I am a Singaporean marrying a foreigner who is planning to get a PR after our marriage. Which housing option is available and affordable?

I was in a similar situation as you a few months back; but have decided to appeal for ICA to kinda expedite my spouse PR's application through two ways 1) Seek MP for assistance, 2) Self-write a report on why my spouse is suitable for PR and what kind of contribution she can offer.

ICA replied quite fast after that and it was approved, which makes us eligible to apply for PR immediately.

If let's say the PR is still pending after very long, I will not hesitate to get a resale.

Resale now has a lot more grants than BTO(if you include proximity grant too), and you just might be able to save some $$$.

Thanks, free feel to buzz me for more info about PR related matters.

Hey Samuel -- if you go for a resale HDB, you'd also have to fulfil the 5-year Minimum Occupation Period before you can even apply for a BTO.

It used to be that you could apply for the BTO first as long as the completion date was after your MOP, but HDB recently decided to be more stringent about enforcing the policy to dampen demand for BTOs. (Apparently Singapore is land scarce. Who knew?)

That means it could be up to 9-10 years before you get your BTO (tho PM Lee says they're trying to shorten the BTO completion time).

You can check out this guide on the housing options available to you, but in short, you can choose from:

1. 2-room Flexi BTO flat in a non-mature estate
2. 2-room Flexi Balance flat in a non-mature estate
3. (If purchased with parents/siblings who are citizens/PRs) - DBSS flat
4. Resale flat (but for the long haul)
5. Condo

You might also want to check out this guide on HDB grants to shave a bit off the resale HDB purchase price.