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RES Course Day 7

Course notes for property agent wannabe

Housing Loan

  • 1st loan
    • Cash 5%
    • LTV 75%
      • But if > 65yo or > 30y tenure, then -20% (=55%)
    • The rest CPF/Cash
  • 2nd loan
    • Cash 25%
    • LTV 45%
  • 3rd loan
    • Cash 25%
    • LTV 35%
  • TDSR
    • Max 55% of income for all the debts
  • HDB
    • Max loan tenor 25y

GST

  • Exempted for sale of residential
  • But to account for in rental, if furnished
  • But agent fee has GST
    • So comm + GST to charge vendor
  • Cobroke is complex when:
    • Alice is non-GST, seller agent
    • Bob is GST, buyer agent
    • Alice can tell Bob he has to absorb the GST
      • Eg. $10k -> $5k each
        • Bob $5k includes the GST