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Property finance and financial calculations

Chapter 4.8

Learning Objectives:

  • Determine the sources of financing the purchase of properties, including private residential properties, HDB flats and non-residential properties. 

  • Provide advice on the process and conditions to apply for HDB housing loan. 

  • Determine buyer’s eligibility for first and second HDB housing loans.

  • Provide advice to HDB resale flat buyers on the requirements and process to obtain a housing loan from a financial institution (FIs).

  • Apply the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)’s restrictions, if applicable, for a housing loan from FIs.

  • Determine the maximum LTV limit for housing loan with HDB and FIs.

  • Determine the minimum cash downpayment under different circumstances.

  • Determine if HDB resale levy is payable and the quantum, if applicable.

  • Determine an HDB resale flat buyer’s eligibility for various CPF Housing Grants.

  • Explain the uses of an CPF Ordinary Account (OA).

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the meaning and significance of Full/Basic Retirement Sum and CPF Housing Limits for different types of housing and loans.

  • Compute the amount of OA savings owners can use for their properties with remaining leases that will cover the owners until age of 95.

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the requirement of CPF Board’s Home Protection Scheme.

  • Compute the minimum cash, allowable CPF and maximum loan quantum applicable to different categories of loan, property and buyer.

  • Compute the net sale proceeds taking into account the requirement of CPFB and HDB’s policies, including CPF refund, HDB upgrading cost and resale levy.

  • Demonstrate knowledge of enhanced contra facility for HDB flat.

  • Explain the policies relating to property loan, CPF usage and cash quantum.

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