Where else can you buy your home in 5 years?

COST OF LIVING: SHELTER
 
Where else can you buy your home in 5 years?
 
I REFER to Tuesday’s letter by Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, ‘Singapore not necessarily costlier than Sweden”.
 
I too was surprised by the claim by Ms Heng Siew Cheng that it is cheaper (and better) to [...]

Thousands throng showflats at Park Central@AMK

Thousands throng showflats at Park Central@AMK
 
SINGAPORE : Some 3,000 home hunters thronged showflats at Park Central@AMK on the first day of its launch on Wednesday.
 
The developer is still tabulating the applications.
 
But as of noon, 130 people have applied for the flats in central Singapore which will be ready in 2011.
 
Of these, 130 [...]

Affordable HDB flats: Costings don’t add up

Affordable HDB flats: Costings don’t add up
 
I REFER to last Wednesday’s letter from the HDB, ‘How HDB flats are priced affordably’. It mentioned that a new four-room flat costs close to $300,000 to develop, taking into account land, building and other costs. It did not give details of how each cost is calculated.
 
I remember [...]

Bomb shelters compulsory in all new homes: SCDF

Bomb shelters compulsory in all new homes: SCDF 
 
I REFER to Mr Terence Puey’s letter last Friday, ‘Only HDB flats required to have bomb shelters?’.
We wish to clarify that, under the Civil Defence Shelter Act 1997, civil defence shelters are required to be provided in new houses or flats.
 
This applies to all new [...]

Condo-like flats for less than $700,000

Condo-like flats for less than $700,000
 
Four 30-storey blocks under the design, build and sell scheme for Ang Mo Kio
 
By Joyce Teo
 
SINGAPORE‘S third condo-style public housing project is about to go on sale, this time in the heart of bustling Ang Mo Kio.
 
The project is located at Ang Mo Kio Street 52, which is [...]

UE’s Park Central @ AMK to sell for $490-500 psf

UE’s Park Central @ AMK to sell for $490-500 psf
 
It has ‘condo-style’ fittings and finishes, & expects a sell-out
 
By ARTHUR SIM
 
UNITED Engineers (UE) has priced its Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) project Park Central @ AMK at an appealing $490-$500 psf - in an apparent bid to move units fast.
 
UE acquired [...]

HBD living with condo frills

HBD living with condo frills
 
Weekend • July 19, 2008
 
A YOGA plaza, roof-top garden and spacious balconies with planter boxes for alfresco relaxation and dining — not the normal features you’d expect on an :Housing and Development Board (HDB) estate.
 
United Engineers will be launching its first public housing project for sale next Wednesday, offering [...]

Only HDB flats required to have bomb shelters?

Only HDB flats required to have bomb shelters?
 
I GOT my new HDB flat recently and am busy doing renovation.
 
Like many other home owners, I intend to build a feature wall to hide the unsightly bomb shelter door in my living room. This is a burden as:
 
·  I will have to open two doors [...]

HDB explains purpose of resale levy

HDB explains purpose of resale levy
 
I REFER to the letter from Mr Michael Chua, ‘Fix resale levy as percentage of cash proceeds from sale’ (July 7).
 
The resale levy is imposed to reduce the subsidy on the second subsidised flat. It is payable only if a household chooses to buy another subsidised flat from HDB. [...]

How HDB flats are priced affordably

How HDB flats are priced affordably
 
I REFER to the letter from Mr See Leong Kit, ‘Market-based pricing has cost buyers dearly’ (July 7).
 
HDB adopts a market-based pricing approach so as to reflect the true subsidy that buyers enjoy. Under this approach, HDB determines the market value of the flat, based on its location, finish [...]