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Hello I am a SC, about to marry a girl soon who is also SC. We both have parents who are foreigners.

I am thinking there are three options:
1. She and I each buy a resale HDB with our parents. When we get married, we each have a HDB under our name. Do we have to let go of one of the flat? what if the MOP is not met yet.
2. She and I get married first and we co-own a resale HDB after marriage. Then maybe 5 to 10 years down the road, we save enough to buy a private property, and apply for ABSD remission, while selling the old flat within 6 months. Is this ABSD remission success chance high?
3. We get married first, we get a resale flat but she is the main applicant but i am only occupier. 5-10 years later we save enough and I get a private property, and I am exempted from 7% ABSD right? (since technically i am just a occupier)

Am I right with all the assumptions and policies above? Seeking some opinion on which option is better to go (mostly minimizing ABSD)
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Good evening,

Single SC who had purchased HDB unit individually but gotten married to another SC who also owns a HDB unit are to inform HDB about their case. Under HDB ruling, married couples are considered as an entity and therefore are only allowed to own one HDB unit.
In order to purchase a resale HDB unit, the main applicant must be SC with their non-SC spouse as occupier. Hence if your spouse have also gotten SC status, she can purchase a HDB unit as the main applicant and you be the essential occupier. Upon fulfilling MOP, you can then purchase private property without the need to pay for ABSD.

DO feel free to contact me for further discussion.

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  • WL
    Hi, thanks for your reply.

    for your last part, if my wife get a resale hdb with me as the occupier, are we allow to take loan based on combined salary? or just her salary alone.
Hi,

All the options posted are pointing to a single objective; to gain capital appreciation.

According to basic economic demand & supply. You would have read and know of 2 things happened the last 4 yrs.
Private property is selling at lower price, supply is getting lesser.
MND had built a lot of BTO for the past 7 yrs and still building.

Rule of thumb is private will get more expensive while HDB will become cheaper due to high supply.

If you lack of the 5% cash to invest in private, than properly have to be contented to stay in HDB for At least the next 10 yrs without any chance of upgrading unless you earn high income in this 10 yrs. Capital appreciation will be difficult to be seen in HDB flats in the next 10 yrs from the current large supply.

In fact, if you realized there are already lots of sales of balance flats available now.

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Robbie Chen Chee Howe
Hi,

If I can propose something to you, where you can own a unit for your own stay, pay no ABSD, and yet get rental income monthly, would you be keen to explore this option?

Should you need any 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 and your partner in the current market.

Thank you.

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Hi

I understand the direction where you are going.

Option 1 is out. Can only own 1 hdb at a time. And will impact on ssd and extra fees on transfer of name etc.
Opt 2. Is feasible but mop 5 years.
Option 3. Most feasible.

What you need is prudence calculation. If the calculation is more accurate the better.

Work on the tdsr aspect and there will be more options once you know what you have to work with.

Do contact me with no obligation discussion

Br

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