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New Zealand's Prime Minister and National Party leader Christopher Luxon campaigns in his Botany electorate, Auckland, New Zealand, October 26, 2026. REUTERS/David Rowland

7,964 BTO flats launched as higher income ceilings take effect

The only Prime project – Toa Payoh Hillside next to Caldecott MRT station – has a subsidy clawback of 11%.

1,310 BTO flats in Sembawang go on sale in November; under three years’ wait for them

Sembawang Anchor, which will be launched in this exercise, will have 1,310 units of two-room flexi, as well as three-, four- and five-room flats on a site in Admiralty Lane and Sembawang Drive.

Two Tiong Bahru HDB blocks to proceed with HIP upgrading after successful re-poll

Block 34 Kim Cheng Street garnered 75% of votes in favour of the HIP, while Block 35 Lim Liak Street garnered 87%.

HDB resale prices dipped 0.1% in Q3; more flats sold after 15-month wait-out period lifted

HDB prices dipped 0.1% in the first quarter – the first time in close to seven years – followed by 0.3% in the second quarter.

MOH probes emergency response lapse after senior faced faulty call button in assisted-living flat

An ambulance was only called to Harmony Village @ Bukit Batok over two hours after the fall.

Resale flat transactions with ‘greater complexity’ should be handled by private lawyers: HDB

Tanjong Pagar Plaza on Jan 2, 2026. Several shops that formerly housed massage or beauty parlours have been vacated.

Canberra Drive EC site draws 13 bids; top bid from Santarli-led joint venture sets record

The plot of land along Canberra Drive where Executives Condominiums (EC) will be built on, which will be affected by new measures.

HDB resale prices dip for third straight quarter, even after lifting of 15-month wait-out period

Early estimates published on Oct 1 showed that HDB resale prices fell by 0.2 per cent.

Smart tech like robotics, automation to be used at more BTO sites from 2027

A screeding robot, guided by lasers, levelling and smoothing the floor surface during a demonstration at a construction site on Sept 21.

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