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Should or shouln't sell?? This is a 'big' question: We intend to buy a condo for own stay, but should we sell our >10years 5rm HDB flat (fully paid, and to avoid the 7% ABSD)? Or should we keep it to earn rental (we need to pay the 7% ABSD)? If we keep it , will the HDB price drop since so many BTO coming? If we sell, then we left with a pte condo and cant go back to HDB again. Like to hear from the gurus. Thanks/ Mr & Mrs Woo.
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Hi Mr and Mrs Woo,

You are not alone in your dilema. There are so many market trends to watch out for, however, in general, with 7 rounds of cooling measures in place and more measures to keep public housing affordable for the buyers, we are often stuck in the situation of to sell and buy or purely buy and retain the current property.

In general, I would like to say that there is no sign of prices coming down in the near future with only the volume of transactions affected by the cooling measures as I believe most home owners would not opt to sell if prices are down. In this scenario, I would advise that as long as you are financially sound to afford finance both properties in the event that the supposed rental unit is vacant, you should look into owning 2 properties. The main consideration should be the financial portion where I believe that each household should be comfortable in financing the property and not stretch just to own 2 properties.

Let me know how I may assist you further.

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Zheng Yanhui(Alex)
You should keep the HDB and generate passive income through the rental .
If you require further details or assistance, do feel free to contact me.

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Dear Mr & Mrs Woo,

Good day to you!

It will be good for me to meet you and understand further of your objective.

I will be able to give you a better professional advise to upgrade your personal property profile if after further understanding thru our meet up.

Hope to hear positive reply from you soonest.

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Joanne Chia 谢诗琳
Good day mr and mrs woo, Give me a call , I might be able to help you purchase a private property without paying ABSD by de-coupling, provided both of you are singaporean and both of you are in good financial standing . Do this quick in case of changes to de-coupling rule. Welcome to Contact me for a no obligations chat . Joanne chia Huttons real estate Hp 8333 3327  Chia_joanne@yahoo.com.sg Read More
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Hi Mr & Mrs Woo

Are you looking to sell/buy or rent out your property?

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