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I am currently in a EC (post MOP) with my parents. I was made an owner so my age can lengthen the loan period. I intend to buy my own HDB so I need to be taken out of the private property.

Parents and I are on loan under OCBC and from my research, the options we have are:
(1.) Fully redeem the loan and transfer my share as gift
(2.) Do a part share sale from myself to my parents (consideration based on property valuation) , new loan under my parents name only
(3.) Sell the private property

Need your help to advise:
(A.) Other options/routes we can take apart from above
(B.) For option (2.), does the consideration need to be an actual transfer of money as we are expecting the valuation for 1/3 to be high and might not be able to afford. (Anyway, whatever consideration, I will return to them)
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YT Tan (陈永达)
Good morning Nicole,

I do understand your intention to purchase a HDB but are you 55 years old and above?

If not, you have to dispose off your interest first and observe 15 months waiting period first before you are eligible to purchase a resale HDB.

If you guys decide to sell or you buy over your parents' ownership, they could be eligible to purchase a resale HDB up to 4RM flat if both of them are 55 years old and above.

If they wish to buy a bigger resale HDB, they have to wait 15 months as well.

Perhaps you can share more information with me so I will be in a better position to advise and assist you further.

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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Hi Sir/Mdm,

For both option 1 and 2, there will be substantial amount of cash involved especially if you have utilised your CPF towards the purchase of this EC. It is also dependent on whether your parents are able to take up an sufficient amount of loan to buy over your share of the property. I will be happy to do up a financial plan for you and share with you the pros and cons of each option.

Selling the EC and buying a HDB is an option but if you were to purchase under your own name then you will need to observe the 15 months window before you are eligible.

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Hi Nicole,

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, if your intention is to buy a resale HDB flat, then after selling the EC away, you would have to have a wait out period of 15 months before you are eligible to purchase a resale HDB flat.

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Good afternoon,

I assume you are eligible to purchase the resale HDB under your own name under the single singaporean citizen scheme. If so, do note that upon removing your name from the EC, you will have to wait out 15 months before you are eligible to purchase resale HDB due to latest regulations, unless you happen to be 55 years old and above.

Option 2 the only hurdles I foresee are whether based on your parents income and age, they can afford the loan outstanding. They also need to refund the CPF you have utilized for the property, as well as pay the necessary stamp duties for the share ownership transferred. Will need some info about the property to calculate whether the cash outlay is feasible. If there are substantial savings that you have accumulated over time, it may be possible to bump up the loan amount that your parents can take.

Option 3 is the most straightforward process as most likely the property would have appreciated and there will be funds for their retirement as well as to get another property. If they are already 55 years old, they can get a resale HDB straightaway as well, while you wait out the 15 month period and stay with them for the interim and save on the rental cost.

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Hi,

Based on the latest measures, if you're below age 55, you will need to serve a 15-month wait out period should you exit from your EC before you can purchase a resale HDB flat.

Also, your parents will have to refund whatever CPF monies that you had utilised for the EC, plus accrued interest. Should there be any outstanding loan, your parents will also need to have the capabilities to undertake the balance loan.

Do take note that Stamp Duty is also payable for transfers of shares by way of gift.

If you consider selling the EC, and your parents are above age 55, they can downgrade to a resale HDB flat not bigger than 4RM in size. You can still stay with them, while waiting for the 15 months to pass to get your own resale HDB flat.

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Hi Nicole,

Thanks for the enquiry, 1st of all, I will definitely be checking on the loan eligibility of your parents to takeover your share in this property, before working out the different options. As the EC is considered a private property, both your parents and you will be required to sit out for a period of 15 months after sale before you are eligible to purchase a resale HDB, for those age 55 and above they can look into purchasing a resale 4 room flat or smaller. For BTO application, the wait out period will be 30 months.

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Hi Nicole,

1) Option 3 would be your best option; to sell the EC and have your parents buy a 4-rm or smaller flat if both of them are 55 yrs and more. They are excused from the 15 months wait-out period to buy a resale HDB flat.
But you will have to observe a wait-out period of 15 mths for a resale HDB flat and 30 mths for a BTO.
2) Yes, there must be real money passing through in this transaction.
3) No lawyer will want to get involved if there are no actual money transfers in the process. Moreover, there will be more than 1 lawyer in the transaction; 1 acting for the buyer and the other acting for the seller.
And they cannot be in the same law firm.

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