Gan Thiam Poh, who is a Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC, proposed the removal of the $14,000 household income ceiling for first-time BTO buyers during his speech in Parliament on 31 August. He elaborated that young couples had complained that they could not qualify for BTOs due to their high incomes. The …
What is HDB Open Booking of Flats? These are unallocated flats that are consolidated from previous BTO Exercises and Sale of Balance Flats Exercises. It also includes completed flats that are repossessed or bought back by HDB. These flats are subject to the usual eligibility requirements such as ethnic quota, income ceilings and housing schemes. …
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill, almost. Airlines have to ground their fleet, restaurants forced to shut as dine-in ceased, foot traffic at retail stores vanished and the list goes on. The economy is reliant on so many moving parts that if one jams, the machine encounters a problem and this …
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At Malaysia’s request, Singapore has agreed to suspend the HSR project for another 7 months until 31 December 2020. This is the final extension and we will get to know whether the HSR will proceed or get scrapped by the end of the year. As of now, the former Jurong Country Club, which was compulsorily …
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Ikea will take over the 3-storey space that will be vacated by Robinsons in August and open a smaller concept store with a cafe in 2021. This will be the first store of its kind within a shopping mall and the best connected one yet to Jurong East MRT Interchange. Residents in the West can …
Four vacant HDB blocks in Taman Jurong will be used to house healthy foreign workers in essential services. These blocks also known as the “diamond blocks” will be refurbished to provide temporary housing for the foreign workers. The four 21-storey blocks, which are connected to form a diamond with a courtyard in the middle, are …
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A year on since Malaysian Prime Minister announced that he would suspend the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail Project, did it derail property prices in Jurong? No successful en-bloc tenders – Those launched for en-blocs were the apartments next to the Jurong Lake Gardens – Parkview Mansions, Lakeside Towers and Lakeside Apartments while Ivory Heights …
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The new Science Centre will be located next to Chinese Garden MRT and the new centre is envisaged to create new immersive learning experiences complemented with opportunities for outdoor programmes and activities at Jurong Lake. A total of 24 consultant teams responded to the SCB’s expression of interest exercise last year. Five of them were …
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Jurong West BTO Launch (Feb 2019) Jurong West Jewel has 599 units available on offer in this HDB BTO sales exercise. This project is situated within walking distance to the Nanyang Community Club and the Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre giving residents ample recreation options. Within this project, there will be facilities such as …
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