SINGAPORE — Since the early 90s, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) has used a simple framework to guide the public in buying flats: By distinguishing between mature and non-mature estates, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the National Day Rally on Sunday (Aug 20).
The estate classification began in 1992 alongside changes to the balloting process to give priority to first-time buyers and applicants who had been unsuccessful in their previous flat applications.
Mature estates referred to locations with high demand but limited land space for public housing development. There are 15 mature estates in Singapore, including Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bukit Timah, Marine Parade, Serangoon and Tampines. Singapore has 12 non-mature estates such as Bukit Panjang, Punggol, Jurong West, Sengkang, Woodlands and Yishun.
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