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dear gurus, need your advice on my situation below.

i've recently signed a lease of agreement for a bto ready in 2017 and currently owned a 39 year hdb. i'm turning 55 yr this year and understand there will be some CPF impact. My worry is the uncertainty in hdb prices over the next 3-5 years. Hence, would be it better for me to sell my hdb now and rent a place to hedge against fall in hdb prices (any additional impact on hdb > 40 yrs from CM7?) and should i just stay put? Of course, i would need to pay rental for the next 3-4 years. But am i right to say that so long as total rent paid < possible price fall, then it would be a financially sound decision? Tks in advance!
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Hi Wu,

You are right that it makes a more financially sound choice should the total rent payable over the next few years should you decide to sell your place currently is lesser than the possible price correction if any. The question is that we are unsure of how this latest cooling measure which will take effect soon will affect the prices in the market, as we know that there are many HDB units out there which is already more than 30years old. It may dampen the demand and pricing, however, with most of these older units situated in mature estate where location is excellent, it is still a touchy issue where we cannot determine in the price trend.

What happens if price still holds for such property and you would have spent at least $80k assuming $20k/year rental?

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