{"id":12361,"date":"2017-11-07T03:27:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T19:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/blog\/singapore\/?p=12361"},"modified":"2022-07-01T04:10:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T20:10:06","slug":"buying-older-hdb-resale-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/buying-older-hdb-resale-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"Things you should consider when buying an older HDB resale flat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_12362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12362\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cover-1.jpg\" alt=\"buying hdb resale cover\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cover-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cover-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cover-1-440x294.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Make sure to look out for the following when purchasing old HDB flats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonlinecitizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/36764902.hdb-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">Credits<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We talk about buying a BTO flat like it\u2019s a rite of passage, but more than ever, Singaporeans are increasingly choosing to forgo the BTO scheme, and purchase an older resale flat instead. The pros of resale flats are obvious: amongst other things, you have greater flexibility in terms of location, and you don\u2019t need to endure the painfully long <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/shorter-wait-period-bto-flats\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three to five year wait<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> associated with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/selecting-bto-unit\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BTO flats<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But there are also several factors that homebuyers should take into consideration before deciding to purchase an older HDB resale flat. Read on for more!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>#1: Your lease affects your future selling price<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One huge mistake that many young homeowners make is simply comparing a HDB resale flat\u2019s lease with their expected lifespan. If you\u2019re 30 this year, and you\u2019re thinking of purchasing a flat that has 70 years left on its lease, there\u2019s no way you\u2019ll outlive your flat. You\u2019re safe, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wrong! To err on the side of caution, you should think about how the situation will play out should you want to sell your HDB resale flat and upgrade to a condominium in the future (or simply purchase a flat in another location). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s say that you want to sell your flat 15 years later, when it has 55 years left on its lease. Your potential buyers are likely to be concerned about your flat running out of its lease during <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">their <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lifetime, or having an extremely low resale value should they want to sell it further down the road. Bearing this in mind, you might have to sell your flat at an extremely low price, or you might decide that it\u2019s not worth selling at all. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t want to pigeon-hole yourself and limit yourself to staying in the same flat for the rest of your life &#8211; so the wise thing to do would be to try and purchase a resale flat with a longer lease. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>#2: You might not be able to use your CPF to pay for your flat<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your resale flat has only 30 to 59 years left on its lease, buyers for whom the remaining lease cannot cover them to the age of 80 will <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be allowed to use their CPF for purchase of the flat. The same goes for the HDB housing loan; loans will not be offered to this same group of buyers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your resale flat has 20 to 29 years left on its lease, as a general rule of thumb, all buyers will not be allowed to use their CPF to purchase the flat. As for the HDB loan, loans will only be offered to buyers for whom the remaining lease can cover them to the minimum age of 80. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re thinking of buying a resale flat which has less than 60 years of remaining lease, use this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpf.gov.sg\/esvc\/web\/schemes\/propertywithlessthansixtyyearslease\/input\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CPF board calculator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to figure out how much CPF money you\u2019ll be able to put towards your purchase.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>#3: There\u2019s no such thing as a guaranteed selective en bloc redevelopment scheme<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are countless articles online about how to determine whether a flat or an estate has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/en-bloc-sales-how-does-it-work\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">en bloc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cpotential\u201d &#8211; but here\u2019s the thing: en bloc is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a given, and no one is able to pinpoint accurately whether a block of flats will be selected for the en bloc scheme. As Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong has pointed out several times, the vast majority of flats will be returned to HDB when their leases run out, and it\u2019s unwise to purchase an old, expensive HDB resale flat based on a gamble that an en bloc is imminent. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to data, the median per sq ft price paid for 46-year old flats in Bedok was $407, which is more or less similar to the $414 per sq ft paid for 21-year old flats in the same neighbourhood. Singaporeans are clearly not hesitating to snap up older resale flats, and pay an (arguably!) high premium for them &#8211; but do take into account the above three factors, before deciding whether an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/6-warning-signs-to-look-out-for-when-buying-a-home-especially-if-its-older\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">older HDB resale flat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is actually worth its price! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Credits) We talk about buying a BTO flat like it\u2019s a rite of passage, but more than ever, Singaporeans are increasingly choosing to forgo the BTO scheme, and purchase an older resale flat instead. The pros of resale flats are obvious: amongst other things, you have greater flexibility in terms of location, and you don\u2019t&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":54926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53631,53643,53589,57131],"tags":[54493,54455,53644,53967],"persona":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post","15":"entry","16":"has-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Things you should consider when buying an older HDB resale flat - 99.co<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There&#039;re certain key considerations to look out for when buying an older HDB resale flat. 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