Applications for the February 2026 Built-To-Order (BTO) sales exercise reached nearly three times the number of flats launched as at 5pm on Wednesday (Feb 11) — the last day of the application — said national development minister Chee Hong Tat.In a Facebook post at around 6.30pm on Wednesday, Chee said a total of 14,052 applications have been received for the 4,692 BTO flats. Checks by AsiaOne on the Housing and Development Board's (HDB) portal at 7pm showed that most three-room and bigger flats on offer received at application rate of below 1.0 by first-timer families. The exception was in Tampines, where two projects — Tampines Bliss and Tampines Nova — saw application rates of between 3.4 and 6.8 by first-timer families. Tampines Bliss saw 536 applicants for the 80 three-room flats, while there were 3,260 application for the 337 four-room flats for both Tampines projects.  Read more