Daily Briefing: New plans revealed for Jurong Lake Gardens; Singh to leave JLL's residential team

And here are five ways to get your first affordable HDB flat.

Local architecture firm Liu & Wo Architects unveiled its plans for the central and easter parts of the new Jurong Lake Gardens, which has been dubbed the third national garden after the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Gardens by the Bay. The firm, which was appointed in October via tender, revealed that it took into account the need to preserve nature by retaining existing biodiversity hotspots. Check out the plans here.

Real estate consultancy JLL has announced that Karamjit Singh will be leaving his position as Head of Residential to pursue his own entrepreneurial interests. However, he will continue to advise the firm and its clients on major residential capital markets transactions in his new capacity as senior consultant. Read the full story here.

Buying an HDB flat could be a major life decision for some. That said, there are practical ways of getting your first HDB flat that is affordable. For one, you have to apply for a Build-To-Order (BTO) flat if you can plan ahead. Click here to know more of the ways.