HDB launches 10,118 flats for sale under November BTO-SBF exercise

THE Housing & Development Board (HDB) on Tuesday launched 10,118 flats for sale under the November 2016 Build-To-Order (BTO) and Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) exercise.

This is HDB's largest joint BTO-SBF exercise for the year, comprising 5,110 BTO units and 5,008 SBF units across 25 towns or estates.

The launch brings the total BTO supply in 2016 to 17,891 units.

Together with the 10,178 balance flats offered in the May and November 2016 SBF exercises, a total of 28,069 flats will be launched in 2016, to meet the housing needs of Singaporeans.

The BTO flats on offer are spread across nine projects. Three are in the non-mature town of Punggol while the other six are in the mature towns/estates of Bedok, Bidadari (Toa Payoh) and Kallang/Whampoa.

Sale of balance flats will be in 11 non-mature towns and 14 mature towns/estates under the November 2016 SBF exercise.

Applications for the flats launched in the November 2016 BTO and SBF exercise can be submitted online on the HDB InfoWEB from Nov 22 to 28.

HDB said it will offer about 4,100 flats in Clementi, Punggol, Tampines and Woodlands in February 2017.