Applying for a BTO can be stressful, it’s the uncertainty that can be unnerving – especially when you have a stricter timeline. It was no less the same for Anne (*not her real name for privacy reasons) and her husband, who ended up opting for an executive condominium. Choosing The Vales was surprising for them, as they never even considered the possibility of Sengkang or an EC for that matter. “Sengkang as a location and EC as a property were never options on our mind,” Anne shared. “Since late 2014, we have tried applying for BTO about six times,” she recalled. “My husband and I got engaged in 2015, and we planned to hold our wedding in 2017. We thought two years would be sufficient for us to bid for a BTO and save up enough for all the big-ticket adulting things.” She said that back then, the only advantage you get from applying for a BTO near...