Wednesday, January 27, 2010

What Is The Step To Buy Your First Singapore Properties

By Billy Chen

Think you are ready to own your very first house in Singapore? Here is a checklist for you to evaluate your readiness.

1. Know how much You can Afford Always gauge a property based on how much you can afford to come out with the down payment and subsequently pay down the housing loan. Conduct your own research; as a rule of thumb, Singapore laws necessitate that a buyer must come out with a minimum of 10 percent of the value of the property. We suggest you work on 20 percent instead as sage guard.

2. Work towards your goal. Remember every one dollar counts, so make an effort to cut down on unnecessary expenses no matter how tempting these may be. Start Saving If owning your own house is a new endeavor, chances are that you have not accumulated enough money for the necessary down payment yet. In order to realize your goal, you should start and keep you habit to spend prudently.

3. Check the internet, check the local classifieds, and talk with your neighbor, in short, keep yourself aware of properties that may be available in the market. House Hunt Once you are clear on the affordability range of properties, go search for the property types that falls into this range. When you come across a house that matches your fancy, you should go down to the house for physical inspection. Expose yourself to as many likely properties as you can so you can compare and make rational choice.

4. Neighborhood Visit While a house can be gauged on how well it takes care of the needs of your family, some other factors exist that are worth your considerations, for example, surrounding area of the house, availability of public amenities and health care providers.

5. Get some help Sometimes you may get bogged down with the daily work, and it is not possible to do it alone. Fortunately, professional help of film professionals, not far, financial advisers, personal financial advisor and or rental services ready to help.

6. But do be cautious as the local agents have a bad reputation in terms of job ethics as well as lack of accountability. You can potentially save a lot of time as he or she would now act in your interests to find you that ideal home. Keep Watch on Property Agent You may also want to consider signing on a local agent as buyer representative.

7. This would give you an indication what is the likely price for the owner to let go of his current home before you enter into a negotiation. Negotiation After you stumbled upon a house that is close to your expectation, research prices of properties transacted in the neighborhood for the last couple of years.

8. Approach Bank Go shopping for a bank that is willing to lend you the maximum amount possible and offers the most appealing loan terms. You need to be familiar with the qualification bench mark for the bank in question so as not to waste unnecessary time. And before you enter any arrangement with a bank, make sure you read the terms and conditions thoroughly.

9. Unsubscribe paperwork If you are planning a systematic approach to buying your home, you are ready to make sales and purchase agreement with the seller. Now is the time for your work. - 30462

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