Despite the largest build-to-order (BTO) flats opened for buyers in November, more applicants preferred sale of balance (SBF) flats.
According to HDB, applicants for BTO flats went down from 39,136 in August to 24,562 in November. But the number of SBF applicants was 25,350.
A factor that helped SBF popular amongst homebuyers was possibly due to shorter completion times, OrangeTee said.