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If my monthly income entitles me to borrow only up to $280K from banks for HDB resale flat, technically I will be looking at buying a HDB of max value $373K ($280K / 75%) and the downpayment would be ~$93K (min 5% $18K to be paid by cash, bal 20% $75K can be paid by CPF).

What if I have excess CPF OA balance, let's say $120K, can I actually look for a property of higher price say $400K, pay a higher downpayment upfront (min 5% $20K pay by cash, $100K pay by CPF), but still loan only $280K from the bank?
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YT Tan (陈永达)
Good morning Sir/ Mdm,

If you have more cash or cpf on hand than required, you are eligible to purchase a property that is slightly more expensive along with the same amount of loan.

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Hi,

1) Technically you are right.
2) Do note there are stamp duty and legal which can be paid using CPF. Therefore you could leverage this to keep your cash for your renovation.
3) If not considering (2), then the highest budget you could have is $420k.
4) $420k - $280k (loan) - $21 (5%) - $84k (20%) = $35k short. You can then use your remaining CPF of ($120k-$84k) = $36k.
5) In this case, you will have to prepare $7,200 for buyer stamp duty + $2,500 for legal fees.
6) Whatever amount incurred on the OTP deposit and exercise shall be included in the 5% minimum cash.

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