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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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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 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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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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Dwellings here, Dwellings there, Dwellings everywhere The jigsaw puzzle that is the Singaporean real estate market can be divided up, labeled, categorised, and sliced into various forms and types of housing types – or, dwellings. To make sense of it all we have created an excruciatingly comprehensive overview of all types of housing in Singapore. 1.…

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The upcoming Keat Hong Verge August 2022 Choa Chu Kang HDB BTO launch comprises a total of 980 2-room Flexi, 3-room, 4-room, and 5-room flats. It is a 5-minute walk from Keat Hong LRT station. Find out more about the project.

The HDB BTO August 2022 Woodlands South Plains launch will consist of about 620 2-room Flexi, 3-room and 4-room flats. This HDB BTO project might actually be the most affordable one in the August BTO launch. Learn more about the Woodlands launch here.

As our population ages, more and more Singaporeans are approaching their golden years. By helping them leverage the value of their existing property through schemes like Silver Housing Bonus (SHB) and Lease Buyback Scheme (LBS), the government aims to help our seniors supplement their retirement income. But is the Silver Housing Bonus scheme worth considering?…

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Two state land tenants in Yishun to make way for housing, AMK SERS residents allowed to apply for BTO flat in same estate and more. Here are the news highlights for what happened in the Singapore property market from 2 August to 8 August 2022.