Buying a HDB flat in Singapore is an exciting yet daunting step. It comes with a substantial financial outlay and monthly repayments that will accompany you for the next few decades of your life. Luckily, there are several government schemes and grants you can tap on to make your home-buying journey a smooth sailing one....
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URA and HDB have closed the GLS tender earlier today on 8 March for the Dairy Farm Walk and Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 EC sites. Both sites attracted several bids, with seven bids for the Dairy Farm Walk site and nine bids for the Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 EC site. The highest bid...
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HDB’s BTO and SBF aren’t the only ways you can apply for public housing. Less talked about is Open Booking of Flats, which allows you to apply for a flat at any time of the year (hence the name). You can then get your appointment to book a flat as early as the next working...
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The adage of men being the primary breadwinner or making the final decision on big-ticket assets, like properties, no longer holds these days. It is likely that among many couples, the wife is footing a substantial amount of the monthly loan repayments for the house due to a more flourishing or financially rewarding career. Not...
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Patience is a virtue. For many Singaporeans, however, playing the Build-To-Order (BTO) waiting game can be frustrating. This especially applies to soon-to-be-wed or newlywed couples who don’t want to wait for three to five years for their nest to be completed. For couples who do go down the apply-for-BTO route instead of buying an HDB...
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When Priscilla and Philip, who are both in their 40s, got married in 2020, they were renting a 2-bedroom condominium apartment in Lavender. Being on the 32nd floor, they had an amazing view of the Kallang River, the Singapore Sports Hub and most of the landscape beyond. However, being newlyweds, they also wanted to own...
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