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Prime Location Housing model (PLH)

Podcasts

PropertyBT: Chasing restriction-lite HDB resale flats in popular locations (Ep 26)

Facade of Raffles Town Club, whose lease at Plymouth Avenue will not be renewed, with the site being slated for future housing development.
Residential
THE LEVEL GROUND

Should the prime Raffles Town Club site be earmarked for HDB homes?

Can one build wealth by buying a Plus or Prime flat?
Podcasts

PropertyBT: Making sense of HDB’s Standard, Plus and Prime model (Ep 24)

Potential buyers of highly sought-after HDB resale flats should be mindful of the risks of paying top dollar for such flats.
Residential
THE LEVEL GROUND

Stay cool and don’t go overboard chasing after million-dollar HDB flats

The first plot, adjacent to Sampan Place, is about 2ha – equivalent in size to just under three football fields – and has a plot ratio of 3.6.
Property

Over 5,000 new homes could rise from 3 new Tanjong Rhu plots on city fringe

Potential flat buyers will have to think long and hard about how much they prize these locations versus any investment returns that they could make.
Companies & Markets
MAKING BANK

Buying a prime-location HDB flat means stepping off the property ladder, for better or worse

Under the new framework, Plus flats will come with more subsidies but with stricter resale conditions.
Residential

Rental curbs, S$14,000 income cap on resale buyers put in place for new HDB Plus flats

Plus flats, a new classification of Build-to-Order flats, will be found in "choicer locations" within each region across Singapore, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at his National Day Rally on Sunday.
Residential
NATIONAL DAY RALLY

National Day Rally: Tighter restrictions for new class of BTO flats to reduce ‘lottery effect’, keep lid on resale prices

Building new ECs in prime locations can help locals achieve private housing dreams.
Residential
THE LEVEL GROUND

Consider building executive condos in prime locations

For a new HDB home, perhaps one can do just as well with buying a PLH unit versus a non-PLH one.
Residential
THE LEVEL GROUND

10 years minimum occupancy, clawback of resale proceeds – but PLH flats can still be good buys

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