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HDB to launch executive condominium site at Sengkang
By Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 April 2008 1937 hrs
SINGAPORE : The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will launch on Wednesday a land parcel at Sengkang East Avenue for executive condominium development under the Reserve List System.
HDB said the 17,000 square metre plot will [...]

Posted on April 28th, 2008 under Real Estate News, Singapore News | . Tags: condo, HDB, real estate, Singapore Property. Comments: None

HDB resale prices up a slower 3.7% in Q1
Posted: 25 April 2008 1258 hrs
SINGAPORE: Prices of HDB resale flats rose by 3.7 percent in the first three months of this year over the previous quarter.
The rise in the Resale Price Index (RPI) was lower than the 5.7 percent increase in the fourth quarter of [...]

Posted on April 25th, 2008 under Real Estate News, Singapore News | . Tags: HDB, hdb resale, Singapore Property. Comments: None

HDB gets 5,700 applications for 490 flats in April sale
By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 17 April 2008 2037 hrs
SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board’s (HDB) April sale of four-room and bigger flats closed on Wednesday, with 5,700 applications for the 490 flats offered.
These flats are located in various towns such as Bukit Batok, Bukit [...]

Posted on April 17th, 2008 under Real Estate News, Singapore News | . Tags: HDB, property market, real estate, Singapore Property. Comments: None

HDB says BTO flats to constitute main supply going forward
By Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 10 April 2008 1245 hrs
SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HD said build-to-order (BTO) flats will constitute the main supply of new flats going forward.
HDB also plans to build another 5,000 units under this scheme, between now and [...]

Posted on April 10th, 2008 under Real Estate News, Singapore News | . Tags: HDB. Comments: None

HDB launches fifth DBSS site at Simei
THE Housing and Development Board (HD has launched a fifth Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) site at Simei Road for sale.
According to Nicholas Mak, director of consultancy and research at Knight Frank, the site may fetch between $49 million and $76 million, or $130 to $200 per square [...]

Posted on April 8th, 2008 under Real Estate News, Singapore News | . Tags: HDB, residential. Comments: None

HDB resale market healthy but prices rising at slower pace
Total sale prices likely to be steady or higher while upfront cash demands may continue to slide
By Joyce Teo, Property Correspondent
Resale prices of HDB flats are still rising - albeit at a slower rate than last year - as valuations have generally risen, property agents say. [...]

Posted on March 29th, 2008 under Real Estate News, Singapore News | . Tags: HDB, property market. Comments: None

Higher housing grant for singles who live with parents
Minister for Prime Minister’s Office, Mr Lim Boon Heng, announced the higher singles grant in Parliament on March 8.
GOOD news for singles who want to buy a Housing Board flat to live with their parents.
They will get a higher CPF housing grant of $20,000 from April 1, [...]

Posted on March 27th, 2008 under Real Estate News, Singapore News | . Tags: HDB. Comments: None

HDB resale buzz set to continue
But increasing buyer resistance and and an expected surge in supply may take away some sheen, says EUGENE LIM
HDB resales prices accelerated their climb in the second half of 2007 for a full-year gain of 17.5 per cent, on the back of a strong economy, brighter job prospects and supply-demand [...]

Posted on March 27th, 2008 under Property 2008, Real Estate News | . Tags: HDB, hdb resale. Comments: None