HDB

HDB Issues Reminder to Register Room Sublets

July 15, 2010

HDB has issued a reminder today to room rental Landlords to register their sublets with the them. The deadline is 31st of July 2010. Date issued : 15 Jul 2010 Flat owners who sublet their rooms are required to register with HDB. HDB would like to remind flat owners with ongoing subletting tenancies commencing before [...]

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HDB extends Second Concessionary Loan

March 7, 2010

HDB is also extending its hands for people with its second concessionary loan by allowing buyers who is downgrading, upgrading or buying flat of the same type to borrow. Previously, only buyers who are upgrading their flats are allowed to borrow the second time directly from HDB. This might have unintentionally caused families who are [...]

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HDB New Minimum Occupancy Period

March 6, 2010

The Government has released a series of anti-speculation measures to keep up with the private sales measure as to curb the rising cash-over-valuation (COV) syndrome that is making homes more unaffordable in the resale market. Read the official release from HDB here Raising the Minimum Occupancy Period (MOP) for the resale of non-subsidised HDB flats [...]

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HDB Annual Value Raised

November 19, 2009

IRAS will raise the annual value of HDB flats with effect from 1st January 2010. AV increase for HDB flats IRAS reviews the AVs of all properties, including HDB flats, annually to ensure that they reflect prevailing market rental values for the purpose of determining property tax. The last AV revision for HDB flats was [...]

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Singapore Estate Law – Can You Will Your HDB to Siblings?

February 22, 2009

Here’s another interesting snippet from Sunday Times. Agent friends should flip up Sunday Times and look out for the Invest Section – Your Personal Adviser: Finance Question: I would like to know if I can make a will and name my siblings as beneficiaries so they can inherit my HDB flat when I die. I [...]

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HDB Additional Housing Grant (AHG) Increase Firmed Up

February 7, 2009

The Additional Housing Grant (AHG) enhancement has been firmed up in Parliament by Minister of National Development Mr. Mah Bow Tan in his speech. The new AHG is as of the following new structure:- As mentioned in my previous Singapore Budget blog entry, each level notch gets the upgrade of the old AHG with the [...]

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Fancy Winning $100 From HDB For Submitting Ideas?

June 4, 2008

This reminds me alot about SAF when they reward serviceman who submits good WITS idea and more if the idea is implemented.. in cash. The Housing Development Board (HDB) is calling out for Singapore Polytechnic students to contribute ideas to Punggol’s remake over (dubbed as the Waterfront Town of the 21st Century). Architecture poly students [...]

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Well Maintained Yishun HDB For Rental

February 13, 2008

A beautifully maintained, fully furnished, 4 room HDB apartment in Yishun is available for rental. The owner did a great job maintaining this cosy place. A very clean and well maintained flat I have posted this out for rental at Myoochi, PropertyGuru, Singapore Property Exchange, ST701 (That’s a number of sites we’re going to review [...]

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