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The hefty (BTO) price of being a romantic

Yong Jun Yuan

Yong Jun Yuan

Published Mon, Jun 5, 2023 · 05:50 AM
    • The opportunity cost of delaying attempts to purchase a HDB BTO flat can be huge.
    • The opportunity cost of delaying attempts to purchase a HDB BTO flat can be huge. PHOTO: BT FILE

    EVERY quarter, I get the same question from a very well-meaning colleague: “When are you going to BTO?”

    After the latest May release of HDB Build-To-Order (BTO) flats, he posed the question to me again.

    Each time he asks me that, I tell him that I worry if things are moving too quickly, and he chides me for being too much of a romantic.

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