Launch of 1,000 BTO flats

The Housing Board will launch two new Build-to-Order projects offering more than 1,000 flats in Sengkang and Jurong West on Friday. — ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA

THE Housing Board will launch two new Build-to-Order projects offering more than 1,000 flats in Sengkang and Jurong West on Friday.

This will be followed by six more launches with 4,000 flats in Punggol, Sembawang, Bukit Panjang and Dawson estates in November and December.

This will bring the number of new BTO flats the board is launching to 5,000 in three months.

In total, the HDB will be supplying 9,000 new BTO flats this year, far more than the 2,900 balance flats sold under the current and previous sale exercises for this year, said the board in a statement on Wednesday.

‘The large number of new flats offers choice and certainty to first-time flat buyers,’ said the HDB.

‘HDB will continue to monitor housing demand and ensure that there is sufficient flat supply for first-time flat buyers.’

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