Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: Property ownership a priority

  1. #1
    mr funny is offline Any complaints please PM me
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Posts
    8,129

    Default Property ownership a priority

    http://www.straitstimes.com/Insight/...ry_507093.html

    Mar 27, 2010

    Property ownership a priority


    Ms Hu Yaoqian said she realised the benefits of becoming a citizen when she learnt about Singapore's housing policies. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

    WHEN financial adviser Hu Yaoqian heard of the policy changes, she felt elated. It meant that her decision to apply for citizenship last October was right.

    The 26-year-old permanent resident (PR), who came to Singapore to study in 2003, says she realised the benefits of becoming a Singaporean when she learnt about housing policies here.

    As a citizen, she would qualify for a $20,000 grant to buy an HDB resale flat. Moreover, a citizen would enjoy subsidised rates for upgrading schemes compared to a PR who has to pay the full cost.

    Her software engineer husband, who is her high school sweetheart from China, came to Singapore in 2008 and is also a PR. The couple are hoping to buy a four-room or five-room flat in the Bishan or Serangoon area.

    In Ms Hu's line of work, she meets middle-income Chinese, who are mostly PRs typically around age 30 and married with young children.

    Where government policy is concerned, she says, 'their only consideration is property' as their children are not old enough to go to school, and their health insurance covers medical fees.

    Ms Hu notes that property ownership is a typical Chinese priority.

    She says Singapore's PR system is still better than China's household registration or hukou system, which denies rural migrants access to employment, housing, cheap education and health care in the cities.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Posts
    3,721

    Default

    don't come SG waste my time

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Posts
    16

    Default

    more good years ahead!
    pr/foreigners no 1.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Posts
    5,837

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by joseph85
    more good years ahead!
    pr/foreigners no 1.
    soon more will become PR/citizens ..
    then join grassroots ...then move up the PAP ladder ..
    ...OMG ... one day singapore will go back to China ...

    falling leaves, return to the roots

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 1
    -: 06-08-20, 10:31
  2. The Know and the Don't Know about property ownership.
    By Arcachon in forum Coffeeshop Talk
    Replies: 0
    -: 26-04-17, 00:20
  3. "This priority is bull sheet , HDB so expensive , got priority for fark use?"
    By roly8 in forum HDB, EC, commercial and industrial property discussion
    Replies: 69
    -: 25-01-13, 10:06
  4. Advice needed - change property ownership
    By gwlip in forum Singapore Private Condominium Property Discussion and News
    Replies: 5
    -: 24-12-12, 00:30
  5. HDB spot checks on property ownership
    By mr funny in forum HDB, EC, commercial and industrial property discussion
    Replies: 5
    -: 20-10-10, 11:33

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •