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Published October 01, 2013
HDB Resale Price Index falls for first time since 1Q 2009
By Angela Tan [email protected]
HDB's flash estimate of the third quarter 2013 Resale Price Index (RPI) is 205.1, a decline of 0.7 per cent over the second quarter 2013.
This is the first decline since the first quarter of 2009.
HDB said on Tuesday that it was on track to launch 25,000 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in 2013.
To-date, HDB had offered 20,161 flats under the BTO exercises and 4,455 balance flats.
In Nov 2013, HDB will offer about 4,950 BTO flats in Bukit Batok, Hougang, Jurong West, Sembawang and Woodlands. Concurrently, an additional supply of about 3,000 flats will be offered in a Sale of Balance Flats exercise.