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October BTO ballot closes with 31,095 applications for 9,144 flats
Your Daily Update for 2026-10-02 — housing ballot pressure, COE quota, scams, household bills, and ten Singapore stories.
PoliticsHDB Tallies 31,095 Ballots Against 9,144 Flats in Final 2026 Sales Launch
National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat said the October sales exercise drew 31,095 applications for 9,144 flats, including first launches in Mount Pleasant and Berlayar, before the ballot window closed at midnight.
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