Definition of Project: The proposed plan and scheduled implementations of Housing Development Board (HDB), Singapore’s is the response to, “extreme pressure to change, driven by increasing customer expectations and public scrutiny. The government agency will become much more customer-focused, more efficient, and innovative in meeting the ever changing needs of the population it serves,” (Jick & Peiperl, 2011). HDB, Singapore understands “change is inevitable” (Calland & Keith, 2015). This acknowledgment
Although the Singapore Housing Development Board (HDB) is a strong and vast organization within a long-standing history of public service, an examination of the HDB reveals three key elements or challenges of the current situation, which without alteration - will hinder or prevent the change and growth of HDB (Jick, & Peiperl, 2011). The first challenge to change is the balancing of heavy workloads of employees with change. This issue of ‘balancing’ must be addressed, since forcing employees balance
1 INTRODUCTION The Singapore public housing policy since its establishment has proved to provide shelter for the population and has contributed significantly to the economic, social and political development of Singapore. This policy has been the benchmark for the best public housing by other countries notably China and Hong Kong (Yang, 2010; Wong, 2011). The public housing policy implementation has been spearheaded by Housing and Development Board (HDB) to tackle post war economic problems such
1.0 Introduction Sim Lian Group Limited is one of Singapore’s most established property development and Construction Company, backed by an outstanding track record in construction that spans for more than 3 decades. The Group’s evolution into an established player in Singapore’s property market began with its mission of “Creating space, creating homes”. These are the starting points for Sim Lian’s architectural designs, which seek to provide modern living, creating a luxurious field of space and
public housing authority, Housing Development Board (HBD) was a very important aspect to Singapore’s basic shelter needs. In 2007, basic shelter needs were used for 3.7 million of Singapore’s population. Singapore is considered a city-state in South East Asia where the government is heavily involved. As a non-profit organization, the local government is responsible for overseeing and administering certain decisions and responsibilities of Singapore’s public housing. The Housing Development Board was
Investigation Question To what extent do the Singapore Government’s policies on housing and immigration, help to increase the demand of the private property sector in the housing market. Abstract The research question of this Economics Extended Essay is, “To what extent does the Singapore Government’s policies on housing and immigration, help to increase the demand of the private property sector in the housing market.” For this investigation I used a variety of gathered raw data and policies
According to the Singapore consumer watchdog, there have been an increasing number of complaints against tuition agencies in the country. With the given situation, the quality of education is then compromised. Several agencies remain to be unregulated, making and following their own rules. Given the standard regulations and procedures, owners still remain to be deviant. Others owners are informed however, that they still manage to overlook the standards. To serve as a guideline, the following is
by offering potential buyers a variety of favorable policies in order to generate a positive market response. 3Gen HDB flats are offered at the average price of 400,000 per unit, which it is clearly a bargain for many potential buyers; the decent housing price reduces their dependence on loans on paying off their mortgage, at the same time, allows them to diversify their investments or save up for future expenses. For the same cause, the government subsidizes the Married Child Priority Scheme (MCP)
It is no secret that HDB housing is a popular choice in Singapore, making up 80 percent of all housing with 80 percent of those residents owning their own homes, according to the Housing and Development Board’s website. Property websites such as Property Guru list thousands of HDB flats available for both sale and rent throughout Singapore. Clearly there is a lot of choice and availability for HDB flats. But it is also clear that before making a decision on a flat, you should consider all of the
The Los Angeles County Board has allocated $25 million dollars to spend on new programs that promote social justice. I have developed a proposal to allocate the money to create affordable housing complexes in communities within the city. The communities selected for housing developments are Boyle Heights, Watts, Chinatown, Pico-Union and Elysian Park. The proposal includes spending all $25 million in five developments of affordable housing. Each housing development will have twenty five 2-bedroom