HDB backs down on acquiring flat

[Kurty]

they got gibe you free $40-$100 of NS45 vouchers mah.......you can ask garment if can use to buy HDB boh....

 

Pls loh, this is rubbish.

 

I applied like 4-5 weeks ago, till date, i yet to receive anything from them.

A marketing gimmick?

[Acemundo]

sadly this ppl also complain when the HDB flat price are high.

 

My father recently tell me something which i agree alot.

 

the new Regent want to show ppl they are smart by changing what was all along the magic formula for singapore since LKY time. end up they screw up big time. now then try to revert.

 

the original formulae by the old regiment are carefully crafted and calculated. cannot be wrong one.

that's why the first generation of HDB policy was mostly right......buy at cost, sell back at cost....no renting out etc.

 

now they liberalise here and there until the scheme lost track of its original intent and effectiveness.

[Mustank]

actually tbf, this one is propsed on new paper by local born citizen.

 

actually pap should come out and say new citizens are so rich and earning so much that they do not qualify for bto

so locals should not worry

if pap can say that, i fully support pap!!!!!!

[WTF]

Pls loh, this is rubbish.

 

I applied like 4-5 weeks ago, till date, i yet to receive anything from them.

A marketing gimmick?

the expiry date is Apr 2014 mah........maybe you'll get it in Mar 2014???

[Soya]

Seconded....

 

Meritocracy has take an awfull turn in the last few years...

 

 

simi got meritocracy anymore? tink they need to change the national pledge liao.

 

[Mustank]

support me for wat. support my father

 

actually this is something we had been saying for many years in this forum liao.

 

only that my father can say it properly.

 

ok, i support your father!!!!!

[Wt_know]

now

 

hdb is your retirement tool > ie: rent out rooms, passive income

hdb is your asset enhancement > ie: downgrade or re-mortgage to cash out

hdb is your cpf > since cpf OA is near kosong after you paid up

hdb is $$$$$ tree

 

that's why the first generation of HDB policy was mostly right......buy at cost, sell back at cost....no renting out etc.

 

now they liberalise here and there until the scheme lost track of its original intent and effectiveness.

Edited March 20, 2013 by Wt_know

[Joseph22]

that's why the first generation of HDB policy was mostly right......buy at cost, sell back at cost....no renting out etc.

 

now they liberalise here and there until the scheme lost track of its original intent and effectiveness.

actually i also think they should say no renting out of hdb flat at all. Then no such issue as what we read liao.

[Acemundo]

now

 

hdb is your retirement tool > ie: rent out rooms, passive income

hdb is your asset enhancement > ie: downgrade or re-mortgage to cash out

hdb is your cpf > since cpf OA is near kosong after you paid up

hdb is $$$$$ tree

 

haha......yeah money tree or proverbial goose that lays the golden eggs.

[Wt_know]

one wise man advise never sell your hdb ... keep the goose forever to lay eggs

 

haha......yeah money tree or proverbial goose that lays the golden eggs.

Edited March 20, 2013 by Wt_know

[Mustank]

now

 

hdb is your retirement tool > ie: rent out rooms, passive income

hdb is your asset enhancement > ie: downgrade or re-mortgage to cash out

hdb is your cpf > since cpf OA is near kosong after you paid up

hdb is $$$$$ tree

 

The Seng Gah Poh Lang Silk Road

[Acemundo]

actually i also think they should say no renting out of hdb flat at all. Then no such issue as what we read liao.

 

yeah that's probably the first step. as to whether to allow hdb sale in open market, it all depends on what objective they want to achieve.

 

if its most important objective is "affordable housing" then this golden goose should be slayed as well.

[Kangadrool]

one wise man advise never sell your hdb ... keep the goose forever to lay eggs

 

Of course must keep. If all sell, the market collapse!!!

[Wt_know]

seriously, it's singapore dream top in the list ...

buy bto $250K-$300K, resell at $800k or $1M best ... look at all the sengkang and punggol resale flat, slightly good location already price >$650K liao

this is not a joke !

 

The Seng Gah Poh Lang Silk Road

Edited March 20, 2013 by Wt_know

[Kurty]

seriously, it's singapore dream top in the list ...

buy bto $250K-$300K, resell at $800k or $1M best ... look at all the sengkang and punggol resale flat, slightly good location already >$650K liao

this is not a joke !

 

Die die also must keep especially if u have a good location unit.

 

But correct me if I'm wrong. I saw an article lately whereby they are looking ay the option of no leasing out for new bto.

Very confusing.

Our law and regulations becoming like prata, flip when one side is cooked

Edited March 20, 2013 by Kurty

[Mustank]

one wise man advise never sell your hdb ... keep the goose forever to lay eggs

 

Support Wise Man!!!!!

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1235239/1/.html

 

SINGAPORE: Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said public housing has to keep up with the rising aspirations of Singaporeans and that the facilities and design of older estates should also not fall behind newer ones.

 

Mr Lee was speaking at a tree planting event at Havelock View on Sunday.

 

Many residents of Havelock View turned up to welcome Mr Lee Kuan Yew who was there as part of the Tree Planting day celebrations.

 

Mr Lee said he had taken a special interest in greening Singapore and for which the National Parks Board was set up.

 

He added that the city's greenery differentiates Singapore.

 

"I started this campaign 50 years ago in the 1960s, I saw Hong Kong - concrete and tarmac, no trees, no grass, nothing. I decided we will not be like that. We became different, trees everywhere, opens spaces with grass, children's playground and a clean and safe environment," Mr Lee said.

 

Beyond green spaces, public housing in Singapore has also been transformed over the last 40 to 50 years.

 

Mr Lee said the standard of living has improved and public housing must keep up with rising aspirations.

 

Older estates have benefited from a range of programmes such as the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) and the Neighbourhood Renewal Programme (NRP).

 

"Everybody owns their own homes and the value of their homes go up as development takes place. Some are unwise enough to sell their homes, thinking they can buy another one, they then find they can't and have to rent a flat.

 

"But those who held on to their homes, I've seen their property values going up, five times, 10 times, 15 times, 20 times. This was the plan which we had from the very beginning, to give everybody a home at cost or below cost and as development takes place, everybody gets a lift, all boats rise as the tide rises.

 

"We are investing to bring it up to date and you pay a token sum, the government carries the rest and HDB has been doing a fine job to give you an environment that you have today," Mr Lee shared.

 

But he said however nice the buildings may be, forging neighbourliness is also important.

 

"If neighbours don't cooperate to keep a bond of ownership of the place, it will not succeed."

 

And where development is concerned, residents of Havelock View have given the thumbs up, based on recent survey results conducted by HDB between July and August this year.

 

Of the over 250 households surveyed, nine in 10 said they were satisfied with the precinct's facilities, such as the elderly wellness station and playground. About eight in 10 were also satisfied with the overall flat design and features.

 

The seven block of flats - blocks 52 to 58 Havelock Road - completed in December last year were built as replacement flats for some residents in Zion Road - of blocks 88 to 92 - under the Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS).

 

- CNA/ck

[Joseph22]

yeah that's probably the first step. as to whether to allow hdb sale in open market, it all depends on what objective they want to achieve.

 

if its most important objective is "affordable housing" then this golden goose should be slayed as well.

seriously i think able to rebt out whole unit when u work oversea is a joke. Already got oversea allowance liao. And it should be a measured career move with everything covered. Dont tell me they count hdb rental income as part of it.

[Joseph22]

Tbf, wise man need to sarpork son up font mah. Behind dont know got pah kar ching or not