19,600 BTO flats. Land bids up 57%. Same year, same country, and neither number is wrong. Part 1 of the Tale of Two Cities series explains why public and private housing run on separate tracks.
Record BTO supply. The 15-month wait-out gone. En bloc thresholds cut. And land bids still climbed 57% in 12 months. James breaks down why both are true at once — and what buyers, owners, landlords and tenants should each do about it.
All three are GFA-harmonised, so the real floor plan question isn't hidden space — it's unit mix and choice. Comparing Thomson Reserve, Dunearn House, and Lentor Gardens Residences.
At $1,179 psf/ppr, the Hougang Central GLS land cost sets a breakeven of ~$2,171 psf. Buyers at ~$3,126 psf have roughly 30% downside buffer before the developer's floor. What that means if you need to exit.
Land cost is the number a developer can't spin. Comparing Thomson Reserve, Dunearn House, and Lentor Gardens Residences on price floor, and which fits which buyer.
JadeScape's Defects Liability Period closed years ago. At 1,206 units and 96 facilities with an 8-year-old smart home system, here's what the MCST actually carries now.
SSD is clear for every JadeScape launch buyer. The real question is what Thomson View's launch pricing, 200m away, does to your buyer pool through 2028.
