Source : Sunday Times – 10 May 2009
I refer to the letter, ‘Ballot is fairer to all’ (April21), and the commentary, ‘Queuing 36 hours for a home’ (April26).
The bulk of public housing is sold by the Housing Board under the Build-To-Order system via balloting.
The Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) is a private developer-led scheme to give more choices to a niche group of HDB flat buyers who want better design and finishes.
Under the DBSS, private developers bid for the land, design the project, oversee construction, and market and sell the flats to eligible flat buyers.
They can decide how to sell the flats so long as the objectives and fundamentals of public housing are preserved.
These include the different priority schemes that are applicable to HDB flat buyers.
For Parc Lumiere, the HDB understands that pre-designated units were set aside for priority schemes, such as the Married Child Priority Scheme and Third Child Priority Scheme.
A majority of the flats were also set aside for first-timers, in recognition of their more urgent need for housing.
The HDB has shared with the developers the pros and cons of the various sale approaches.
Developers are required to ensure that their sale of DBSS flats is transparent to the public and carried out in an orderly and fair manner.
Most of the developers have adopted the balloting approach in their sale of DBSS flats so far.
The HDB will continue to monitor DBSS sales exercises closely to ensure that public order and safety are not compromised.
We thank the writers for the feedback.
Lee Yat Thong
Acting Deputy Director (Sales)
Housing & Development Board
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