March 22, 2022

Should we raise the BTO income ceiling again? 4 reasons not to.

Singapore has one of the highest homeownership rates in the world — 87.9% as of 2020 — remarkable in a city-state not known for cheap housing. Or cheap anything, really. We largely have the HDB to thank for this impressive statistic. The housing board’s heavily-subsidised BTO (Built-to-Order) flats put homes within reach of lower- to...

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Thirty-year-old couple forgoes BTO/SBF queues for Tiong Bahru walk-up with 51 years lease remaining

For 30-year-old recently married couple, Clara and Elvin, finding a home isn’t necessarily all about whether they can eventually sell it for a profit or if it comes with full facilities like a lift. Having worked in the technology sector for 5-7 years, they’ve learned that finding a perfect home requires hard work, research and...

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