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Our Punggol BTO 4-room flat will be meeting MOP by October 2017.

My husband and I are considering upgrading to bigger 4-room, 5-room or EA at locations near Boon Lay MRT, Bukit Batok MRT or Bukit Gombak MRT. We are open to both resale and sale of balance from HDB.

However, we have some questions:

(1) Is there any levy we need to pay for resale?

(2) How do I calculate the cash proceeds (if any)?

(3) Are we able to use all funds from ordinary account for housing? (is there a need to keep $20, 000 in OA)?

(4) Is it possible to do a Contra?

Thank you!
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Hi,

1) If you buy a resale flat, no need to pay any levy
2) Let me calculate it for you
3) Percentage of CPF you can use depends on the age of the property (for HDB)
4) Yes

Contact me at 88209000  , I will explain to you more in detail.

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Hi,

Resale levy is only applicable if you are buying another subsidized flat (ie. Sale of Balance or new EC). If you are buying another resale hdb without grant, no levy is applicable.

The cash proceeds are what is available after Sales Price less CPF utilized and refunded, less mortgage loan and transaction costs such as conveyancing and agent commission.

Yes you can use CPF OA for your next property. Contra is also possible but you need to be taking hdb loan again.

I have done upgrading cases before and will be glad to share more on the best approach and the detailed financials and timeline.

May I have more info and requirements about your plans so to make better recommendations? Thanks and look forward to value-add to your housing plans.

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YT Tan (陈永达)
Good evening,

you will have to pay resale levy if you are applying for sale of balance flats. But if you are going for resale HDB, there wont be any resale levy payable.

Usually for my clients, I will draft up a financial plan to derive an estimated sales proceeds based on possible sale price, outstanding loan if applicable, CPF utilised plus accrued interest and other costs.

If you are using HDB loan, you will have to use all your CPF OA funds. If you are using bank loan, you can opt to select how much you will want to use.

Last of all, yes you can use contra facility if you would like to take up HDB loan for your next purchase.

Hope my explanation helps!

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Dear Mdm,

1) There will be no resale levy when you purchase a resale flat. However, resale levy is payable when you purchase a new BTO or an EC.

2) It is definitely a positive sale for you as your unit is a BTO. Sales Proceed = Sales Price - Outstanding Loan - CPF + accrued interests to be refunded.

3) As long as you are below the age of 55 years old, you are able to use 100% of the funds refunded towards your next purchase! There is no restrictions on CPF funds usage!

4) Contra is possible but usually not advisable for your case as contra involved using HDB loan for your next HDB purchase. Upgraders choose not to use conta because HDB interest rates at 2.6% is higher than current bank rates of about 1.5%. Secondly, owners will only be able to cash out 50% of their sales proceed if they choose to use contra.

Instead, your upgrading timeline and your finances can be planned in a manner that you can sell and buy with minimal disruption.

I have assisted many of my clients in a similar situation as yourself living in Punggol and Seng Kang. Just last month, I have also transacted a 4 room unit at Punggol at a record price with a Cash Over Valuation of $38,000.

Please feel free to contact me so that I can gather more information from you and share with you in details how you should plan and implement the upgrade plan!

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Good afternoon,

If you are getting SOBF, you will be require to pay resale levy when you opt for 4 or 5 room unit. With EA, you can only look at resale market.
If your combined household income does not exceed the ceiling capped by HDB, you will be eligible for your second HDB loan. However, you will be required to utilize all your OA fund, 50% cash proceed from the sales of your Punggol unit before getting loan for the balance.
As for the computation of cash proceed, do feel free to contact me for feasibility assessment. This would allow you to understand your situation better moving forward.

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Robbie Chen Chee Howe
Hi,

From your questions, I think it's advisable for you to engage a proficient agent to assist you in your transition.

Let me first help you with your initial questions:
1) No resale levy payable for resale flats.

2) Cash proceeds will be sales price less off outstanding loan amount, less off CPF refund, less off agent and legal fees.

3) Yes, if the flat is above 60 years balance lease, you can utilise all of your OA funds.

4) Yes, it is possible for you to do contra, if your current flat is under HDB loan, and you plan to get another HDB loan for your next house.

Hope the above clarifies.

Should you need any further assistance in matters relating to property, please contact me at my mobile 9748 6305  . I will be happy to assess and share with you the possibilities for you and your partner in the current market.

Thank you.

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Hi,
There are other concerns which were not spelled from your queries.
But let me starts by addressing the queries you had spelled.

(1) No resale levy incurred when buying resale.
(2) Cash proceeds = Selling price - CPF refund - Loan - agent fees - legal fee - miscellaneous
In order to get an accurate calculation, it is best to engage an agent to do the calculation.
(3) All funds under OA can be utilize before reaching 55.
(4) Contra can be done, but do note that this can only be done with HDB loan for the next flat,
& 50% of cash proceed will have to pay for the next purchase.

The other concerns that were not spell were:
(1) Sale of balance: also considered subsidized flat thus resale levy is inccurred.
It is $40k for 4-room (this is based on your current flat & not the next purchase).
(2) In order to get the most cash out, it is best to get HDB loan but without the contra.
Because getting bank loan will require 5% cash for the purchase.

Hope the above address all your concerns, otherwise, I can be contacted via 90110636  or email
ling.ck7@gmail.com

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