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My fiancee and I are 26 this year.

Combined income: 9.4k
Combined cpf: 80k
Cash in hand for down-payment: 50k (can top up 20k to 30k more but prefer not too as we have wedding plans and other expenses in mind the next few years)

She has a condominium under her name currently, hence we are unable to purchase bto/ec unless she sell it off and wait for 30 months. She is in the midst of selling it away but the money will go to her parents as it is theirs to begin with.

So with all this circumstances, what is the best option for us? We tried viewing resale but the newer developments are either too pricey (600k - 780k) or too old (1980s and 1990s). And private condominium seems to be out of our budget based on our savings and cpf.

We are looking at 3 bedrooms and plan to settle down for at least 10 to 20 years.
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Basing on the available funds upfront, your estimated purchase price should be around $500k range given that you are only eligible to take up bank loan since your fiancee is selling off the private property. There is no in between choices basing on what is available in the market which you mentioned either too old or too pricey. If the 10-20 years horizon for 3 bedrooms is not viable, why not settle in for 2 bedrooms first and move up about 5-8 years later and leverage on any potential growth in terms of the value of property as well as your income growth where you will be eligible for higher loan amount on top of the ability to save up more?

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Hi,

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, I guess there isn’t much option for you so you may want to consider going for a newly MOP 3 room flat for a start and then slowly upgrade from there in 5 years time.

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I would be glad to assist you.
Feel free to contact me @ 97100155  or https://linktr.ee/peiproperty.
Hope to hear from you soon.
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