
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'Making people upset sometimes': Desmond Lee on 'difficult decisions' about land use for housing, conservation
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Singapore Takes Aim at Rich Chinese With 60% Property Tax: Singapore’s move to double property taxes for foreigners signals that policy makers are growing more ...
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Singapore Takes Aim at Rich Chinese With 60% Property Tax
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Singapore to hit target of planting one million more trees in 2027, three years ahead of schedule
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Singapore to hit target of planting one million more trees in 2027 ...
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63% of delayed BTO projects delivered by March: Desmond Lee: In March, HDB completed seven projects, the highest number in a month since 2017 ...
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63% of delayed BTO projects delivered by March: Desmond Lee
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Calling all skaters: Singapore's largest outdoor skate park opens at Lakeside Garden
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Calling all skaters: Singapore's largest outdoor skate park opens at ...
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Early signs of rental, resale property markets slowing: Desmond Lee: He told ST that the construction of BTO projects has been ramped up but it will take about ...
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Early signs of rental, resale property markets slowing: Desmond Lee
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Singapore’s private property tax hike for foreigners akin to ‘freezing measure’, sector says
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HDB upgrading works should not be affected by the ramping up of BTO projects: Desmond Lee
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Property market risks remain, careful approach needed to manage supply and demand: Desmond Lee
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Property market risks remain, careful approach needed to manage supply and ...
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Artificially reducing prices of BTO flats in mature estates will drive up demand, affect genuine buyers: Desmond Lee
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'Sacred cow' of not building HDB flats ahead of demand 'needs to be slaughtered': Pritam Singh
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'Sacred cow' of not building HDB flats ahead of demand ...
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HDB to commission study for Sengkang, Punggol flats facing mould issues: The study will look at why some blocks are more prone to mould and what can be done to ...
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HDB to commission study for Sengkang, Punggol flats facing mould issues
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Valuing state land for HDB at historical cost 'cannot work', says Desmond Lee
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Valuing state land for HDB at historical cost 'cannot work' ...
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Digital healthcare group WhiteCoat opens regional headquarters in Singapore: SINGAPORE: Digital healthcare group WhiteCoat opened its regional headquarters in ...
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Digital healthcare group WhiteCoat opens regional headquarters in ...
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Property agents disciplined over breaches relating to HDB minimum occupancy rules; cases rise
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Property agents suspended and fined for selling BTO flats before MOP: Desmond Lee
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A total of 18 property agents were taken to task in the past 5 years for helping clients market HDB flats that breached the 5-year MOP rule ... Show more

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Is this allowed? 'Blank canvas' Bukit Batok BTO flat put up for sale: With the rising demand for Build-To-Order (BTO) flats, the Housing Development ...
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More than $200,000 per household - that's how much it might cost for some HDB residents to gain access to lifts
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HDB to raise proportion of BTO flats with shorter waiting times: Desmond Lee: However, it will take at least 2 years for this to happen, as the priority now is ...
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HDB to raise proportion of BTO flats with shorter waiting times: Desmond ...
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HDB prime location housing model only in 4 towns for now: Desmond Lee: Even in these towns, HDB will decide if a project falls under the PLH model depending on ...
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HDB prime location housing model only in 4 towns for now: Desmond Lee
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PAP appoints Lawrence Wong as deputy secretary-general: DPM Heng Swee Keat has been appointed PAP chairman while Desmond Lee joins Chan Chun Sing as assistant ...
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PAP appoints Lawrence Wong as deputy secretary-general
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Bus stop in Boon Lay allows residents to exercise to charge their phones: SINGAPORE: A bus stop in Boon Lay has been transformed into Singapore's first bus ...
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Bus stop in Boon Lay allows residents to exercise to charge their phones
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One in four resale HDB flat buyers paid cash over valuation in 2022: Prices for HDB resale flats have been increasing for the past 10 quarters ...
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One in four resale HDB flat buyers paid cash over valuation in 2022
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HDB to launch 9,500 BTO flats in November, with 3 new projects under prime location model
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HDB to launch 9,500 BTO flats in November, with 3 new projects under prime ...
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Singapore looking at how to further prioritise access to public housing for those with pressing needs
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Singapore looking at how to further prioritise access to public housing ...
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Public and private housing markets show early signs of moderation: Desmond Lee: “As the latest cooling measures were introduced only in end September ...
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Public and private housing markets show early signs of moderation: Desmond ...
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Snap Insight: Lawrence Wong’s new PAP post cements future position as first among equals in the party and Government
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Snap Insight: Lawrence Wong’s new PAP post cements future position as ...
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20-24% of first-time BTO applicants in mature estates succeed on first try, less than 2% take more than 5 tries
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20-24% of first-time BTO applicants in mature estates succeed on first try ...