All posts tagged "housing"
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2.1K1HeadlinesLETTERS: Only Those Looking to Profit from HDB Flats are Angry about 99 Lease
CHOON SIANG: Were Lee Kun Yew, Mah Bow Tan, Goh Chok Tong and the whole gang lying when they talked about your...
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Lee Hsien Loong Draws Misleading Comparison Between HDB Flats and Private Property
Said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a speech during a book launch on Friday (24 Aug): “Many private properties are held...
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Time-Bomb or Nest Egg: Government Continues to Flip-Flop on the Value of Public Housing
Is your HDB flat a ticking time-bomb or a nest egg? Sorry, we aren’t sure either as the government continues to flip-flop...
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VERS: A Populist Ploy Ahead of Elections?
So the government says that flats will still have value even when they reach 70 years old because the state will buy...
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HDB Flat Ceiling Crumbles, Aunty Makes Lucky Escape
This 54-year-old aunty who was cooking pig stomach soup for her sister narrowly avoided getting whacked by chunks of ceiling! 54-year-old Mdm...
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PropertyGuru Study: 88 Percent of Singaporeans Unhappy Over High Property Prices
The latest Consumer Sentiment Survey by online property portal PropertyGuru indicates that 88 percent of Singaporeans are unhappy with high property prices....
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Latest ABSD Hike Will Hit Singaporeans and PRs Harder than Foreigners
ELSON: Additional Buyers’ Stamp Duty has always been an imperfect short-term solution. Look at the graph above and see how in a...
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Lee Kuan Yew Promised in 2013: The Value of HDB Flats Will Never Drop
This was the introduction to a state media news report back in 2013, when the late Lee Kuan Yew ensured at the...
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Heavy Rain Topples Woodlands HDB Estate Flower Garden Wall, Sheltered Walkway Design Blamed
The brick wall of a flower garden at Block 819 Woodlands St 82 toppled on Wednesday (16 May), and a long-time resident...
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Property Experts Expect Private Homes to Shrink in Size but Double in Price Come 2030
Property experts expect prices of private homes to double by 2030. This comes as Singapore’s population is projected to hit 6.3 million...
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MND Chief Lawrence Wong: Retirees Can Still Cash Out on Older HDB Flats 99 Years Lease is a “Long Time”
National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said in parliament today that the government has already made it clear that HDB flats will have...
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Jurong GRC MP Ang Wei Neng Whacks the MND’s Private Housing Policy for Contributing to Social Division
Speaking in parliament yesterday, Jurong GRC MP whacked the Ministry of National Development for its policy housing policy with regards to private...
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Here’s How the Average Singaporean would be Affected if CPF Couldn’t be Used for Housing
ELSON: Economist Dr Walter Theseira raised quite a stir when he was reported by the Straits Times as saying that CPF shouldn’t...
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Female Student who Rented Room from Single-Mom Brought Boyfriend Home, Destroyed Furniture
33-year-old single mother, Ms Xiao, gave birth last December and moved in with a relative after that. She then decided to rent...
