HDB launches record 9,431 flats for sale

THE Housing & Development Board on Wednesday launched a record 9,431 new flats for sale in 24 HDB towns and estates under its joint build-to-order (BTO) cum sale of balance flats (SBF) exercise.

With housing grants, the selling prices of two-room, three-room, four-room and five-room flats start from S$15,000, S$102,000, S$203,000 and S$354,000 respectively, it said.

Some 4,044 BTO flats will be offered across four projects in the non-mature towns of Punggol and Sembawang, and two projects in the mature towns of Clementi and Tampines. The first homes at Northshore District, with smart technologies within the projects, were also launched.

In addition, HDB will also offer 5,387 balance flats in 11 non-mature and 13 mature towns/estates in this exercise.

In all, HDB has offered a total of 13,426 flats for sale in the first half of 2015, it said.