Bridge to home ownership: Why Singapore is exploring build-to-rent

The Straits Times · Isabelle Liew, Christine Tan · 2026-11-01 21:00 UTC

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SINGAPORE – Singaporean couple Henry Tay and Sarah Tong wanted to live on their own immediately after they got married in May 2024.

With their Build-To-Order (BTO) flat in Tanah Merah about three years from completion, they turned to renting their love nest even though it would cost them about 25% of their combined take-home pay.

Home was in two places in the last two years: first, a one-bedroom unit in a Bright Hill condominium, then a three-room flat in Ang Mo Kio. Rent was between $2,200 and $2,500 monthly.

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