Property planning Singapore

Can you afford that dream home?

See the real monthly cost in two minutes. Our model includes CPF Ordinary Account savings, grants, stamp duty, legal fees, renovation buffer, and changing mortgage rates.

BTO and resale HDB Private property 3% and 4% stress tests

Affordability check

Start with your numbers

Your starting point

A clearer answer than a loan estimate

A bank calculator can show borrowing capacity. Gan Finance AI shows what remains after the purchase enters your monthly life. See the trade-offs before you book a viewing.

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Estimated maximum loan

$465,000

Based on a 25-year tenure and current assumptions.

Monthly mortgage

$2,350

Your estimated cash and CPF commitment.

Comfort score

Room for real life

The result includes a renovation reserve and a 4% rate scenario.

Choose a path

Your home-buying plan, made practical

The right model depends on where you are starting. Pick one and see the figures that matter first.

First-time buyer

Compare BTO and resale HDB affordability, likely grants, cash needed, and the time it takes to build your upfront buffer.

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Upgrader

Model the sale of your existing flat beside the next mortgage, taxes, moving costs, and a safer cash-flow buffer.

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Private property owner

Test rental assumptions, loan tenure, cash yield, and the monthly cost of holding a private property through rate changes.

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Mortgage analysis

Mortgage or CPF? Test the mix.

Using more CPF can reduce today’s instalment. Keeping some CPF OA may give your retirement plan more breathing room. Move the controls and see both sides of the choice.

Illustrative monthly payment

$2,350

Loan repayment68%
CPF contribution22%
Cash buffer retained10%

Remember accrued interest. CPF used for housing is returned with accrued interest when the property is sold. The model includes that effect in projected sale proceeds.

Savings timeline

A roadmap to your keys

Set a target date. The plan works backwards from the cash and CPF milestones you need.

savings

Month 01

Set target price

payments

Month 08

Hit 5% cash buffer

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Month 14

Apply for HLE

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Month 24

Option fee ready

Suggested monthly saving: $1,680

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Real planning examples

From "maybe" to move-in ready

First home planning

Two incomes, one BTO plan

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A young couple had $18,000 in cash and a combined CPF OA balance of $72,000. The model set a $40,000 cash target over 24 months, while allowing room for wedding costs and a six-month reserve.

Cash target

$40k

Timeframe

2 years

HDB affordability

An upgrade with breathing room

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A family modelled the sale of a four-room HDB beside a larger home purchase. After accrued CPF interest, stamp duty, moving costs, and a 4% rate test, the plan kept their monthly surplus above $2,000.

Monthly surplus

$2,040

Rate tested

4%

Refinancing check

Is it time to refinance?

Compare your current mortgage with current bank rates. See estimated savings, break-even timing, and the cost of leaving a lock-in period.

Illustrative potential saving

$286 per month

Estimated break-even: 7 months

Stop renting spreadsheets. Start planning your home.

Get a property plan built around your CPF, cash flow, loan choices, and target date. The numbers become easier to act on.

"I was anxious about the whole process. The AI made each decision feel manageable."

Geokbeng Paulyn

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