HDB | Press Releases

HDB is First Public Sector Organisation to Win BCA’s Building Information Modelling Award

14 May 2015

Housing and Development Board (HDB) is conferred the Building Information Modelling (BIM) – Organisation (GoldPLUS ) Award, a distinguished honour for achievements in implementing the BIM technology to drive planning and construction productivity at the organisational level.

Joint Press Release by CPF & HDB - CPF interest rates and HDB’s mortgage rate for Q3 2015

14 May 2015

Central Provident Fund (CPF) members will continue to earn interest rates of up to 3.5% per annum on their Ordinary Account (OA) monies, and up to 5% per annum on their Special and Medisave Accounts (SMA) monies in the third quarter of 2015.

Revised Eligibility Condition for Subtenants to rent an HDB Flat or room(s)

30 Apr 2015

We wish to inform you on the implementation of a revised eligibility condition for subtenants to rent an HDB flat or room(s).

Government to release 2 residential sites with estimated yield of about 1,180 housing units in April 2015

29 Apr 2015

To provide home-buyers with more choices for private housing, the Housing & Development Board (HDB), as the Government’s land sales agent, will be releasing two residential sites for sale in April 2015 under the 1st half 2015 (1H2015) Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme.

Release of 1st Quarter 2015 Public Housing Data

24 Apr 2015

This press release provides the data for the HDB resale and rental markets in 1st Quarter 2015.

Flash Estimate of 1st Quarter 2015 Resale Price Index

01 Apr 2015

HDB’s flash estimate of the 1st Quarter 2015 Resale Price Index (RPI) is 135.6, a decline of 1.0% over 4th Quarter 2014

New Lease Buyback Scheme Takes Effect From 1 April 2015

31 Mar 2015

In September 2014, the Government announced four enhancements to the Lease Buyback Scheme (LBS), in response to feedback received during the Our Singapore Conversation on Housing.

Revised Subletting Policy for HDB Industrial Properties

30 Mar 2015

From 1 Jun 2015, new and existing tenants of HDB industrial properties will not be allowed to sublet their industrial properties.

Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015

12 Mar 2015

On behalf of the Minister for National Development, Minister of State (National Development) Desmond Lee introduced the Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015 for first reading in Parliament today.

Joint Press Release by MND & HDB - Helping Singaporeans Own Their Homes And Build Strong Families

10 Mar 2015

Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan said in Parliament today that public housing affordability has improved since 2011, and efforts to tame the housing market have seen results.