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HDB launches six BTO projects

Posted on 30 May 2012 | Comments Off on HDB launches six BTO projects

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The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched six Build-To-Order (BTO) projects, offering 4,627 new flats.

The flats, which range from studio apartments to 5-room units, are in four estates — Choa Chua Kang, Sengkang, Punggol and Kallang/Whampoa.

Prices start from S$124,000 for a studio apartment in McNair Towers in Kallang/Whampoa.

A 4-room flat in Compassvale Boardwalk in Sengkang, a non-mature town, is priced between S$275,000 and S$335,000, while a 4-room flat in McNair Towers in Kallang/Whampoa, a mature town, is priced between S$467,000 and S$595,000.

Punggol Edge will offer both rental and flats for home ownership. HDB said there will be more of such developments.

It said to ensure first-timers continue to enjoy priority in flat allocation, at least 95 per cent of BTO flats in mature towns and 85 per cent in non-mature estates will be set aside for them.

Eligible first-timer households can also enjoy various housing grants to help them own a new BTO flat.

Applications for flats in the May BTO launch can be submitted from Wednesday to June 5.

HDB will be offering some 3,900 new flats at the next BTO launch in July in the towns of Bedok, Bukit Merah, Clementi, Geylang and Punggol.

Source : CNA – 2012 May 30

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Concerns over low-storey HDB flats

Posted on 12 May 2012 | Comments Off on Concerns over low-storey HDB flats

Letter from Marcus Phang

There is always talk about home buyers shunning low-storey units in Build-To-Order or Sale of Balance Flats launches. The Housing and Development Board must not, however, be too quick to accuse such buyers of being too fussy.

As an owner of a new flat, I have brought up several concerns to the HDB’s project consultants and relevant parties such as its contractors.

These are important aspects on home security, high-rise littering, dropped laundry and problems caused by strong wind and rain, which require design modifications for a better living environment and to prevent mishaps such as break-ins.

However, there has been no concrete, permanent action to rectify these concerns. If the HDB wants home buyers to take up such units at its sales launches, then it would be imperative to make a concerted effort to address such concerns first.

Source: May 11, 2012

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