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Posted Date: June 02, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Private Homes Market Quieter
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It seems that those who are looking for private homes of their own are in no hurry to buy.(The private resale market is quieter after the announcement to increase the number of BTO flats. Image courte...
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Related Categories: Private Residential
Tags: Belysa, BTO flat, BTO flats, bukit timah, exec condo, executive condo, Foresque Residences, Khaw Boon Wan, MND, Pasir Ris, Petir Road, private housing market in Singapore, private housing prices, private housing trends in Singapore, private resale, private resale housing market in Singapore, resale flat, singapore condo
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Posted Date: June 07, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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1,000 More BTO Flats Announced
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Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan has announced yet another 1,000 build-to-order (BTO) flats, to come from unsold units of previous sale exercises. The 1,000 flats will be added from the...
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Related Categories: HDB and Public Housing, HDB
Tags: BTO, BTO flat, bukit panjang, HDB, Housing Minister, Khaw Boon Wan, National Development Minister, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Sale of Balance Flats, SBF, Sengkang, Tampines, Woodlands
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Posted Date: June 22, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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The Lowdown on DBSS
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On Saturday, Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan took to his blog to explain to angered netizens the justification for high price of a recent Tampines DBSS launch.(The estate of Tampines w...
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Related Categories: Buying, HDB
Tags: Assure 3, Bishan, Centrale 8, DBSS, Design Build and Sell Scheme, ECs, Executive Condominiums, Executive Condos, guide to DBSS, Khaw Boon Wan, Ministry of National Development, MND, MOP, Natura Loft, Parc Lumiere, public housing trends in Singapore, Simei, Tampines, The Peak, Toa Payoh, Universal Design
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Posted Date: July 11, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Lisa-Ann Lee
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What now for DBSS projects?
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In the latest development of the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) saga, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan has announced that he has put a halt to the sale of land for these projects till...
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Related Categories: HDB
Tags: Centrale 8, DBSS, DBSS Scheme, Design Build and Sell Scheme, HDB, Khaw Boon Wan, Ministry of National Development, public housing in Singapore, public housing trends in Singapore
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Posted Date: July 13, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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HDB-Pet Ownership Policy To Be Reviewed
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The Ministry of National Development (MND) and Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) are working together to review long-standing policies on pet ownership and stray animal management. This announc...
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Related Categories: Issues & Challenges, HDB
Tags: Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority, AVA, HDB, Housing Development Board, Khaw Boon Wan, living in Singapore, Ministry of National Development, MND, pet hdb, pets in hdb flats, public housing in Singapore, stray animals
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Posted Date: July 26, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Danny Gilchrist
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MND Minister Explains HDB Prices
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Recent reports of new flat prices dropping are seemingly wide of the mark, according to National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan. A dip in market price is not comparatively proportionate to the pri...
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Related Categories: HDB
Tags: BTO, Build-To-Order, DBSS, first time buyers, HDB, HDB first timer, HDB Prices, HDB Singapore, Jurong West, Khaw Boon Wan, Ministry of National Development, Pasir Ris, public housing market in Singapore, public housing prices in Singapore, Punggol, Sengkang, Tampines
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Posted Date: August 15, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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COV Cannot be Abolished
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Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan has announced that he cannot abolish cash premiums that HDB flat buyers pay to sellers.(Not abolition of the COV cash premiums)Khaw made the statement v...
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Related Categories: HDB and Public Housing, HDB
Tags: Cash Over Valuation, Cash Premiums, COV, HDB, Khaw Boon Wan, Ministry of National Development, MND, public housing trends in Singapore, resale flats, Resale Market in Singapore
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Posted Date: August 17, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Daniel Seifert
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The ups, downs, ins and outs of HDB news
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It’s been an eventful few weeks for aspiring homeowners. The Housing and Development Board (HDB) recently raised the income ceiling for those looking to buy homes. Couples, the elderly and single peop...
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Related Categories: Buying, HDB
Tags: BTO, central provident fund, CPF, CPF Housing grant, HDB, Housing Grant, Income Ceiling, kallang, Khaw Boon Wan, National Day, National Day Rally speech, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan, NDP Rally, Singapore HDB, Tampines, Whampoa
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Posted Date: August 23, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Top 10 Housing Estates with the highest and lowest COV for the first half of 2011
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Related Categories: HDB and Public Housing, Buying, Buying Guide - Singapore, Case Studies - Singapore, Others
Tags: AMK Singapore, Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Botanic Gardens, Bukit Merah, bukit timah, Cash Over Valuation, Circle Line MRT, COV, COV Rates, district, Farrer Road, HDB, Jurong West, Khaw Boon Wan, Median COV, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Sembawang, Singapore Property Values, Woodlands
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Posted Date: September 28, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Daniel Seifert
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Big Dreams, Small Homes
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Times, as anyone who has read a headline lately can tell, are tough. The world seems to be in a cycle of economic decline and hardship. As a result, the real estate market has seen a rise in demand fo...
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Related Categories: Issues & Challenges, Looking to Rent
Tags: condo singapore, investment, iProperty, Khaw Boon Wan, mickey mouse apartment, Real Estate, shoebox apartment, singapore property, Spottiswoode 18, square feet
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Posted Date: November 24, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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HDB may exercise flexibility on rental policy
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Public rental flats stole the spotlight in a recent Parliament session, when Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan let on that the Housing Development Board (HDB) may exercise flexibility, a...
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Related Categories: Common Issues, HDB
Tags: BTO, Build-To-Order, HDB, HDB rent, Khaw Boon Wan, Legal issues, Ministry of National Development, Parliament, rental, rules and regulations
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Posted Date: December 05, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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HDB reveals major drop in first-time applicant rates
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As the first-time subscription rate plummets to 1.4, it appears that National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan has kept his promise of putting first-time applicants first. Does the dip now mean that...
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Related Categories: Market Reports, HDB and Public Housing, HDB
Tags: Bedok, BTO, BTO flat, Build-To-Order, bukit panjang, HDB, HDB flats, Hougang, Housing Development Board, Khaw Boon Wan, Ministry of National Development, MND, public housing prices in Singapore, public housing trends in Singapore, Punggol, Yishun
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Posted Date: December 30, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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HDB to ease carpark woes
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Car parks in older estates are experiencing a growing strain as more car owners find it hard to locate lots close to their destinations.(Besides ramping up parking spaces, HDB is looking into implemen...
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Related Categories: HDB
Tags: car parks, HDB, HDB car parks, HDB flats, Housing Development Board, Khaw Boon Wan, limited land, mechanised parking systems, Ministry of National Development, Singapore public housing, space constraint
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Posted Date: January 06, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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How politics and property have intertwined
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It is an eventful time for the property market as the impact of multiple rounds of cooling measures, among other major policy shifts, starts to show.(A shift in political stance has affected the prope...
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Related Categories: Issues & Challenges, Market Reviews & Market Outlooks
Tags: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, buyer's stamp duty, cooling measures, first time buyers, Foreign buyers, General Elections 2011, global economic uncertainty, HDB, Housing Development Board, Khaw Boon Wan, Ministry of National Development, politics, public housing market in Singapore, Singapore economy, Singapore government, Singapore property investment, Singapore property market, Singapore property market forces
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Posted Date: January 13, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Older HDB estates may try out mechanised parking
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Recently, Minister of National Development Khaw Boon Wan spoke of his interest in implementing mechanised parking systems on his Housing Matters blog.(In land-scarce Singapore, mechanised parking syst...
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Related Categories: HDB and Public Housing, HDB
Tags: Car park, car parks, Government Parliamentary Committee, GPC, HDB, HDB estates, Housing Development Board, Khaw Boon Wan, Lee Bee Wah, limited land, mechanised parking systems, Ministry of National Development, MND, older estates, parking
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Posted Date: February 02, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Council for Estate Agencies had a good year, says Khaw
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The clamp down on errant property agents appears to be working. The Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) reported that three of four complaints it received against agents were successfully resolved.(Abou...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates, Real Estate Agents, For Agents
Tags: CEA, complaints, Continuing Professional Development, Council for Estate Agencies, CPD, Khaw Boon Wan, Ministry of National Development, MND, property agents, rules and regulations
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Posted Date: February 15, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Consumer education for ‘DIY’ resale sellers
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National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan revealed recently that one in 10 Housing Board (HDB) resale transactions in 2011 were completed without the aid of real estate agents.(10% of HDB resale tra...
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Related Categories: HDB and Public Housing, Selling, HDB
Tags: agents, CEA, Council for Estate Agencies, DIY resale, do-it-yourself resale, HDB, HDB flats, HDB resale, Housing Development Board, Khaw Boon Wan, Ministry for National Development, MND, property agents, real estate agents, Singapore resale HDB market
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Posted Date: February 29, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Higher HDB income limits benefit thousands
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According to the Housing Development Board (HDB), some 5,100 households have benefited from the income ceiling tweaks that occurred almost a year ago, as the new criteria opened up the opportunity for...
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Related Categories: HDB and Public Housing, HDB
Tags: BTO, Build-To-Order, HDB, HDB flats, HDB Price index, Housing Development Board, Income Ceiling, Khaw Boon Wan, Ministry of National Development, public housing prices in Singapore, Singapore public housing market
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Posted Date: May 23, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Combating cluttered common spaces
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Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan spoke out against the cluttering of Housing Board (HDB) common spaces, explaining that this behaviour is the result of a deep-seated lack of community s...
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Related Categories: HDB and Public Housing, Buying, HDB
Tags: clutter, common spaces, community involvement, corridors, fire, fire hazard, HDB, HDB facilities, Housing Development Board, Khaw Boon Wan, lift landings, marsiling, Ministry for National Development, Tiong Bahru, Toa Payoh, town councils
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Posted Date: June 13, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Yes, flat sizes do change
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Concerns are abuzz about future sizes of Housing Board (HDB) flats, but the National Development Minister is adamant that Singapore’s public housing will not shrink like its Hong Kong and Tokyo counte...
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Related Categories: HDB and Public Housing, Buying, HDB
Tags: flat sizes, HDB, HDB sizes, Housing Development Board, Khaw Boon Wan, limited land, Ministry of National Development, public housing trends in Singapore, quality of life, Shoebox Units, Singapore public housing market, Smaller homes
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Posted Date: June 20, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Buyers return 150 private homes
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A total of 150 private units at condominiums like Sky Habitat, The Tampines Trilliant and Hillsta were returned last month—the highest figure in five years.(Insiders say percentage return rates are st...
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Related Categories: Market Reports, General, Private Residential
Tags: condominiums, condos, cooling measures, Hillsta, Khaw Boon Wan, private housing trends in Singapore, returned units, Ripple Bay, Riversound Residence, Shoebox Units, Singapore private housing market, Sky Habitat, Square Foot Research, The Tampines Trilliant, Twin Waterfalls
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Posted Date: June 25, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Experts: More cooling measures not likely
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Recent comments by National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan regarding the increasing number of shoebox apartments in the market, alongside rising suburban home prices, have heightened concerns that...
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Related Categories: Issues & Challenges, Market Reviews & Market Outlooks, Private Residential
Tags: ABSD, additional buyer’s stamp duty, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, cooling measures, Foreign buyers, Khaw Boon Wan, private housing prices in Singapore, private housing trends in Singapore, property cooling measures, rules and regulations, Shoebox Units, Singapore luxury property market, Singapore private housing market
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Posted Date: November 14, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Tia Tan
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Minimum age for flats for singles remains at 35
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More Built-to-Order (BTO) flats are being constructed because the government is considering allocating some of these units to singles in the future. However, national development minister Khaw Boon Wa...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: BTO, BTO flats in 2012, downgraders, HDB, Khaw Boon Wan, property for singles, property for upgraders, second-timers, singles, Temporary Occupation Permits
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Posted Date: November 27, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Ho Yun Kuan
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Private Residential Units are Hot Property in 2012
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22,000 private residential properties were
purchased in the first 6 months of 2012. This is a significant increase from
the 19,000 units purchased in the first half of 2011, and the 17,000 in the
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: foreigners investment, Khaw Boon Wan, private housing, Private Properties , private residential properties, property market, property price index
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Posted Date: January 13, 2013 12:00 AM, By: Kayley Tan
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Guidelines for Private Roof Terraces and Enclosed Spaces to Be Revised
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The guidelines for developing private roof terraces and enclosed spaces on ground floors will be reassessed by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Currently, developers are able to develop outdoo...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: CityLife@Tampines, EC, Executive Condominiums, GFA, Khaw Boon Wan, National Development Minister, private roof terraces, PSF, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: January 23, 2013 12:00 AM, By: Kayley Tan
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Khaw Boon Wan: Cooling Measures a Must
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According to National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan, about 200,000 residential units will be built by 2016. 80,000 of these would be private properties, 110,000 to be HDB units and 10,000 Executi...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: first-time property buyers, Ang Mo Kio, cooling measures, EC, Executive Condominiums, HDB, HDB units , housing loan, investment, Khaw Boon Wan, National Development Minister, Private Properties , property cooling measures, residential units, seven property cooling measures, stamp duty
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Posted Date: January 25, 2013 12:00 AM, By: Tia Tan
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Married? Here are 7000 Flats for You
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Under the revised Marriage and Parenthood package, families with young children will be entitled to at least 7000 new Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats, which are specially reserved for them t...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: Marriage and Parenthood package, BTO, HDB, HDB flats, Housing and Development Board, Khaw Boon Wan, MND, National Development Minister, Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme, SERS, Young couple
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