Buying A BTO Flat In 2021? 5 Important Changes You Should Be Aware Of It’s BTO season right now with the launch of the May 2021 BTO flats. As of the time of writing, the number of applicants is more than 5x oversubscribed for 3-room flats and above – and by the end of… 31 May 2021 6 min read 0
BTO Defects Checklist: 6 Important Areas To Check During Inspection For Your New BTO HDB is known for being quick to rectify BTO defects. After you move in though, you’ll realise there’s still a problem: knowing where to find the defects. It’s seldom as obvious as a burst pipe or a big hole in… 29 May 2021 6 min read 0
May 2021 BTO Launch: Ultimate Guide To Choosing The Best Unit If you’re applying for the May BTO 2021 exercise, you might already be aware that as of this writing, over 11,000 applications have been received for just 3,879 BTO units on offer – and we haven’t even hit the weekend… 28 May 2021 18 min read 0
August 2021 HDB BTO: Can You Afford A Flat In Queenstown Or Jurong East? August 2021 will be one of the most exciting and contested HDB launches to date, for one reason: two of the HDB towns involved are Queenstown and Jurong East. These are two of the most popular neighbourhoods; and with only… 3 Mar 2021 5 min read 2
We Review May 2021 HDB BTO Launch Sites (Tengah, Woodlands, Bukit Merah, Geylang) With the February BTO launch covered, the next centres of attention are Tengah (again), Woodlands, Bukit Merah, and Geylang. This makes for an interesting group of launch sites for May 2021, with much debate over whether Woodlands is “up and… 3 Feb 2021 8 min read 0
Single And 35 Years Old? Here Are Your HDB Options (BTO + Resale Affordability Calculations) The Singapore public housing market, while often regarded as one of the most successful in the world, comes with one little glitch. A common complaint is that for single Singaporeans – or couples who can’t be legally married for some… 27 Jan 2021 6 min read 0
We Review Feb 2021 HDB BTO Launch Sites 2020 left a number of disappointed BTO flat applicants, as mature areas like Tampines, Bishan, and Toa Payoh were snapped up at launch. If you’re one of these though, it’s not over yet: before you give in and buy a… 3 Jan 2021 10 min read 2
HDB BTO Launch November 2020: We Review Each Launch Site It’s that time of year again: gather your payslips and IRAS tax forms, because the next batch of BTO flat sites are up. This batch of BTO launch sites comes hot on the tail of the giant August 2020 launch… 3 Nov 2020 8 min read 0
I Lost $19,950 Cancelling My BTO Application, Here’s What Happened *Correction: November 4 2020An earlier version of this article misstated the loss of downpayment at 10 per cent, and not 5 per cent, as clarified with HDB. It was something our participant was not aware of, and it should have… 2 Nov 2020 7 min read 1
Couldn’t Get Your BTO Flat Of Choice? Here Are 5 Alternative Steps To Take The BTO launch exercise is over, and the dust has settled. Amid the debris, you get the dreaded email, telling you in a few curt lines that your application is unsuccessful. Before you throw something at the screen, know that… 20 Sep 2020 6 min read 2
Removing The Income Ceiling For BTO Flats: Is It Fair Or Crazy? In recent news, MP Gan Thiam Poh (Ang Mo Kio GRC) raised the suggestion that we should remove the income ceiling for first-time buyers of BTO flats. This was based on his interaction with young couples, who told him they… 8 Sep 2020 6 min read 0
Is Buying A BTO Flat First A “Waste Of Time”? If your property investment plan ends with “…and then my children will own 10 condos”, you probably grasp the idea of wealth progression in property assets (and if you don’t, there are several hundred YouTube ads that will force-feed it… 7 Sep 2020 7 min read 0
Should You Buy A Newly MOP-ed Resale HDB Or BTO If You Plan To Upgrade In 5 Years? (We Analyse 14 Years Of Transactions) 62 months. That’s how long you might have to wait for if you’re one of the buyers looking at the UrbanVille @ Woodlands HDB BTO project. Is it any wonder then, that many young buyers are pushed to look for… 17 Aug 2020 9 min read 2
HDB BTO Launch August 2020: We Analyse Each Neighbourhood Thanks to Covid-19, the HDB launch exercise in May was cancelled. This has led to HDB combining May’s offerings with August, so we now have the biggest BTO launch exercise to date. It’s the first time you’ll have eight different… 27 Jun 2020 9 min read 6
We Analysed 22 Recent HDB MOP Estates To Find Out Which Has Made The Most Money Most investors and property agents are inclined to delve into the condominium market. 12 Nov 2019 10 min read 3
Tengah HDB town – 3 reasons why you want to live there If you are a young couple looking at your HDB BTO options, there is no doubt that you would have heard of the new Tengah HDB town. Dubbed the “Forest Town” the upcoming November launch is very much anticipated as… 19 Jun 2018 4 min read 1
HDB resale price: How much can you make selling your BTO after MOP? Around this time last year, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong cautioned resale HDB flat buyers that not all old HDB flats will automatically be eligible for the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS). This sparked a huge debate online and… 4 Apr 2018 5 min read 0
Punggol HDB: BTO and resale prices you need to know from 2008 Punggol used to be one of the oldest settlements in Singapore, and was a sleepy rural town located close to the riverside. It was known as a waterfront locale with great seafood and visited mainly by watersports enthusiasts. Under the… 4 Jan 2018 5 min read 0