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Commentary

Property ownership is Singapore’s answer to wealth inequality. Some refinements are now needed

If public housing is a ladder for upward mobility, it must also serve as a cushion against downward mobility in old age.If public housing is a ladder for upward mobility, it must also serve as a cushion against downward mobility in old age.

Three to be charged over 46 false quotations created for HDB project

The trio is allegedly involved in creating false quotations for a HDB development project.

Subsidy clawbacks could hit 20% for Singapore’s tallest public housing project at Pearl’s Hill: Analysts

The BTO project in Pearl’s Hill, next to Outram Park MRT station, will house about 1,700 two-room flexi, three- and four-room flats and 140 public rental units.

Earlier access to coffee shops, childcare, bus services for residents in large-scale BTO estates

This follows feedback that residents in such Build-To-Order estates want such amenities to be up and running sooner.

Executive condo policy to be reviewed following affordability concerns: Chee Hong Tat

Broadly, prices of new EC units are about 20 to 30 per cent lower than comparable private condominiums.

60-storey BTO project to be built in Pearl’s Hill; HDB to construct taller blocks where possible

ilhdb04 - A BTO project at the base of Pearl’s Hill in Chinatown is set to be the tallest public housing development in Singapore at over 60 storeys.

CREDIT: HDB

Forum: Housing assistance provided to senior

News analysis

Muted demand for some Plus, Prime HDB flats as first-time buyers weigh stricter resale conditions

Some flats with stricter resale conditions - such as Kim Keat Crest, a Plus project - are undersubscribed among first-time applicants.

Forum: Forced to sell flat and need help to get another

A third of ethnic quota appeals to help sell HDB flats granted in 2025, HDB bought back 5 flats

In all, 208 out of 657 appeals related to the Ethnic Integration Policy were granted by the HDB in 2025.

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