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Hi Kelvin,

You may text 9620 0827  with regards to your inquiry. We will advise after we have a better understanding of your position and requirements.

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Dear Kelvin,

We have met countless different categories of clients and have came to understand that not all clients are willing to sell their properties for profit or upgrade, as the emotional attachment towards the existing home can be far more significant than the profit that maybe generated from the sale or upgrade. Of course, this may not be the case in the wife's disagreement to sell. I can recall that I had some internal struggle when I have to sell my own HDB (1st matrimonial home) a couple of years back. The key is to understand why the disagreement and see how we are able to address the disagreement.

I have been in the real estate business since 2009, with more than 10years of experience serving the Singapore real estate market.

I am very active in the residential segment of Singapore real estate market, having transacted hundreds of deals from HDBs to private condominiums and landed properties in Singapore, and have handled many unique cases in sales and purchases as well as rental deals.

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Hi Kelvin, I would be most glad to assist you further and pls feel free to let me know if you need any assistance. Hope to hear from you soon and have a great week ahead. By the way, yes I do have buyers who are willing to pay for the ABSD as they would like to keep their existing property and to rent it out or to WILL it to their children.

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Aaron Chong
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Hi Kelvin,

Yes though I would say such cases are rare as the ABSD amount can be quite costly. The groups who did feel they can recover their ABSD eventually through the hdb rentals.

May I have more info and requirements about your plans so to make better recommendations? Thanks and look forward to value-add to your housing plans.

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Hi Kelvin, there are buyers willing to pay ABSD. Do contact me at 97970200  to understand and share more

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Hi Kelvin,

It will better to understand the purpose of the second property with assessment of your position. I will be glad to assist. I can be contacted at 97908382  .

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Hi Kelvin,

Yes, I do come across buyers who insist to keep their HDB flat and pay ABSD for their next purchase.

However, I do encourage my clients to sell their HDB as it will provide them with enormous savings which would be useful in time to come.

Perhaps you could share with me the reasons why your Wife does not want to sell the HDB flat? Is it because of sentimental reasons? Or does she think otherwise? Perhaps if she could understand more on the impact of her choice that she will make a more informed decision?

I am experienced and well-versed in both private and HDB resale transactions. I will be able to assist you in your housing plans. Please get in touch with me for a more in-depth discussion.

Should you need require further assistance in matters relating to property, please contact me at my mobile 9748 6305  . I will be happy to assess and share with you the possibilities for you in the current market.

Thank you.

Best regards,
Robbie Chen
 9748 6305 
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Hi Kelvin
Do contact me at 93375051  for a free and non obligatory discussion on this.
Regards
Taufik Hussein
ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd Read More

HI Kelvin,

There are definitely a lot of people who purchase a condo and still keep the HDB. It could be for sentimental reason or purely just economy reason where they will rent out one of the property to have a passive income.

Most important is what your future plan and what you looking for before I can advise what is best for you.

ABSD can be costly but that shouldn't be the reason to deter you from purchasing another property.

Feel free to contact me at 92707548  to discuss further.

Thanks!

Alan Sng
PropNex Read More

Hi Kelvin,

I have clients who paid ABSD and I can share with you the pros and cons of paying it.

HDB has a good rental yield but ultimately it will depreciate with time. Please feel free to contact me so that I can share with you in-depth after understanding your objectives.

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Hi Kelvin

I will be glad to assist
I won't be able to contact you first as I do not have your contact, appreciate if you can contact me at (65) 96608508  or Silviayang8@gmail.com
or click here http://bit.ly/2tzIQ1a to whatsapp me for no obligation discussion
Thank you.

Warmest regards,

Silvia Yang

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Hi Kelvin,

Answer is 'Yes'. I have come across not many, but a few had 3 properties where they paid ABSD for the 2nd & 3rd properties. Pay ABSD for 2nd are more common.

Reasons are as below:
1) Buy 2nd &/or 3rd properties as a form of investment; capital gain and rental yield
2) Feels more comfortable to stay in HDB area
3) Their children are still schooling nearby
4) Their parents are living nearby
5) Have very good neighbours
6) Amenities; eateries nearby are good, wet-market, hawker etc
7) Convenient to public transport
8) Working location is nearby & more....

The above are mainly for your reference. You have to ask yourself whether it is worth to pay the ABSD with respect to yuor main reason of keeping the HDB.
It is more important to answer to yourself than see what others are doing.

Hope the above answer to your main concerns, but if there are more queries, please feel free to contact me at 90110636  , or email: ling.ck7@gmail.com if more information is needed.
I'll be glad to assist.

Best regards
Ling CK
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Hi Kelvin,

Hope you and your family are keeping well during this breaker period.

For your question, yes we have clients who actually kept their HDB and paid ABSD for their private property but not a lot of our clients will do that. It really depends on the reason why the clients want to keep the HDB. In the real estate sense of things, our advice is not to pay ABSD for the private property as the amount can really be quite a lot to pay.

What I would suggest is maybe we can have a chat about this together with your wife? And I can explain to both of you together on the reasons why we do not recommend to do pay the ABSD. Maybe if we manage to present it in another angle, she may be convinced. Of course at the same time, we can also hear her out on what is her concerns that she do not want to sell the HDB. Definitely there are some reasons that cannot be convinced with other reasons. If that is the case, then the next logical step will be to calculate the ABSD and see whether is it worth it to pay for the project that you are interested in. Seriously not all houses are worth paying the ABSD. And worse still some is not even worth buying.

No worries on the discussion as there are no obligations at all. We can really just take it as a chat. We can also chat over WhatsApp video call, Zoom video conferencing or just a voice chat if you are more comfortable with that. We can also help to do a financial calculation for you so that both of you can have some figures to refer to during your own discussion. We have just managed to do a calculation for another buyer yesterday too.

I work closely with my partner who is also my wife. Maybe just to share a little on ourselves. We have been in this business for a while and we have served many clients over time. Many of them are now our friends and many have also left testimonials for us for our service rendered. Both of us have always believe that our property is probably the most expensive thing that we have bought in our lives and hence any agents handling the houses should really uphold the clients' interest in top priority. Thanks to the many kinds words from our clients, both of us have been interviewed by Council of Estate Agents (CEA) before and we have been featured in their newsletter for Great Client Service. Personally I also won the SAEA Best Client Service Silver Award before as well. We believe that we will definitely be able to provide some good advice to you and hopefully we will be able to provide the same level of client service to you and hopefully even better.

Looking forward to hear from you soon! Cheers!

Best Regards,

Jeffrey Heng
Associate Executive Director (Sincerus Division)
OrangeTee and Tie Pte Ltd
NAVIS Living Group - The fastest growing group in OrangeTee that believes in Technology, Training & Teamwork (3Ts)

Mobile : +65 9858 1322 
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Hi Kelvin,

Hope you and your family are keeping well during this breaker period.

For your question, yes we have clients who actually kept their HDB and paid ABSD for their private property but not a lot of our clients will do that. It really depends on the reason why the clients want to keep the HDB. In the real estate sense of things, our advice is not to pay ABSD for the private property as the amount can really be quite a lot to pay.

What I would suggest is maybe we can have a chat about this together with your wife? And I can explain to both of you together on the reasons why we do not recommend to do pay the ABSD. Maybe if we manage to present it in another angle, she may be convinced. Of course at the same time, we can also hear her out on what is her concerns that she do not want to sell the HDB. Definitely there are some reasons that cannot be convinced with other reasons. If that is the case, then the next logical step will be to calculate the ABSD and see whether is it worth it to pay for the project that you are interested in. Seriously not all houses are worth paying the ABSD. And worse still some is not even worth buying.

No worries on the discussion as there are no obligations at all. We can really just take it as a chat. We can also chat over WhatsApp video call, Zoom video conferencing or just a voice chat if you are more comfortable with that. We can also help to do a financial calculation for you so that both of you can have some figures to refer to during your own discussion. We have just managed to do a calculation for another buyer yesterday too.

I work closely with my partner who is also my wife. Maybe just to share a little on ourselves. We have been in this business for a while and we have served many clients over time. Many of them are now our friends and many have also left testimonials for us for our service rendered. Both of us have always believe that our property is probably the most expensive thing that we have bought in our lives and hence any agents handling the houses should really uphold the clients' interest in top priority. Thanks to the many kinds words from our clients, both of us have been interviewed by Council of Estate Agents (CEA) before and we have been featured in their newsletter for Great Client Service. Personally I also won the SAEA Best Client Service Silver Award before as well. We believe that we will definitely be able to provide some good advice to you and hopefully we will be able to provide the same level of client service to you and hopefully even better.

Looking forward to hear from you soon! Cheers!

Best Regards,

Jeffrey Heng
Associate Executive Director (Sincerus Division)
OrangeTee and Tie Pte Ltd
NAVIS Living Group - The fastest growing group in OrangeTee that believes in Technology, Training & Teamwork (3Ts)

Mobile : +65 9858 1322 
Email : hengjeffrey@gmail.com
Web : www.sgpropertyadvisers.com

Founder of Sincerus Division
SAEA Real Estate Excellence Silver Award - Best Client Service (2014)
SAEA Real Estate Excellence Award Nominee - Best Client Service (2012/2013)

* Featured in CEA Newsletter for Great Client Service - https://goo.gl/NMusPZ *
* Featured in Propertyguru Magazine With My Partner- https://goo.gl/cioyEu *
* Featured in PropertyGuru Magazine for Team Building - http://tiny.cc/80w5lz *
* Words From Clients - https://www.sgpropertyadvisers.com/testimonials *
* Check Out Our Client Testimonial Video Here - https://youtu.be/WzNepsjH1Oc *
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Good day sir .

On a personal basis , I would not pay ABSD .

Either i stay put in my hdb and forget about 2nd property ,

Or i sell my hdb to buy a private property .

My charges for selling a hdb is 1% for exclusive selling rights ( sole agent ) to your property , or 2% for open listing ( as many agents as you like ) .

No commission chargeable when I serve private property buyers.

Joanne chia
Hp 8333 3327  Read More