20-24% of first-time BTO applicants in mature estates get flat on first try
The Straits Times|December 01, 2022
Apply for units in non-mature estates to improve chances, says Desmond Lee
Michelle Ng Housing Correspondent
20-24% of first-time BTO applicants in mature estates get flat on first try

Between 20 per cent and 24 per cent of first-time applicants managed to get a Build-To-Order BTO) flat in a mature estate on their first try in the past three years, said National Development Minister Desmond Lee.

Of all first-time applicants who managed to get a BTO flat in a mature estate from 2019 to 2021, less than 2 per cent took more than five tries, he noted in a written reply to Workers’ Party MP He Ting Ru Sengkang GRC) on Wednesday.

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