Those looking for their dream home can now make use of a new one-stop portal by HDB, which aims to make it easier to obtain information about the purchase or sale of a flat. The HDB Flat Portal will be rolled out progressively from Wed, said MND Minister Desmond Lee in a FB post. “This new portal will make it more convenient for home buyers and sellers to gather information on the purchase or sale of a flat through a single integrated platform,” he said. It features customised financial calculators for buyers to gauge their budgets and sellers to check their sales proceeds. It also includes a loan-listing service, which provides information on housing loans offered by HDB and other FIs. The portal also contains a flat-listing service, which lists upcoming and currently available BTO flats, and HDB also plans to include resale flat listings in future phases. “We will continue to look into ways to further improve the transaction process for HDB home buyers and sellers.”Prospective buyers and sellers of public housing flats can now make use of a new one-stop portal launched by HDB to streamline the process. HDB Flat Portal will be rolled out progressively from Wed, MND Minister Desmond Lee said in a FB post. “This new portal will make it more convenient for home buyers and sellers to gather information on the purchase or sale of a flat through a single integrated platform,” he said. A customised financial calculator for buyers to check their budget and payment plan and sellers to estimate sales proceeds, and flat listings collating information on current and upcoming BTO launches are among the portal’s features. The website will also have loan listings for buyers to get information on housing loans offered by HDB and participating FIs. He added that HDB is looking to include resale flat listings in subsequent phases of the portal’s rollout. “We will continue to look into ways to further improve the transaction process for HDB home buyers and sellers.”... Continue Reading