There’s a new framework in town for HDB projects. Starting in October, new BTO flats will either be Standard, Plus or Prime.

New Plus and Prime flats will be in attractive locations and have higher subsidies, but they also come with tighter resale conditions, including a ten-year minimum occupation period, and a ban on rentals.

What does this mean for BTO buyers? Are the new Plus and Prime flats worth the additional restrictions? Will it be tough to upgrade from a BTO Plus or Prime home to a condo unit?

Senior correspondent Leslie Yee gets insights from PropertyGuru’s Dr Lee Nai Jia.

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Highlights of the podcast:

01:33 Clawback of resale proceeds

03:04 Ten-year minimum occupation period

09:28 Condo upgrading

12:45 Million dollar resale flats

14:30 Older flats in choice locations with lighter restrictions

Read Leslie’s article:

HDB should push on with tough task of addressing affordability while serving groups with widely varying buying power

Written and hosted by: Leslie Yee (lyee@sph.com.sg)

With Dr Lee Nai Jia, head of real estate intelligence, data and software solutions, PropertyGuru Group.

Edited by: Emily Liu & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Leslie Yee & Emily Liu

Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

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