Costs of Buying an Executive Condominium


Costs involved are:
  • Purchase Price
  • Stamp Duty = Purchase Price x 3% – $5,400 (if purchase price <= $1 million) OR
    Stamp Duty = Purchase Price x 4% – $15,400 (if price between $1,000,001 to $1.5M) OR
    Stamp Duty = Purchase Price x 5% – $30,400 (if price between $1,500,001 to $3M) OR
    Stamp Duty = Purchase Price x 6% – $60,400 (if purchase price above $3M)
  • Legal fees . Approx $2,800 to $3,500.
  • Bank admin & valuation fees (if taking loan) . Less than SGD$1,000.
No agent commissions or fees. ECs are also not affected by Additional Buyers Stamp Duty.

For details and floor plans of an executive condominium launch with units available, see: North Gaia EC.

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Sources of Funds

  • Minimum 5% must be from your own cash.
  • Housing Grant for 1st timers. See CPF Housing Grant table below for eligibility & amount.
  • Your CPF funds in OA (Ordinary Account).
  • Bank loan. HDB does not give loans for ECs. See Financing below for maximum bank loan quantum.


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CPF Housing Grant

SC = Singapore Citizen . SPR = Singapore Permanent Resident

Gross Monthly Household Income CPF Housing Grant SC/SC Household CPF Housing Grant SC/SPR Household Half-Housing Grant ♠
Not more than $10,000 $30,000 $20,000 * $15,000
$10,001 to $11,000 $20,000 $10,000 * $10,000
$11,001 to $12,000 $10,000 $0 * $5,000
Above $12,000 Nil Nil Nil
Only first timers are eligible for this grant. For details, see the EC Eligibility Conditions page.

* If you are from an SC/SPR household, you can enjoy the full housing subsidy by applying for the Citizen Top-Up when your SPR spouse takes Singapore Citizenship or when you have an SC child.

♠ The Half-Housing Grant applies to a first timer applicant applying jointly with a second timer applicant who had previously taken a grant or bought a new HDB flat or EC.


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Financing for Executive Condominiums


Financing for executive condominiums are typically from banks or financial institutions as HDB does not loan for ECs.

Government regulations for loans are as follows:
  • Tenor ≤ 30 years + age at end of tenor ≤ 65 = max 75% loan.
    Minimum cash downpayment = 5%.
  • Tenor ≤ 30 years + age at end of tenor is 66 to 75 = max 55% loan.
    Minimum cash downpayment = 10%.
If you require financing, it is advisable to obtain an In-Principle Approval (IPA) in advance before booking a unit. It gives you assurance that you do indeed qualify for a loan, and ascertains the maximum loan you can get so as not to risk forfeiting any of your booking fee.

In addition, for executive condominiums it is possible to obtain 75% loan even if you currently have a housing loan (but not for private property purchases).

Email us below for information on obtaining the IPA (free & without obligation), or for bankers specializing in executive condominiums to advise you on bank rates, loan eligibility & details.


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Payment Schedule under Normal Payment Scheme


Payment terms & funding for an EC for those taking 75% loan . Click to Enlarge.

Payment Schedule for ECS Normal Progressive Payments

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Payment Schedule under Deferred Payment Scheme

Payment terms for those taking 75% under Deferred Payment Scheme. An EC unit typically costs around 3% more under this option.

If you currently have a mortgage loan outstanding, you may still be able to get 75% bank loan for the new property purchase (subject to bank credit assessment & approval). Click to Enlarge.

Payment Schedule for ECs Deferred Payment

Disclaimer
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