5RM HDB for Sale at Punggol

Six new BTO projects by HDB in Sep 2013

Singapore Housing Development Board (HDB) launches six new Build-To-Order (BTO) projects in Sep 2013 – Matilda Edge, The Verandah @ Matilda, Waterway View in Punggol, as well as Palm Breeze @ Yishun, Saraca Breeze @ Yishun and Khatib Court in Yishun. These BTO projects offer a total of 4,156 units of Studio Apartments, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-room and 3Gen flats
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Do you know that short term rentals in Singapore is illegal?

Home stay and short terms stays are common among visitors in different parts of the world, while this is illegal in Singapore. Many holidaymakers around the world uses Internet booking sites (like Airbnb, Roomorama, Travelmob and Wimdu) to stay in homes as a cheaper, and interesting alternative to hotels, including in Singapore. But authorities (like HDB, ERA, etc) have warned home owners in Singapore.

HDB (Singapore Housing Development Board) stepped up enforcement on illegal short term rental phenomenon in Singapore. HDB received 20 complaints from the public on short-term leasing in the year 2012. For the first 7 months of 2013, HDB received 11 cases. Six months is the minimum subletting period here in Singapore.

Cooling measures in Singapore residential market

Chronological order of cooling measures in Singapore residential market

Since 14th Sep 2009, the Singapore government introduced a total of seven comprehensive cooling measures.
It has been 8 months since the lastest cooling (dated 27/AUG/2013) measure has been implemented.

1. 14th Sep 2009
2. 19th Feb 2010
3. 30th Aug 2010
4. 14th Jun 2011
5. 08th Dec 2011
6. 06th Oct 2012
7. 12th Jan 2013
8. 27th Aug 2013