Comments on: No frills housing? Don’t have upgrading lor.

By: vanessa

vanessa — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:13:25 +0000

Dear Sir,

I am Vanessa of Class 5.10 Esther, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). I am part of the delegation from my school to the National University of Singapore organized Pre-U Seminar and my schoolmates and I would like to interview you based on your views to the Additional Housing Grant implemented by the Housing Development Board. A speedy reply would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

Yours Faithfully,
Vanessa

By: Don't Click My Adsense

Don't Click My Adsense — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:24:35 +0000

The report today show that the prime private houses have fallen by more than 15%, look likes the HDB will start to fall too. However, I think the no frill will still be attractive to people on a shoestring.

By: Don't Click My Adsense

Don't Click My Adsense — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:23:00 +0000

The private houses have fallen by more than 15%, look likes the HDB will start to fall too.

By: HDB Windows

HDB Windows — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:53:09 +0000

Some of these no frill apartments are about 600 sqf, I wonder how is anyone going to start a family in such small and confine space.

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By: bacteria

bacteria — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:29:10 +0000

You must have been sleeping during your marketing classes.

Obviously we have MPs(and high ranking civil servants) who went thru MBA.

Thru product differentiation, you can avoid cannibalization of existing expensive HDB units (read : Profit) and at the same time build affordable (according to their statistics) units to house the lower middle class at minimal loss (and prevent deranged homesless folks from performing acts of violence or , worse, vote opposition in an election which may come soon). Besides, if the economy recovers, they can always profit from the upgrading projects. WIN-WIN. (Please take note, very important buzzword).

Seriously, u need to learn from the Chua sisters.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:23:02 +0000

If you observe the trend of public housing from 40 yrs ago till now, my conclusion is that we are regressing. From communal type housing to ECs in a span of 45 yrs. Now we are building more 3 rms and possibly no frills/house brands/slums. I would take it as a barometer of affordability and sustainability of the averge S’porean. Face it, we have peaked and we are not going to hit the kind of growth we saw the last 2 decades. Mkt cycles are getting shorter and more volatile. S’poreans shd get used to the fact that properties are not a sure bet anymore. In current mkt conditions, it is suicidal to take on 20 – 30 yrs laibilities. Live within yr means.