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Lift upgrading for six blocks in Hougang

Posted on 5 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Lift upgrading for six blocks in Hougang

The first six blocks in Hougang picked for the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) are Blocks 351, 352, and 354 to 357 in Hougang Avenue 7.

The opposition ward’s People’s Action Party (PAP) grassroots adviser Eric Low disclosed this at a community event yesterday, adding that seven Hougang precincts have been identified for the LUP.

On Friday, PAP grassroots adviser Sitoh Yih Pin named nine blocks in opposition ward Potong Pasir which have been selected for the programme.

Blocks picked for the LUP will get lift landings on every floor. Owners of 442 units in the six blocks – mostly 25-year-old four-room flats – will have to decide whether to join the programme.

The two PAP advisers confirmed on Friday that a number of blocks in Potong Pasir and Hougang have been picked for the LUP.

Yesterday, Mr Eric Low said he had met Hougang MP Low Thia Khiang twice to discuss which precinct should get priority. They chose the Avenue 7 blocks as being more manageable for a first-time project. Continue reading →

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Where are the cheap flats?

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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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