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    Default HDB launches BTO project in Sengkang

    http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/...35952,00.html?

    Published June 3, 2009

    HDB launches BTO project in Sengkang

    By UMA SHANKARI


    THE Housing & Development Board yesterday launched a 700-unit project at Sengkang for sale under its build-to-order (BTO) system.

    Fernvale Crest, at the junction of Jalan Kayu and Sengkang West Way, comprises 140 two-room flats, 372 three-room flats and 188 four-room units.

    In line with the government's commitment to increase the supply of smaller flats during the economic downturn, 75 per cent of the Fernvale Crest flats are two-room and three-room units.

    'This is the largest number and proportion of smaller flats ever offered for sale in a BTO project,' HDB said.

    The flats are also priced below market prices so first-time buyers can afford them, it said.

    Prices range from $74,000 to $98,000 for a two-room flat, $116,000 to $157,000 for a three-room flat and $203,000 to $250,000 for a four-room flat. In comparison, a four-room resale flat at Sengkang goes for $290,000 to $360,000, according to data provided by HDB.

    Analysts reckon the launch will be well received.

    'We expect Fernvale Crest to be hugely popular based on the new flat types and low prices,' said Adam Tan, a spokesman for property firm PropNex. 'The four-room flats on offer are 35-45 per cent cheaper than others in the vicinity.'

    Mr Tan expects Fernvale Crest to be at least five times subscribed.

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    Default More small flats in latest build-to-order HDB launch

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    June 3, 2009 Wednesday

    More small flats in latest build-to-order HDB launch

    By Joyce Teo


    THE Housing Board has launched a build-to-order (BTO) project with far more smaller flats than usual.

    The project - Fernvale Crest - is at the junction of Jalan Kayu and Sengkang West Way and near the Fernvale and Thanggam LRT stations.

    There are 700 flats - 372 three-roomers, 188 four-room units and 140 two- room flats of 45 sq m each. This is the largest number of smaller BTO flats ever offered for sale.

    The two-room flats will cost $74,000 to $98,000 each, while the three-roomers will go for $116,000 to $157,000 each.

    A family on a total monthly income of $1,300 buying an $85,000 two-room flat will need to pay a monthly mortgage of just $180, said HDB yesterday.

    But at 5pm yesterday, there was only one application for the two-room units, against 22 for the three-room flats and 131 for the four-roomers.

    The four-room units are priced from $203,000 to $250,000 each - a level that HDB says compares favourably with the comparable resale flats in Sengkang.

    These comparable flats - each costing $290,000 to $360,000 - are all premium units as there are no standard resale flats in the area. Fernvale Crest is a standard project, which means it comes with minimal finishes. The prices, for instance, do not include flooring in the bedrooms.

    ERA Asia Pacific associate director Eugene Lim said BTO standard flats are the most affordable kind of public housing as they target first-timers and those on a lower household income band.

    'This batch of units is priced very attractively. We reckon they are a good 5 to 8 per cent lower than last year's prices,' said Mr Lim.

    Under the BTO scheme, flats are built only when demand hits a certain level. In the first quarter of this year, HDB launched about 1,300 new flats in two BTO projects in Punggol and Woodlands.

    It plans to launch a further 2,400 BTO flats in the next two quarters.
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    when can the govt put a stop to building in punggol and sengkang? it is absolute madness turning the newspapers to see new flats cropping up in these 2 places all the time.

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