Public housing

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.

85-year-old in Bukit Batok assisted living flat did not get help after fall due to faulty alert button

24-hour emergency responses are part of the basic services that Community Care Apartments residents must subscribe to.

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What is a jumbo flat and the HDB conversion scheme?

The HDB review comes after a jumbo flat in Telok Blangah – created by merging two three-room flats – was put up for sale at $2.18 million on Sept 19.

HDB reviewing jumbo flat scheme after Telok Blangah unit listed for sale at $2.18m

HDB said the listed price of $2.18 million for the flat at 93B Telok Blangah Street 31 was “significantly higher” than comparable transactions in the area.

Seoul’s green space a battleground for mayor and South Korea’s President

With 16,000 people per square km, Seoul is more densely packed than London, New York or Tokyo, putting a strain on both housing and greenery.

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