Get the Guru View: Swinging home ownership for singles Contributor • February 24, 2017 For many singles, home ownership provides independence and privacy With the vast majority of housing policies focused on marriage and families, singles often feel left out. At the same time, price levels in the private market have prevented many with single incomes from entering it, or limited options towards the smaller units. By Chang Hui Chew In the final days before this article went to print, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced the increase of CPF Housing Grants for first-time home buyers purchasing HDB resale flats. While the announcement largely focused on young couples, the state also increased the grant for singles from $15,000 to $25,000, when purchasing four-room flats or smaller units. Singles in Singapore often feel left out of the state's policies on public housing. With the prospect of applying for flats before one hits the ripe, but not so old age of 35, reserved only for
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