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Housing policy

New roads to be built by end-2030 to serve homes in new Paterson neighbourhood

Overview of the plot of land bounded by Paterson Road, Orchard Boulevard and Grange Road on March 31, 2026. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has called a tender for the demolition of existing buildings on the site and plans to construct a new road linking the three roads. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
Overview of the plot of land bounded by Paterson Road, Orchard Boulevard and Grange Road on March 31, 2026. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has called a tender for the demolition of existing buildings on the site and plans to construct a new road linking the three roads. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Forum: Align exec condo framework with Prime flats for fairness

The future of Singapore’s public housing lies in supertall megablocks

Developments such as (from left) Pinnacle@Duxton, SkyVille@Dawson and Pearl’s Hill represent Singapore’s continuing experiment with supertall public housing.
Developments such as (from left) Pinnacle@Duxton, SkyVille@Dawson and Pearl’s Hill represent Singapore’s continuing experiment with supertall public housing.

Sale of Balance Flats open to all Singaporeans, not just original BTO applicants: HDB

HDB added that flats are offered in SBF exercises only after all eligible applicants in BTO exercises have selected flats.
HDB added that flats are offered in SBF exercises only after all eligible applicants in BTO exercises have selected flats.

US Senate advances Bill to lower housing prices

The Bill would overhaul regulations to make it faster and cheaper to build new housing.
The Bill would overhaul regulations to make it faster and cheaper to build new housing.

Commentary

Property ownership is Singapore’s answer to wealth inequality. Some refinements are now needed

If public housing is a ladder for upward mobility, it must also serve as a cushion against downward mobility in old age.If public housing is a ladder for upward mobility, it must also serve as a cushion against downward mobility in old age.
If public housing is a ladder for upward mobility, it must also serve as a cushion against downward mobility in old age.If public housing is a ladder for upward mobility, it must also serve as a cushion against downward mobility in old age.

Subsidy clawbacks could hit 20% for Singapore’s tallest public housing project at Pearl’s Hill: Analysts

The BTO project in Pearl’s Hill, next to Outram Park MRT station, will house about 1,700 two-room flexi, three- and four-room flats and 140 public rental units.
The BTO project in Pearl’s Hill, next to Outram Park MRT station, will house about 1,700 two-room flexi, three- and four-room flats and 140 public rental units.

Earlier access to coffee shops, childcare, bus services for residents in large-scale BTO estates

This follows feedback that residents in such Build-To-Order estates want such amenities to be up and running sooner.
This follows feedback that residents in such Build-To-Order estates want such amenities to be up and running sooner.

Executive condo policy to be reviewed following affordability concerns: Chee Hong Tat

Broadly, prices of new EC units are about 20 to 30 per cent lower than comparable private condominiums.
Broadly, prices of new EC units are about 20 to 30 per cent lower than comparable private condominiums.

60-storey BTO project to be built in Pearl’s Hill; HDB to construct taller blocks where possible

ilhdb04 - A BTO project at the base of Pearl’s Hill in Chinatown is set to be the tallest public housing development in Singapore at over 60 storeys.


CREDIT: HDB
ilhdb04 - A BTO project at the base of Pearl’s Hill in Chinatown is set to be the tallest public housing development in Singapore at over 60 storeys.


CREDIT: HDB

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