New Executive condominiums are sold by developers, but you must meet HDB’s EC eligibility criteria to buy them. If you would like a preliminary assessment of EC eligibility, please email us using the Contact Form on the right here.
For details of the latest upcoming executive condominium launch, see: Parc Greenwich.
- Basic EC Eligibility Criteria . Citizenship, Age, Family Nucleus, Income
- Can I apply for a new EC if I own / have owned another property?
- Am I a First or Second Timer Applicant?
- Time Debarments . MOP, Previously Cancelled HDB / EC Purchase
- Special Cases . Undischarged Bankrupts
- Conditions after getting EC . Current Flat, MOP, Resale Levy, Private Property
Basic EC Eligibility Criteria
- Main applicant must be a Singapore Citizen
- At least one other member of the family nucleus in the application must be a Singapore citizen or Permanent Resident (applicant or essential occupier)
- If applying under the Joint Singles Scheme, all applicants must be Singapore Citizens
- All applicants must be at least 21 years old at time of applying for the EC
- If applying under the Joint Singles Scheme, all applicants must be at least 35 years old
You need to apply as a family nucleus under one of these schemes:
- Public Scheme
You (the applicant) and;
* Your spouse, and children (if any)
* Your parents, and siblings (if any)
* Children under your legal custody, care, and control (if you are widowed or divorced)
- Fiance/Fiancee Scheme
You (the applicant) and your fiancé / fiancéeClick here to check when you need to submit your Marriage CertificateIf You Submit copy of Marriage Certificate Took the CPF Housing Grant Before taking possession of your EC Did not take the CPF Housing Grant Within 3 months of taking possession of your EC Click here if your fiancé/fiancée is below 21 years old- He / She can only be essential occupier, not applicant
- If between 18 to 20 years old, written consent from that person’s parents / guardians must be submitted during the EC selection
- If below 18 years old, a Special Marriage Licence from the Ministry of Social and Family Development must be submitted during the EC selection
- EC Eligibility Family Nucleus for Dual Key Units
For dual-key EC units, you need to apply under the public scheme or fiancé/fiancee scheme as a multi-generation family:
* Married / engaged couple and parents / grandparents, or
* Widowed / divorced with children and parents / grandparents
- Orphan Scheme
You (the applicant) and;
* Your siblings that are orphans and single (unmarried, divorced, or widowed), or
* Another single unrelated orphan
* All the single siblings must be listed in the same application (ie. cannot apply separately)
- Joint Singles Scheme
You (the applicant) and up to 3 other co-applicants, and all of you must be:
* Single (unmarried, divorced, or widowed)
* Singapore Citizens
* At least 35 years old
* Applying jointly as co-applicants
- Your total monthly household income must not exceed SGD$16,000
- You must not own private property overseas or locally, or have not disposed of any within the last 30 months
- You have not bought a resale HDB flat with the CPF Housing Grant or a new HDB / DBSS flat or EC more than once before, in total.
Property Ownership Check
You, your spouse, & any occupiers in this application, and their spouses, must not own or have disposed of, or have any part in any private (ie. non-HDB) property, either locally or overseas:
- Within 30 months before the date of application, and
- Between the application date and the date of taking possession of an EC unit
Such private property includes (but is not limited to):
* HUDC flats (privatised and non-privatised)
* Property acquired by gift
* Property inherited as beneficiaries under a will or under the Intestate Succession Act
* Private property (including ECs bought previously)
* Property owned, acquired, or disposed through nominees, regardless of the location
Yes, if you did not buy any of the following property types more than once and you have fulfilled the relevant MOP and wait-out periods:
- Resale flat with the CPF Housing Grant or a new flat directly from HDB;
- DBSS flat from a developer;
- EC from a developer
If you’ve already bought 2 such apartments, you cannot apply for, or be listed as an essential occupier in an application to buy a new EC.
Basically, an eligible Singapore Citizen is only allowed to buy the above properties twice in total, not twice per type of property.
Definition of First vs Second Timer Applicants
You and any essential family members listed in your application to buy the flat have NOT:
- Owned a flat bought direct from HDB, or DBSS flat / Executive Condo bought from developer
- Sold a flat bought direct from HDB, or DBSS flat / Executive Condo bought from developer
- Received the CPF Housing Grant for the purchase of an HDB resale flat
- Enjoyed other forms of housing subsidy (eg. SERS, HUDC estate privatisation, etc)
If you are a second-timer and your spouse / spouse-to-be is a first-timer, as a special privilege you and your spouse / spouse-to-be will be accorded first-timer priority as a couple.
70% of EC units are set aside for first-timers during the initial launch period.
You or essential family members in your application own or have sold:
- A HDB flat that was bought direct from HDB, or
- A resale flat that was bought under the CPF Housing Grant Scheme, or
- A DBSS flat or an EC bought from the developer
Or have enjoyed other forms of housing subsidy (eg. SERS, HUDC estate privatisation, etc.)
Second timers need to pay a resale levy on their current/previous flat, to buy a new EC. See Resale Levy for the levy amounts.
EC Eligibility . Time Debarments
There are instances when you may need to wait out a set period of time before you can apply or be listed in the application for a new EC. This usually happens if you:
* Have not yet met your current flat / EC’s Minimum Occupation Period (MOP), or
* Have previously cancelled an HDB flat application or DBSS flat / EC sales agreement
Do you, or another applicant or essential occupier in the new EC application, own any of these?
- Flat bought direct from HDB
- DBSS flat / EC bought direct from developer
- Resale flat bought under the CPF Housing Grant Scheme
If so, that person must fulfil a 5-year MOP (excluding any period of subletting of whole flat) from the date of taking possession of the existing flat to the date of application for the new EC.
- Date of key collection, for flats bought direct from HDB
- Date of transfer at market value of flat bought with the CPF Housing Grant
- Date of resale completion, for resale flats bought from open market with Housing Grant
- Date of key collection for EC/DBSS flats bought from a developer
30-Month Wait Out Period
In the case of current / prior EC ownership, you must also wait out a 30-month period from the EC’s effective date of disposal (i.e. date of legal completion of the sale of your existing EC, evidenced by the Notice of Transfer or such other documentary evidence as HDB may require), before applying to buy another Executive Condominium from a developer.
| Status | Type of Property | Before can Buy New EC | Before can be New EC Occupier |
| Owner |
|
5 years MOP | 5 years MOP |
| EC bought from developer | 5 years MOP + 30 months from EC disposal | ||
| Essential Occupier |
|
5 years MOP |
If you previously booked a new HDB flat and subsequently cancelled your booking, you must wait out a 1-year period from the date of the cancellation before you can apply or be listed as an essential occupier of a new EC.
Or if you previously bought an EC with the CPF Housing Grant and subsequently terminated the Sale & Purchase Agreement, you must wait out a 5-year period from the date of the termination before you can apply or be listed as an essential occupier of an EC.
EC Eligibility Criteria . Special Circumstances
Prior consent must be obtained from the Official Assignee (OA) or the private trustee if you wish to apply to buy an EC. But you do not need to seek prior consent from the OA or the private trustee to be listed as an occupier.
Conditions after Purchase of an Executive Condominium
If you currently own an HDB / DBSS flat, you and/or your spouse must dispose of the flat within 6 months from the date of issuance of the Temporary Occupation Permit of the new EC.
If you intend to apply to purchase an EC where the Temporary Occupation Permit for the EC has already been issued, you will need to dispose of your existing HDB / DBSS flat within 6 months from the date the Developer sends you the Notice of Vacant Possession.
You and your spouse will be considered as having enjoyed a housing subsidy when you buy an executive condo unit from a developer.
Sale of your Executive Condominum
You have to occupy your EC unit for at least 5 years before you can sell it on the open market.
Essential occupiers in the Executive Condominium
Occupiers who are essential in forming the family nucleus in your EC application must continue to be listed in the application and stay in the EC during the 5-year minimum occupation period.
They cannot make a separate application, or be listed as occupiers in another application to buy an HDB flat or another EC, within the MOP.
If you sell your EC unit on the open market, you must wait 30 months after the sale before you can submit an application to buy:
- A new flat from HDB
- Another EC from a developer
You are liable to pay a resale levy of $55,000 when you buy a 2nd subsidised flat from HDB or take over ownership of a subsidised HDB flat, or buy another EC from developer (after meeting the 5-year Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) and the 30-month wait-out period).
If you do not intend to buy a second subsidised flat from HDB, for example, if you are buying a resale flat, or a private residential property, you need not pay the resale levy.
You cannot invest in private residential property (either locally or overseas) during the 5-year minimum occupation period.
Disclaimer
The above is current as of 11 September 2019. While the information here is periodically updated, no guarantee is given that it is correct, complete, and up-to-date. We expressly disclaim all liability for, and damages of any kind arising out of the use, reference to, or reliance on any information provided here. Please counter-check with relevant authorities such as HDB.
