News about HDB

How do we compare our building costs to those in neighbouring countries? Are Malaysian developers making excessive profits? Are they building the wrong products at unreasonably high prices to maximise profits, resulting in an excessive number of unsold houses, instead of building more affordable houses? Last week, we provided our data-based analysis that contradicts the prevailing myth that housing is generally unaffordable in Malaysia.

Four-day study tour, which focused on Singapore’s best practices in the industry, was attended by 46 delegates from various sectors.

The question that begs to be asked is: Why were these built there in the first place? More importantly, what needs to be done moving forward to ensure the problem does not repeat itself? Building cookie-cutter affordable homes is not just doing a disservice to those who need them, but fanning a burning issue that has been around for too long.

SINGAPORE (Aug 19): A five-room design, build and sell (DBSS) flat at Block 311C Clementi Avenue 4 was sold for a record S$1.

SINGAPORE (August 11): A large-scale pilot project will take place in Tampines where heat-reflective paint will be painted on some 130 housing blocks in an effort to reduce ambient temperature by 2°C, reported The Straits Times.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): Folks here in Malaysia of course know that Singapore’s Housing Development Board is the republic’s provider of public housing for their citizens.

In diversifying their property investment portfolios, Singapore has been one of the top choices for Malaysian investors for its proximity and robust economic growth.

Owning a home is the aspiration of every Malaysian.

联合国的《World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision Report》指出，截至2019年，76%的大马人口居住在城市地区。预计到2050年，这一比例将达到87.

SINGAPORE (Oct 1): According to HDB’s flash estimate of the 3Q2018 Resale Price Index, the index has dropped 0.