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Hi there, to calculate profits if I sell my condo, I understand i need to less off the following:
- Total principal amount withdrawn from CPF
- Accrued CPF Interest
- Outstanding loan
- Legal fees
- Buyer stamp duty

Do I also need to less off the following:
- Offer to purchase (1%)
- Option to purchase (4%)
- Completion to purchase (20%)
- Renovation expenses

Thank you
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Hi Jamie,

I would be most glad to assist you further and please feel free to let me know if you need any assistance. Have a good day ahead. By the way, you would also need to factor in the agent commission which will be at 2% of the selling price.

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  • Aaron Chong
    Thanks for the reply Jamie. As both of you are married, so for a HDB flat purchases, it will need to have both of your name, else it is considered not eligible.
  • JT
    Hi Aaron

    Thanks for your reply. I'm still not clear if I need to less off the following that I have paid in order to calculate my profit when I sell my property:
    - Offer to purchase (1%)
    - Option to purchase (4%)
    - Completion to purchase (20%)
    - Renovation expenses

    I'm asking the above as Im curious if my husband is able to purchase a HDB resale. (The current property we are living in is solely under my name. My husband is a PR and Im a Singaporean)

    Also, I dont think I paid any agent commission when i bought my current property.

    Thank you
    Jamie
Dear Jamie,

This calculation is not for profit but on sales proceeds. Typically the sales proceeds will be derived from the Selling price minusing off the total of the outstanding loan, total CPF funds utilised plus the accrued interest and any other outgoings like legal fees, agent fees as well as discharging of bank loan incurred for the sale.

Typically if you are really calculating the profit, you will probably also need to keep track on the expenses paid like renovation, maintenance fees, property tax, stamp duties and etc incurred during the purchase. Not too sure what you are trying to derive from this question though.

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Good afternoon Jamie,

To calculate the cash proceeds returning to you after the sale, you can use Sale Price less Outstanding Loan less CPF utilized + accrued interest less legal fees less agent success fee.

To calculate profits from the sale, its a bit subjective as renovation expense, buyer stamp duty some owners may not feel it should be factored in if they have stayed in the condo and they will write off this as consumption expense. As for the cash outlay used in the purchase price, yes that should be deducted to "cover" your original outlay.

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    Hi Jamie,

    Just wondering how was the discussion, is there anything I can assist further? I am contactable at wa.me/6597432395 for further discussion. Thanks! Ivan
  • Ivan Ng
    Hi Jamie,

    Thanks for reply again. To derive the profits, for the 25% down payment, if 20% was funded by CPF OA, it will be double counting since you have already deducted it in the earlier sequence. The 5% cash downpayment can be included as well. For sunk costs like stamp duty and reno expenses, maintenance fees. It is a bit subjective. If you are staying there throughout the period, usually the owners will write off as consumption expense. Some may give it a full weight and write off fully, some may calculate the total and apply a % that they feel they should recoup. But ultimately the eventual sale price a large part of it also depends on the market sentiment and recent comparable transaction prices at the point when you are selling.

    As for resale HDB, you will need to include both you and your husband names to be eligible to apply for the resale HDB. This means you need to sell away the condo. If you are below 55 years old, there is a 15 month wait out period after selling the condo before you can apply for resale HDB though.

    I am contactable at wa.me/6597432395 for further discussion. Thanks! Ivan
  • JT
    Hi Geryl, Ivan,

    Thanks for addressing my question. The purpose of asking my question is because I currently own a property, and have future plans to see when I can sell it so I can purchase a bigger one to accommodate my growing family. However, Im not sure how much I should be looking at the price my property to ensure that I'm not "losing out" and am optimising the profit. I guess that's what I mean by profit and hence my question.

    I see that most of the advice given is to less off "Outstanding Loan less CPF utilized + accrued interest less legal fees less agent success fee." - however I am curious why I wouldnt also less off the 25% that I paid upfront since that should also be considered outlay of money into the house?

    For the next house purchase, can my PR husband purchase a resale HDB under his name solely and is there any specific criteria that he needs to fulfil?

    Thanks
    Jamie
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Good morning Jamie,

Typically sellers will deduct CPF OA funds utilised plus accrued interest, outstanding loan, expenses (legal fees and agent commission) off from sale to compute sales proceeds.

If you wish to derive your profits, you of course can opt to include sunk cost like buyer's stamp duty and renovation cost as well but most wont.

25% downpayment made up your purchase price back then.

If you had used CPF OA funds to pay your 20% back then, you are doing double entry again as you already deducted it off.

By the way your husband needs to form a family nucleus to purchase a HDB. So you have to be included into the HDB purchase as owner or essential occupier under public scheme.

By the way, how old are you guys?

If both of you are below 55 years old, you have to dispose off your private property first and observe 15 months waiting period before eligible to buy resale HDB.

If both are above 55 years old, you guys can buy up to a 4RM HDB.

Perhaps it will be better to call or meet up to discuss what are your options and to clear all your doubts in mind.

Hope my sharing helps in aiding in your enquiry. May I know how can I value add further in your property needs?

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