Image: Jurong Innovation District Some 1,200 new jobs will be created in the Jurong Innovation District (JID) in industries such as advanced manufacturing, urban mobility and urban solutions over the next 18 months. Add that to another 3,300 jobs that will be “relocated” when factories move their operations into the area, the district will account …
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a $477.4 million contract to the Singapore branch of China Communications Construction Company and building works should start as early as second quarter this year to meet the completion year of 2027. Integrated transport hubs are air-conditioned bus interchanges that are linked to MRT stations and adjoining commercial …
The works on a transportation hub in Jurong East will commence this year Read More »
The Jurong Lake District transformation was announced in the draft 2008 Master Plan which will see Jurong Gateway be the largest commercial hub outside the city centre – 2.5 times the size of the Tampines Regional Centre. The centrepiece will be a new world-class Science Centre next to the Chinese Garden MRT. Since the announcement …
With the recent termination of the High Speed Rail, property developers, investors and businesses have offered several suggestions for Jurong Lake District, which is set to provide over 100,000 new jobs and 20,000 new homes when it is fully developed. Some of these ideas include selling larger sites to give the developers flexibility to experiment …
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Resale prices for HDB flats increased by 1.5% in Q3 2020, following an increase of 0.3% in the previous quarter. This is the highest percentage increase in HDB resale prices since Q4 2012, when prices increased by 2.5% in a single quarter. The recent experience of the COVID-19 Circuit Breaker accelerated many first time buyers’ …
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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