In a perfect world, everyone will have a generously-sized home, affordable, and maybe even the capacity to practice filial piety, all while planning to grow our family within budget. It’s every Singaporean’s dream, right?
But here’s the reality: big homes are getting increasingly unaffordable and new launches are just shrinking smaller. Bigger families that want to live with multi-generations under one roof will find it tough to find something that is affordably priced.
There is one option though that may often be overlooked, a 3Gen HDB flat.
This week, we spoke to Valerie (*not her real name for privacy reasons) about her journey to eventually buying a 3Gen Flat for her future family planning and parents in Tampines.
Introducing the 3Gen Flat
Built for multi-generational families, 3Gen flats are a little special as they were first introduced in the Sept 2013 BTO launch as a way to help multi-generation households live under one roof....