New property cooling measure to tighten HDB loan limits; larger grants for lower-income flat buyers

New property cooling measure to tighten HDB loan limits; larger grants for lower-income flat buyers

The Straits Times - Singapore·2024-08-20 06:02

SINGAPORE - The maximum loan that home buyers can take from the Housing Board to purchase their flats will be tightened from Aug 20, in a move to cool the HDB resale market.

HDB will also provide more financial support for first-time flat buyers in the lower-to-middle income brackets, by increasing the Enhanced CPF Housing Grant (EHG) to up to $120,000 for families and $60,000 for singles.

Currently, the EHG gives a maximum of $80,000 in grants for families and $40,000 for singles buying their first new or resale flat.

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