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Where are the cheap flats?

Posted on 5 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Where are the cheap flats?

Woodlands, Jurong West units going for $200k but are small and old; also, supply is running low.

Even then, the number of flats that can be had for a budget of $200,000 appears to be shrinking.

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Prices of resale HDB flats hit another all-time high in the third quarter, amid a growing chorus of unhappy buyers complaining that home values are rising out of their reach.

Despite the rising prices and disgruntled home-seekers, pundits say there are still affordable homes to be had – if only buyers are less choosy and look a bit harder.

Where, then, are these cheap flats to be found?

The Sunday Times went in search of resale flats that were recently sold for up to $200,000 – which can comfortably buy a built-to-order three-room flat in new towns such as Punggol. Continue reading →

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Residents from Jalan Rumah Tinggi benefit from lift upgrading

Posted on 4 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Residents from Jalan Rumah Tinggi benefit from lift upgrading

Some 600 residents living in Jalan Rumah Tinggi, in the Tanjong Pagar GRC, are benefiting from the Lift Upgrading Programme. Two blocks of 4 and 5-room flats, which are more than 20 years old, have been fitted with new lifts that stop on every floor.

Officiating at the completion ceremony of the Lift Upgrading Programme on Saturday was Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who was mobbed by residents eager for a handshake and a picture.

One lucky family, the Yaps, even had a visit from Mr Lee himself. The household will be co-paying about S$300 for the lift upgrading after subsidies from the government and town council.

The family said it is money well spent for the ease of movement, especially when they have young kids and an elderly.

Walter Yap said: “If not, we would have to carry the prams up and down the stairs. My mum is already in her 60s, so it’s good for her too.”

Flats built by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) before the 1990s did not have lifts stopping at every level because of demands for privacy.

However, due to the growing elderly population and in order to meet the needs of the disabled, HDB introduced the Lift Upgrading Programme in 2001 to give barrier-free access to residents.

Source : CNA – 3 Oct 2009

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