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I’m seeking some advice on housing affordability and loan eligibility.

I’m 46 and my wife is 43. We jointly own a fully paid 4-room HDB in Punggol valued at around $750k, and we have about $400k in cash. Our combined monthly income is $13.7k, with a car loan of about $1k/month as our only liability. We also have 3 young kids.

We’re considering upgrading to a new launch EC (4-bedroom) in Tampines, but when we checked, our loan eligibility came up to only about $550k, based on a 19-year tenure. This makes it difficult to afford an EC priced around $2.2M.

I’m wondering how others in similar situations manage to secure higher loan amounts, especially given the EC income ceiling of $16k/month. Are there strategies or considerations we might be missing?

Appreciate any insights or advice.
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Hi

Oh in your scenario, you should go for the deferred payment scheme with bridging loan. With sufficient CPF OA you should be able to get the unit. The total loan from bank has 2 components (home loan and bridging loan)

In your scenario you can bump up the home loan to about 840k based on extended home tenure of 29 years, but the minimum cash downpayment will be 10%

With your hdb, it can also be used to apply for deferred bridging loan, which is a separate loan from home loan, and will also bump up the total bank loan amount that can be used for the purchase.

If have sufficient cash funds, can also do show funds method to bump up the home loan as well.

I can assist to do a full calculation for you so you get the full picture for the transition.

Unfortunately Rivelle EC is fully sold out though, so not sure if you might be open to Coastal Cabana EC with available 4 bedroom units.

Hope the above clarifies. I am well-versed with HDB and private property transactions, having helped more than 100 home-owners to smoothly complete their housing plans over the years. Please reach out to me at (65) 9 7 4 3 2 3 9 5 for a more in-depth discussion :)

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Hi, appreciate your sharing over PropertyGuru, best to check with banker first to determine the loan size before working out your future plan.
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