Public housing

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.

HDB completes Tengah BTO project using new technologies

The Build-To-Order projects Garden Waterfront II @ Tengah (left) was completed in June 2026, and Garden Waterfront I @ Tengah (right) is slated for completion by the end of 2026.

Bucking the trend? HK leader pledges bigger homes for its people in new mega hub

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee unveiled the city’s first-ever five-year plan and his annual policy address on Sept 16.

Former group director of HDB accused of breaching agency’s database 161 times

Tan Chew Ling, who was Group Director of Estate Administration and Property, had on 161 separate occasions accessed HDB’s housing management submissions database despite not being authorised to do so.

The future of play: How new guidelines are transforming Singapore’s playgrounds

Charity proposes lower age eligibility for Lease Buyback Scheme, one-stop retirement planning platform

Singapore charity Leap201 suggested lowering the eligibility age for the Lease Buyback Scheme in phases, from 65 to 55.

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