Canberra Drive EC questions buyers ask

13. The tender closed at 12 noon on 1 October 2026, and per HDB's published tender results, 13 bids is far more than the three to six analysts expected. The highest was S$825 psf ppr (S$163.9 million). The last Sembawang EC site, awarded in 2025, drew four bids. See the full breakdown on the tender result page.

Per HDB's published tender results: a consortium of SNC3 Realty, HS Invesco and Kay Lim Realty (highest, S$825 psf ppr); Intrepid Investments with TID Residential (about S$803); Apex Asia, BHCC Development and HSB Developments (about S$798); CRF Land (S$770); CDL Constellation, a City Developments-linked entity (S$735); then Peak Valley, EL Development, the Evia Real Estate, Arc Canberra and H10 Holdings group, MCS Thomson, the Macly Group-led consortium, JBE Capital, the Forsea Residence, CNQC Realty and Jianan Realty group, and Sim Lian (S$361). HDB lists all 13 bids with amounts on its land tender results page; see the tender result page for the full table.

Not confirmed yet. The tender closed at 12 noon on 1 October 2026. Per HDB's published tender results, the highest bid, S$825 psf ppr (S$163.9 million), came from a consortium of SNC3 Realty, HS Invesco and Kay Lim Realty. HDB announces the award after evaluating the bids, and the developer is only confirmed then.

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No home prices exist yet. The top land bid was S$825 per square foot per plot ratio (S$163.9 million), per HDB's published tender results, above the S$630 to S$750 analysts had forecast. That is the price of the land, not of a home. Launch prices come from the developer, and only at launch.

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On a land parcel bounded by Canberra Drive and Jalan Sendudok in Sembawang, District 27, in the north of Singapore. Canberra MRT station on the North-South Line is within about a 10-minute walk, and the site sits opposite the earlier EC projects The Visionaire and The Brownstone.

About 185 homes. HDB's tender puts the site at 11,535 sqm with a gross floor area of 18,457 sqm, which works out to roughly 185 units. The final count is the developer's decision.

No launch date has been set. Sales can only start after the site is awarded and the developer has completed design and approvals, which usually takes several quarters after a tender closes.

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Not yet. The site plan, floor plans and unit mix are drawn up by the developer after the site is awarded, and are released at the sales launch. Any plan labelled Canberra Drive EC today is not from the developer.

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10 years. It is the first EC site tendered under the rules announced on 8 May 2026. During the MOP you cannot sell the unit, rent out the whole unit, or buy another residential property in Singapore.

15 years after the Temporary Occupation Permit is issued. Before that, resale is limited to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents; after privatisation, foreigners and companies may buy.

No. Under the new EC policy, EC buyers pay under the Normal Payment Scheme, in stages as construction progresses.

The 10-year MOP removes the quick-exit strategy that made earlier ECs popular with upgraders. It suits buyers who want to live in the home for the long term. Anyone planning to resell within a decade should look at other options, and should speak to a licensed adviser about their own situation.

An EC is bought under HDB rules, with an income ceiling, citizenship conditions and grants, but built and run to private condominium standards. It becomes fully private 15 years after TOP under the new rules.

At least one buyer must be a Singapore Citizen, applying with eligible family or under the Joint Singles Scheme, with a household income of S$18,000 a month or less. Anyone in the household who owned or disposed of private property must have done so more than 30 months ago.

Yes. The ceiling was raised from S$16,000 to S$18,000 a month at the National Day Rally on 23 August 2026, for EC sites whose land tender closes on or after 24 August 2026. Canberra Drive's tender closes on 1 October 2026, so it is among the first ECs where S$18,000 applies. Balance units in existing EC projects, and ECs whose land was awarded before that date, stay at S$16,000.

Eligible first-timer families may receive an EC CPF Housing Grant of up to S$30,000, depending on household income. Second-timers may be liable for a resale levy.

90%, for the first two years after launch. Under the earlier rules it was 70% for the first month. Second-timers compete for the remaining 10% during that window.

Yes. If you own an HDB flat you must have completed its minimum occupation period to apply, and you must sell it within six months of collecting the keys to your EC.

A PR can buy with a Singapore Citizen under the eligible schemes, but an all-PR household cannot buy a new EC direct from the developer. PRs may buy an EC on the resale market after the MOP.

Sembawang Primary School and Wellington Primary School are within about 1 km of the site. Check the exact distance for Primary 1 registration on OneMap, because the priority bands are measured from the home address.

99 years, running from the date the site is awarded to the developer.

11,535 square metres, or about 124,167 square feet, with a gross floor area of 18,457 square metres.

Both are tendered under the new EC policy. Canberra Drive went to tender first, at about 185 units, and is nearer to Canberra MRT and Canberra Plaza. Sembawang Drive was tendered later. Comparing them properly needs the tender results for both.

No. This site is run by Jeffery Ng, a registered property salesperson with Huttons Asia Pte Ltd. It is not the website of the developer, HDB or URA, and no unit is being offered for sale here.

Not yet. A showflat can only be built after the developer wins the site and prepares for launch. Be careful with any site advertising showflat appointments today.

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After the site is awarded and the developer obtains approvals. Any construction or completion date circulating now is an estimate, not a fact.

Because they do not exist yet. The tender has closed but the developer has not launched the project. We publish the tender facts, the rules and the dates, and add the developer's material the day it is released.