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Sale of Balance Flats open to all Singaporeans, not just original BTO applicants: HDB

HDB added that flats are offered in SBF exercises only after all eligible applicants in BTO exercises have selected flats.
HDB added that flats are offered in SBF exercises only after all eligible applicants in BTO exercises have selected flats.

News analysis

Will the upcoming HDB super high-rise in Pearl’s Hill outshine Pinnacle@Duxton?

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
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

Your daily bread is getting more posh

(Clockwise from top left) Fred Bread's Freddie Yeo, The Headless Baker's Amber Pong, Blob's Karis Lim, and Bake Anthem's Lex Pang and his wife Renee Wee.
(Clockwise from top left) Fred Bread's Freddie Yeo, The Headless Baker's Amber Pong, Blob's Karis Lim, and Bake Anthem's Lex Pang and his wife Renee Wee.

3 tips that can save you from a renovation nightmare

house, cancellation, renovation
house, cancellation, renovation

First of six new EV fast-charging hubs in HDB towns to be ready by early 2027 in S’pore

The chargers are part of Singapore’s plan to enable every HDB town to have at least one fast-charging hub by the end of 2027.
The chargers are part of Singapore’s plan to enable every HDB town to have at least one fast-charging hub by the end of 2027.

2 taken to hospital, 60 evacuated after fire breaks out in Bukit Batok HDB flat

The fire involved the living room of a unit on the second floor.
The fire involved the living room of a unit on the second floor.

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

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