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HDB Lease does Expire – How you can Win with your HDB Flats
By Investment Moats  •  April 16, 2017
A portion of Singaporeans got a jolt these few weeks when National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said that not all the old HDB flats are eligible for Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers). Under SERS, the HDB acquires ageing blocks for redevelopment, compensates residents at market rates for their old flats and lets them buy new units nearby at subsidized rates. What shocked many Singaporeans is that they never grasp this concept of leasehold versus freehold. Leasehold assets are essentially assets lease to you for x years and when that time comes the value of your assets is $0.  Freehold in comparison gives you ownership of the land or things on it. They always have an idea that when they put money down on a property, they own that property. Not just that, the property can be handed to the next generation as a bequest. The advantage in Singapore versus other ......
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Investment Moats is set up by Kyith Ng and have been around since 2005. He aims to share his experiences making sense of money, how money works and ways to grow his money. It hopes that by sharing his experiences, both good and bad, season investors can advice and critique his decisions and new investors can learn from them and find their own style ...
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  1. Jasmin says:

    It is scary to know the amt of money paid for a hdb or condo unit becomes ZERO after 99 years

    • Not so scary as our home does have utility value.

      It is scary only when one keeps thinking home as investment.

      Our fully paid home is like upfront or prepaid payment for the rest of our stay in that home.

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