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title: HDB vs condo in Singapore
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# HDB vs condo in Singapore

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The useful comparison is whether a home fits the household's price, financing, recurring-cost and holding-period requirements, rather than a simple facilities comparison.

## Four planning inputs

1. **Available equity:** expected sale proceeds after loan, CPF refund and sale costs.
2. **Purchase sequence:** whether an existing home must be sold before or after the next purchase, including stamp-duty exposure.
3. **Financing capacity:** verified cash, CPF and loan capacity for the actual home.
4. **Recurring commitment:** mortgage, property tax, insurance, HDB S&CC or condo MCST fees, repairs and a cash buffer.

## Rules that need current verification

BSD, ABSD, HDB loan eligibility and property-tax treatment can be material. Use current IRAS, HDB, CPF and lender information rather than a generic rate table.

## PropertySignals role

Use [HDB Insights](https://propertysignals.ai/hdb/), [Condo Insights](https://propertysignals.ai/condos/) and [Estate Explorer](https://propertysignals.ai/estate-explorer) for broad market context. They do not determine the value of a particular unit or replace due diligence.

## Related reading

- [ABSD in Singapore](https://propertysignals.ai/guides/absd)
- [Singapore property tax](https://propertysignals.ai/guides/property-tax)
- [Freehold vs leasehold](https://propertysignals.ai/guides/freehold-vs-leasehold)