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Published July 21, 2011
Latest BTO projects draw 11,548 bids
By CONRAD TAN
ASPIRING homebuyers have put in bids for more than thrice the 3,556 flats offered under the HDB's latest build-to-order projects.
By 5pm yesterday, the Housing & Development Board had received a total of 11,548 bids for the seven projects, located in Bukit Panjang, Jurong West, Sengkang, Tampines and Yishun, according to the HDB's website.
Yesterday was the deadline for applications to be submitted. The final updated data will be published today at 2pm.
Flats in all categories proved popular. Studio apartments at the Golden Carnation project in Tampines attracted 531 applications - or more than three times the 149 flats on offer.
And the 232 studio apartments available at the Golden Orchid project in Jurong West attracted 340 bids.
At the Fernvale Riverbow and Anchorvale Isles projects in Sengkang, there were 645 bids for 168 three-room flats, 2,933 bids for 944 four-room flats, and 2,227 bids for 717 five-room flats.
In Bukit Panjang, there were 1,505 bids for the 590 four-room flats on offer at the Segar Palmview and Segar Meadows projects.
And at the Yishun Natura project, there were a whopping 1,010 applications for the 140 four-room flats on offer - or seven bids for every flat available - and 655 bids for the 112 five-room flats available.