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first of all. you have to have a PR to be eligible for executive HDS purchases. Second, if you pay a bit more you easily get a private condo with comparable location and facilities. Third, because of point 2, it is harder to sell an executive HDB than a private condo. So, unless you have CPF that yo...

hey thinker it is great to come across your analysis. I have been thinking about this issue too--my options are: rent at 3100/month (and i love the place I stay in) or buy a free hold for 750k. as there is a chance that i might leave sg in 3-4 years, resale value is important for me. mind sharing mo...

i have sent money to the states and china from citibank. works fine.

as far as i know, uob and bank of china deal with foreign currency remittance as well.

hi everyone. I am tempted to buy a unit in 2 RVG--river valley road and river valley grove junction. here are some concerns and I would like to hear your thoughts. 1. I know river valley is generally a good area and the condo is in district 9. reasonable price too. YET, there is a project called "pa...

oh it seems like scb is standard chartered.

ugh...i also find banking service in SG very inefficient and annoying...I use citibank and am pretty frustrated. fyi, citibank has a daily limit of 3000 S$. what is scb please? I once sat in a talk by the CEO of standard chartered and found her very impressive. tempted to try their service. again, b...

WELCOME to singapore! I live in Novena and I find it hard to leave. for 3600 you should be able to get a 3bd--yet it may be hard to find a 1800 +. dont know much about your short list as I dont drive around--dont plan to get a car either--and have only been living in novena. i also agree that it wil...

hi this is the question I have been thinking about lately. care to introduce me a couple of financial advisors as well? here is another related question: would you rather pay 3100/month to rent a condo, or try to buy a condo in the price range of 600k-900k? which makes more financial sense? I heard ...