- Public Housing Choices in Singapore: Planning Implications    211 kb by    Faishal Ibrahim, Muhammad & Ying Hui, See | faishal@nus.edu.sg    Short Outline The paper attempts to investigate buyers' stated preference for public housing options in Singapore. Linking the provision to the planning of public housing estates in Singapore, the study found that the timing of the integration of amenities and public housing flats could be further enhanced for greater optimization of resources in the public housing market in Singapore. Abstract In the light of the recent oversupply of public housing flats in Singapore, this paper examines buyers’ preference for public housing options in Singapore, namely, new flats in new estates, new flats in mature estates and resale flats in mature estates. By looking at the buyers’ perspectives, the results indicate four factors, namely, physical, amenities, spatial and financial benefits are important in influencing buyers’ choice of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats. It can be concluded that the main reason for the oversupply of new flats in new estates is due to the lack of amenities and transportation infrastructure. The findings in this study can assist the HDB in the planning and designing of future flats. This will eventually result in the optimisation of resources in the public housing market in Singapore. Keywords public housing, planning, singapore Case Study presented on the ISOCARP Congress 2003: Planning in a more globalized World   Click to open the full paper as pdf document   Click to send an email to the author(s) of this paper