Property Views

[verykiasu2010]

Daddy

:? :? :? :? :? :?

U say U are right...
I say I am right...
So who's wrong?
:celebrate:

so who is wrong ? the one kena caught in the rule change, wrong timing lor

actually there is no right no wrong in a sense. a regulation is an admin measure....but it could be done without unnecessarily hurting any group of people

what MBT and HDB could do is very simple : allow any private property owner who wish to purchase HDB flat must prove to move in and live in the HDB flat, and all other rules on financing limits etc must still apply as in every other case, and without requiring them to sell the private property. It will be on par with any HDB owner now owning a private property

it is not as if the whole of Singapore's private property owners are going to purchase a HDB flat.

truth be told : for anyone who has lived in private property, it is very unlikely to want to move back into HDB with all the restrictions and hassles.....cannot do this cannot do that etc...and the whole ambiance is different

those very rich multiple private property owners won't even bother to think about buying HDB. to them a few hundred $$K could earn them much higher return from the stock market and private banking transactions without all the HDB hassles. to them only the landed and freehold are worth investing in

for the average private property owners, they probably own a landed and some condo, or a few high end condo units, even for their children they would probably be allocated some condo unit to start life with

as someone mentioned, most of the HDB upgraders will need to sell the HDB when it is time to collect keys for the condo.....

my fear is that many have made the commitment for the condos in the last two years, at peak prices, and in the next one to two years, TOP for condo will come and then they will regret having to sell the HDB flat at a lower price than now....the anticipated high selling price is gone, and hence a higher loan amount will be needed...it will be a case of \"buy high sell low\". and those who marginally was able to afford such upgrading will be most affected, some may not even be able to bridge the gap due to the lower selling price of their HDB flat as a result of the recent new rules.

the only group of people who will benefit is those waiting to purchase their first flat (I wonder how many in reality, as the demand for HDB new flats are also fuled by many who are existing HDB flat owners wishing to take a second bite of the cherry)....at the expense of all the rest of the existing HDB flat owners as the expected valuation of HDB flats will drop due to lower COV, resulting in lower transacted price....and if the economy is bad, it could be a negative spiral price down like in the period after 1998...(many exec flats were selling below valuation, begging for buyers)

the real losers are existing HDB flats owners who will see their value drop

[verykiasu2010]

is this a heated debate as someone claimed ?


nay !

I am just continuously throwing out rebuttals to draw out responses to gauge how people think ...(so wicked!!)

Lest you people think that I stay up all nite to write responses ..... lol.... I am now at a place where the time zone is 1.45pm

I am not interested in getting another HDB property ever since I sold mine in year 2000 at the highest price ever recorded for that estate for that flat type. I will be tempted when the condo price dipped or some landed ppty price dropped

[LOLMum]

verykiasu2010:

truth be told : for anyone who has lived in private property, it is very unlikely to want to move back into HDB with all the restrictions and hassles.....cannot do this cannot do that etc...and the whole ambiance is different

the real losers are existing HDB flats owners who will see their value drop

we were checking out hdb flats before the announcement cos we find them attractive in terms of benefits, value and location (maybe ). dont think i would have a problem living in hdb cos' had stayed in one for nearly 20 years. hassles and restrictions :? cant think of any at this moment.

will the value drop? i dont think so.

cheers.

[verykiasu2010]

LOLMum:

verykiasu2010:

truth be told : for anyone who has lived in private property, it is very unlikely to want to move back into HDB with all the restrictions and hassles.....cannot do this cannot do that etc...and the whole ambiance is different

the real losers are existing HDB flats owners who will see their value drop

we were checking out hdb flats before the announcement cos we find them attractive in terms of benefits, value and location (maybe ). dont think i would have a problem living in hdb cos' had stayed in one for nearly 20 years. hassles and restrictions :? cant think of any at this moment.

will the value drop? i dont think so.

cheers.

good for you.

do be aware that COV will drop as everyone is cautiously waiting and those with time limit to sell will grab any buyer that comes along as the condo key is ready and the bridging loan period is ending ..... there will be people caught in such situation

recently for Queenstown Exec flat, used to call for S$100k COV, it has now moderated

hassles and restrictions : check out the reno requirements, what can be done, cannot be done, false ceiling limits, aircond power consumption limits, platform restriction etc etc....ya, now can do concealed wiring, last time cannot

[LOLMum]

yuks, i remember the unconcealed wiring :shock:


am moving into my small pte apt end of the year but it has UNCONCEALED WIRING..................

[toddles]

verykiasu2010:

toddles:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]

eh, not true hor

some private property owner are really poor, inherited the very run-down walk-up apartment that worth even less than a HDB 5 room in Mei Ling St or Bishan...these people where got rich ? can't even make ends meet, and the private property on hand is worthless -- they are also trying to upgrade - to a newer HDB - subsidised by tax payers' money in upgrading, while the private got no upgrading, no conservancy charges rebate, no GST rebate, pay higher property tax, that is why must \"upgrade\" also -- to a HDB flat, how to afford to push up the HDB prices.....think ok !! not everyone in private ppty is as rich as you think !! PRAY hard you will not be one such private ppty owner hor ...... think, don't be of a one track mind, think only one way ..... every one living in private ppty must be rich meh ?

if one inherited the run down walk up apt, then one never even forked out money to buy? then whatever one sells for is 100% pure profit? inheritance mah. not even negative equity.

i 'like' your mentality

say i buy from u cheap cheap lor, say 50% discount to market price can ? still 100% profit to you wat .......(think before your write lah!)[/quote]buy studio apartment lor, if old and need to monetise. so cheap. 50% discount to market price also got leftover.

No need to cast aspersions on whether people think before they write, simply because their thinking differs from yours.

[DesertWind]

Hi Hi,


Yes, I think no need to tell people to \"think\", \"think\", \"think\" liddat...

I came across some forumners at the \"All about Maids\" thread also sometimes reply with \"think\"! Not nice at all leh?

Sometimes my own thinking failed me when terribly tired....or changes just too much......or just too stressed out.....

Have pity!

[kiddo]

DesertWind:

Hi Hi,


Yes, I think no need to tell people to \"think\", \"think\", \"think\" liddat...

I came across some forumners at the \"All about Maids\" thread also sometimes reply with \"think\"! Not nice at all leh?

Sometimes my own thinking failed me when terribly tired....or changes just too much......or just too stressed out.....

Have pity!

yah look at the other person perspective maybe we understand a little bit better
:siam:

also dont take the other person's opinion too hard maybe they have reason behind all the opinion and cannot write everything down ..

It just a healthy discussions brein storming session... :imcool: :imcool:

Have a Cuppa :preen:

[Daddy D]

DesertWind:

Hi Hi,


Yes, I think no need to tell people to \"think\", \"think\", \"think\" liddat...

I came across some forumners at the \"All about Maids\" thread also sometimes reply with \"think\"! Not nice at all leh?

Sometimes my own thinking failed me when terribly tired....or changes just too much......or just too stressed out.....

Have pity!

haha! Who are the other guilty ones? :celebrate:

[verykiasu2010]

DesertWind:

Hi Hi,


Yes, I think no need to tell people to \"think\", \"think\", \"think\" liddat...

I came across some forumners at the \"All about Maids\" thread also sometimes reply with \"think\"! Not nice at all leh?

Sometimes my own thinking failed me when terribly tired....or changes just too much......or just too stressed out.....

Have pity!

sorry hor, if the word \"think\" stresses you

i don't frequent the thread on maids after i said my piece and share my experience (lack of horror stories, good to keep it that way), so don't kno about the thing (or \"think\") there

I used it recently here in this thread in order to jolt people to sit up and really think .... because a lot of time people just read and then hit the keyboard and click 'submit'...do they really meant what they say ? or just typing what comes to mind ?.....okay i know there are some who really put thoughts into what they say and argue their point to justify it.

Peace !