Public housing

2,000 BTO flats in Sembawang with waits of less than 3 years to go on sale in June

Sembawang Portico, one of the projects in the Sembawang North neighbourhood, will have a wait of two years and seven months.

28 HDB projects could get new refuse chute doors to prevent dumping of bulky items

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Old refuse chute hoppers seen at Woodleigh Hillside Block 212 in Bidadari on May 23, 2026.

Foreign-owned homes in South Korea top 108,000; Chinese nationals hold more than half

Foreign-owned homes accounted for 0.55 per cent of the country’s 19.65 million housing units.

‘Shoebox’ flat reform leaves low-income Hong Kong residents in limbo

Subdivided flats made by splitting up an apartment into smaller units are being phased out after a new law to regulate them came into effect in March.

For millions of Filipinos, owning a home is a dream the market was never built to fulfil

mahouse - Corporate professional Dayanara Lim is set to move into a smaller condominium unit amid high rental rates in Metro Manila, Philippines.
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Near and dear: Why one couple’s void deck wedding hit all the right spots

Mr Goo Kok Hwa and his bride, Ms Tina Lee held their wedding at the void deck of a Gangsa Road Housing Board block on May 23, 2026.

Protesters march in Madrid over soaring housing costs

Spain's central government’s delegate to the region estimated 23,000 people turned out for a march against soaring rents and a housing shortage in Madrid on May 24.

Big, bold, beautiful: Will premium BTO projects dampen desire for private homes?

As public housing standards improve, they’re meeting more of Singaporeans’ aspirational needs. But they may not be enough to satisfy the deeper aspirations driving the chase for private homes.

EC changes: Some HDB upgraders say they may be edged out as first-timers gain priority

Rivelle Tampines EC's public preview in March. The affordability of new ECs has come under the spotlight because robust demand from second-time buyers, who can tap capital gains from their HDB sale.

Public housing resale prices post first dip in nearly 7 years in Q1 2026

Prices of resale HDB flats have declined for the first time in close to seven years, dropping by 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, compared with the fourth quarter of 2025.

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