HDB launches resale flat listing portal for owners
HDB released today the soft launch of a brand-new secondhand condo listing assistance effective tomorrow, May 13. The resale flat site are going to be formally launched later this month. It will allow condo owners that have registered their intent to offer with HDB to list their resale flats up for sale separately on the HDB level website.
The website will promptly be refreshed, factoring in the ethnic integration policy (EIP) and Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) allocation for the listings. It will definitely save the owner and the salesperson time reviewing monthly, states Huttons’ Lee.
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Permitting only customers with HFE to get in touch with the proprietor or representative agent offers a tighter and a lot more structured setting, comprising primarily genuine customers and vendors. Nonetheless, the downside is that vendors might not be tapping the entire interest pool for their flat as some interested buyers might not have a valid HFE letter yet and will certainly not be able to call the property owner, PropNex’s Lim explains.
By enabling each vendor to publish just one flat listing, the brand-new listing platform offers to avoid cost manipulation and handle cost hikes, according to OrangeTee’s Sun. On the other hand, other on the internet platforms might show numerous listings of the same unit with differing costs or marketed by various agents. “It might create an incorrect perception that the location is in high demand, with many units up for sale in the very same location, and lead to higher prices if buyers think they have chosen the lowest-priced unit among numerous listings,” she states.
She includes that some sellers may prefer to keep anonymity or do not desire the inconvenience of managing the deals themselves. Purchasers comfortable with technology and on the internet transactions and have applicable market or sales knowledge may discover the new online system beneficial.
Nonetheless, those unclear concerning taking care of property sales may still prefer having a sales representative or broker to recommend them on the sale process, help them with the application, and make sure that their residential properties are priced correctly.
Additionally, the owners can assign their property representative to deal with the listing and manage the sale on their part. Just one listing is permitted per resale flat on HDB’s site.
The resale listing portal ought to benefit the market and the public in the future, states Huttons’ Lee.
Customers with a legitimate HFE may also have the ability to see the housing contributions and the loan quantity for which they are a candidate. With this, they can screen listings that fit their guidelines. They can schedule a viewing with the owner/salesperson in the portal, claims Huttons’ Lee. Purchasers can search throughout both built-to-order (BTO) and resale apartments.
“Without repeat postings, the listing of apartments available will be structured, enhancing openness, and possibly, improving the home scouting experience for prospective customers when they are scanning the listings,” claims Lim Yong Hock, key executive officer (KEO) of PropNex Realty.
The brand-new system will trigger sellers if their listing rate goes beyond the greatest transacted cost of neighboring units of the very same level kind by greater than 10% in the past 6 months. “The cautious tracking and flagging of unrealistic rates can guarantee that asking costs line up a lot more closely to price patterns or estimates around, thus reducing sudden rate increase in defined places,” states Christine Sun, primary specialist and planner at OrangeTee Group.
Homeowners need to have a valid motive to sell before they can classify or appoint a salesperson to list on their behalf. The portal likewise gives the layout of the unit, which can be useful for old flats where the owners may have lost them, claims Lee Sze Teck, top supervisor of information analytics at Huttons Asia.
While possible buyers can search the listings on the resale portal, solely those with a valid HDB flat eligibility (HFE) letter can get the seller’s or the assigned salesmans’ information to arrange a visiting within the website.
