Homeless for 5 years, 2-room flat ready but can’t pay resale levy?
Homeless for 5 years Rina (not her real name), age 52, has been living for about 5 years in a homeless shelter for women and…
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Lease buyback clarification confirms no value at end of 99 year lease?
Lease Buyback will benefit from Sers? We refer to the article “Lease buyback: Owners can still benefit from Sers” (Straits Times, Sep 9). Value depreciates…
HDB lease buyback – $1.1m loss per Singaporean?
We refer to the article “HDB Lease Buyback Scheme changes: More cash a draw, but some prefer to bequeath their flats” (Straits Times, Sep 4)….
CPF insider’s thoughts on Lease buyback?
Our CPF insider ES, sent us the following (slight edits with some comments): Hi, I hope you could expand on my suggestion so that a…
“5 Points” plan to mend “Loosening ties between people and Govt”?
We refer to the article “People and government must pull together as a family: ESM Goh” (Sunday Times, Aug 17). “Loosening ties between people and…
Each HDB flat lose $700,000 – Enhanced Lease Buy-back?
We refer to the article “Unlocking the value of homes for the elderly” (Channel NewsAsia, Aug 15). Enhanced Lease Buy-back? It states that “At the…
“CPF can use for housing after 55” trap?
CPF & YOU I refer to the newspaper advertisement CPF & YOU – “Can we still use our CPF monies to service our housing loans…
HDB BTO price increase 14%, but resale dropped 5%?
4-room BTO flat price increased 14.4%? HDB has just launched BTO flats in the mature estate of Toa Payoh, with 4 – room prices starring…
13 Hard Truths about our CPF?
Han Hui Hui, the organiser of the first, second and third (23 August 4 pm to 6.30 pm) Return Our CPF protests at Speakers’ Corner…
Shrinking demand for HDB BTO flats: Really? – Single mothers?
We refer to the article “Fewer new flats this year as demand falls” (Straits Times, Jul 11). Shrinking demand for HDB BTO flats? It states…