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1st-timers S'poreans wish to get a resale flat this year ideally near parents' place in TPY. Can't afford the "newer" flats in TPY yet not keen to stay at the other old flats. Please advise:

1) Is it wise for young couple w little CPF to get resale instead of BTO/SBF?

2) How's the market price now for resale? Good time to buy now or shd wait for prices to fall?

3) Bank loan vs HDB loan for a self-employed of 1 year+ - What docs are needed, how long is the process, how much loan can we get etc? Pls explain the difference btwn bank vs HDB loan.
- Husband is holding a regular job with CPF contributions. Combined income range btwn 6-10k/mth

4) Is it worth it to get such an old flat in TPY yet so expensive? Or get a 4rm elsewhere w/o proximity grant? What are e potential issues of selling off an old flat 5-10 years later?

5) Please explain simply, how we can do the calculation of the % that we can use CPF to pay for flats older than 30+ years.

Thanks in advance gurus!
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4 Answers

Hi buyer,

That's many many questions lumped together there.

You might want to drop me a message and we can discuss this further.

Thanks and regards,
Teck Chuan, Ng
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Hi,

For first timer couples, if you can get a good queue number for BTO, just go for it as it will alleviate some of the upfront costs of settling down. SOBF typically is heavily oversubscribed and chances slim. Otherwise, if your timeline can't wait, just go for a resale. If you have various doubts, I believe it would be wise to engage a professional realtor to assist with your purchase. I understand first timer couples have a lot on hand to manage (banquet, wedding plans etc), you may want to leave the hassle to a professional who can guide through the process. Thanks and hope to assist further.

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Hi Buyer,

Good day to you.

1. If you are able to get a good queue number for BTO, please go for it. For Sale of Balance Flat, normally it is over-subscribed and the chances of getting it is very SLIM.

2. There is never really a good time to buy / sell. We will never know if the property measures imposed by government will be alleviated. Hence, you should proceed to engage a professional realtor to assist you with your doubts.

3. Bank Loan - Normally no fixed rates for a long period, only fixed max up to 3 years. Every 3 years you have to check the market rates to make sure that you are not over-paying.In some case, refinancing or repricing will be involved.

HDB Loan - at 2.6% for the past ten over years. Very unlikely to change. You can always apply for HDB Loan, in the future if you think the rates are too High compared to Market conditions, then you can still refinance to a BANK.

Doc: Income Tax, IC, CPF Contribution Statment, OA statement. For HLE (HDB Loan) these are sufficient.

Max Loan: More informations have to be provided in order for a more accurate calculation.

I have 5 years of experience in Mortgage before joining the Property Industry, I believe my forte in Mortgage, can help you to solve your financing queries.

4. For houses less than 60 years, you can only use partial cpf to buy and bank seldom approve loan for such houses. Hence the pool of buyer gets lesser.

Please feel free to contact me directly at 97990870  upon any enquiries and i will gladly be of service.

Wishing you an excellent day ahead!

Thank you,
Joanne Ang
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It seem a much better buy to go for resale flat as BTO pricing not much difference and not worth for the wait.

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