HDB

Seniors in over 80,000 private homes can tap subsidies for ageing-friendly fittings from April

Eligible households will receive S$1,200 in vouchers to offset 75% of the installation cost for seven types of fittings

Analysts believe construction players such as Soilbuild will be key beneficiaries of Singapore's public housing mandate.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Barging blindly into Singapore’s construction boom could be a bust for some investors

Those dipping their toes in now are no longer buying the boom, but betting that these companies can manage their costs

Tracking the growth in private home prices against household market income shows that the exuberance in the housing market is not irrational.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Market income supports home affordability, but ensuring prices grow in line with wages still matters

Should the HDB income ceiling account for non-employment income as well?

Tampines Bliss is a Standard project in Tampines Avenue 2 and Tampines Street 22. The flats here have the shortest wait in this launch at one year and 11 months.

Tampines, Bukit Merah BTO projects most popular among first-timers in February launch

Overall BTO application rates are lower than previous launches, at three applicants per flat

In October 2025, 880 flats were launched in Berlayar Residences, the first project in the new Berlayar estate.

Nearly 7,000 BTO flats to go on sale in June, including in Berlayar estate and Ang Mo Kio

Bishan will feature a 1,210-unit project in Upper Thomson, possibly Prime or Plus

Prime project Redhill Peaks will have 1,052-units of two-room flexi, three- and four-room flats in Jalan Bukit Merah and Redhill Close.

HDB launches 9,012 BTO and balance flats, including Prime project in Redhill

In all, six BTO projects are on sale across Bukit Merah, Sembawang, Tampines and Toa Payoh

The first project to be launched will be situated along Upper Thomson Road, next to the existing Lakeview Estate condominium.

HDB to launch 1,600 BTO flats in Lakeview and Shunfu; first new supply in over 40 years

The first 1,200-unit Lakeview project will be launching in June this year

Price growth in the secondary market has slowed for five consecutive quarters since Q3 2024.

HDB resale price growth slows to 2.9% in 2025, but million-dollar flats stay hot

A record 1,594 units were sold for at least S$1 million last year; incoming MOP flats may push numbers higher in 2026

Dr Liu Thai Ker would have turned 88 in February.
OBITUARY

Liu Thai Ker, the architect who shaped modern Singapore, dies aged 87

[SINGAPORE] The architect who shaped the landscape of modern Singapore, Dr Liu Thai Ker, has died aged 87.

The move comes on the back of rental growth and lower vacancy rates in Q3 2025.

Higher occupancy cap for HDB, private home rentals extended until end-2028 to meet strong demand

The need for further extensions beyond 2028 will be reviewed by the relevant authorities