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On super-tall HDB flats, affordability of HDB resale flats and housing aspirations of singles

2026-06-29T21:00:00.000Z
Can applicants look forward to having more five-room flats in new HDB projects in sought-after locations?
Opinion & Features
THE LEVEL GROUND

Why it makes sense to include 5-room HDB flats in Berlayar BTOs – even if price tag may be higher

2026-06-29T03:57:51.000Z
Young adults, worried over job security, should not hold back from applying for HDB BTO flats.
Opinion & Features
THE LEVEL GROUND

Worried over job prospects? Young adults should go forth fearlessly to buy an HDB BTO flat

2026-06-01T23:00:00.000Z
Applying a 10-year MOP to homeowners can be extremely harmful to housing mobility.
Opinion & Features
THE LEVEL GROUND

Allow flexibility on 10-year minimum occupation period for homeowners with sufficient deterrents

2026-05-18T05:01:32.000Z
From January 2027, new construction work-permit holders from China and Thailand will no longer have to obtain a competency certification before entering Singapore.
Property

Quicker hiring process for migrant construction workers from 2027 amid strong building demand

2026-04-30T07:51:16.000Z
Some analysts expect BTO units at Pearl's Hill to come under the Prime category and have a subsidy recovery rate of 18 to 20 per cent.
Opinion & Features
THE LEVEL GROUND

Would a subsidy clawback of 20% or more for top HDB BTO projects be excessive?

2026-03-23T04:16:39.000Z
Flats are offered in Sale of Balance Flats exercises only after all eligible applicants in Build-To-Order exercises have selected their flats, says HDB.
Property

Sale of Balance Flats open to all Singaporeans, not just original BTO applicants: HDB

2026-03-15T23:54:19.000Z
Artist's impression of Pearl's Hill BTO project. The development is part of the government's efforts to renew and rejuvenate older towns.
Property
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: HDB to roll out 60-storey BTO blocks in plan to ‘build more, faster, higher’

2026-03-04T05:12:13.000Z
Analysts believe construction players such as Soilbuild will be key beneficiaries of Singapore's public housing mandate.
Opinion & Features
HOCK LOCK SIEW

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

2026-02-16T07:50:22.000Z
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.
Property

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

2026-02-11T11:17:10.000Z
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