Making housing affordable – still a tight squeeze
theonlinecitizen August 28 2013 By Leong Sze Hian The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has shortened its maximum loan tenure from 30 years to…
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HDB affordable and always within reach of everyone?
A compassionate housing developer How many helped? 1 GRC 5500 appeals in 1 year! All GRCs how many appeals? What percentage successful? “Statistically” a compassionate…
HDB: Prices may continue to go up?
theonlinecitizen August 18 2013 By Leong Sze Hian Property prices What do the latest property numbers mean for ordinary Singaporeans? Recent media reports say…
HDB for singles: All pay more, some pay less?
theonlinecitizen July 31, 2013 By Leong Sze Hian Worse than I initially envisaged? After writing “HDB: 2-room BTO only $16,000 – Really?” in the evening of…
HDB: 2-room BTO only $16,000 – Really?
theonlinecitizen July 31, 2013 By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “4,079 BTO flats on offer for families & singles” (Channel NewsAsia, Jul 30)….
TOC TV – “HDB flats don’t cost a single cent”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-SiDN8sUCg theonlinecitizen Published on 24 Jul 2013 This week, Leong Sze Hian talks about why “HDB flats don’t cost a single cent”. *Apologies for the poor…
64 years old couple’s housing woes?
theonlinecitizen July 19, 2013 By Leong Sze Hian Mr and Mrs Chan (not their real name), are both 64 years old, and they purchased a HDB…
Understanding how ‘HDB’ works with trepidation?
theonlinecitizen July 08, 2013 By Leong Sze Hian Policy change which caused the greatest untold misery? I promised at the end of my article “The ‘great’…
Mother with 2 children homeless in 2 weeks?
theonlinecitizen July 06, 2013 By Leong Sze Hian and financial counselling volunteers Legal Aid Bureau helped with divorce Elsie (not her real name) is a 48…
SPP Financial Literacy Awareness Programme (6th Intake)
http://www.spp.org.sg/spp-financial-literacy-awareness-programme-6th-intake/ SPP Financial Literacy Awareness Programme (6th Intake) Strong financial literacy can mitigate the financial problems that many Singaporeans may encounter. In this programme launched…