BTO

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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