2022

Out-of-this-world city planning designs (probably won’t happen in Singapore)

Just recently, Singapore’s Ministry of National Development announced additional funding of S$66m for the Cities of Tomorrow research and development programme. The fund is meant to research ways to upkeep Singapore’s ageing infrastructure, create additional habitable space, and work on technologies for urban planning. Half the new funding – about S$35m – will look at…

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Zillennial couple rejects executive apartment and opts for 5-room Pasir Ris resale without COV instead

Like many young couples, Nigel (26) and Charlene (25) had tried going for the BTO route for their first home (“We tried for a Tampines BTO and an SBF, both of which we did not get good numbers…”) The couple, both civil servants, wanted to have their own space as soon as possible, so they…

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How the new home-school distance rule kept Princess Elizabeth Primary School oversubscribed 5:1 in Phase 2C this year

2022 is the first year the new home-school distance rule is implemented for primary one registrations. With this new rule, primary one priority admissions, if it comes down to a ballot, will be based on the distance between the student’s residence and the school’s boundary/ fence/ border instead of its centre. When this was announced…

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Comment on August 2022 HDB BTO overview: Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Merah, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong East, Tampines and Woodlands by Virginia Tanggono

In reply to <a href="https://www.99.co/singapore/insider/august-2022-hdb-bto-overview/#comment-192643">David Tay Boon Ghee</a>. There are no 2-room Flexi to be launched in the upcoming Aug and November BTO launch in these areas, so you might want to look out for the Open Booking in September or <a href="https://www.99.co/singapore/insider/sale-of-balance-flats-hdb/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sale of Balance Flats</a> in November. Alternatively, there are some <a href="https://www.99.co/singapore/sale?isFilterUnapplied=false&listing_type=sale&main_category=hdb&map_bounds=1.275001%2C103.836678%2C1.432318%2C104.049142&page_num=1&page_size=35&property_segments=residential&query_coords=1.3039947%2C103.8298507&query_ids=htbedok%2Chtpasir_ris%2Chttampines&query_limit=radius&query_type=hdb_town&radius_max=1000&rental_type=unit&show_cluster_preview=true&show_description=true&show_future_mrts=true&show_internal_linking=true&show_meta_description=true&show_nearby=true&sub_categories=hdb_2r&zoom=13" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2-room Flexi that have been put up on the resale market</a>.

Condo resale volume dropped for the 3rd straight month, prices increase 1.2% in July 2022

Condo resale volume has dropped by 6.7% in July, despite a month-on-month price increase of 1.2%. As reported in the flash report by 99.co and SRX on the condo resale market in July 2022, condo sales have dropped by 30.7% year-on-year. In particular, condo resale volume has been on the downtrend since April. Possible reasons…

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Public outcry over Orto leisure park and Kampung Kampus moving out of its site to make way for housing

If you haven’t already heard, we’ll soon have to say goodbye to another recreational place in Singapore. Straits Times reported yesterday (Sunday 7 August) that Orto leisure park and Kampung Kampus, a nature-led experiential campus by non-profit Ground-Up Initiative (GUI), will have to move out of their current premises by mid-2023. According to the URA…

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