Cost of rent in Singapore for 4-6 months?
#16
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Virginia City Highlands
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You can't purchase HDB unit unless you are PR or Singapore resident. And even if one is the citizen, still number of restrictions apply.
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#17
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Virginia City Highlands
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If you're OK with the 6 month minimum, rentals would range from ~usd300-350 for a 'common room' (local parlance for a room without its own bathroom), to ~usd2000 for a 3-bedroom private condo in the island's outskirts, to ~usd3200 for a 2-bedroom private condo in the central region.
If such practice is discovered, authorities will show up and throw out these tenants on streets and handle fine both to them and landlords.
#18
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Location: Virginia City Highlands
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'significant' starts from $10m-15m.
#19
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SIN and wandering.
Posts: 1,549
If you still see a squat toilet it's probably a very old estate which will be due to redevelopment soon (or maybe in an opposition ward. heh).
#20
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Singapore
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I own and live in an HDB flat (not BTO or DBSS or EC) even if it's in a district which an acquaintance described as "HDB royalty".
#21
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#24
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: SIN
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It can be done. I had a a serviced apartment at the Wilby apartments by Bugis (somewhat basic, but very nice and cool neighborhood) when I was traveling all over the region for a couple of months. I also managed to get a checking account before my EP was issued and even signed a lease on long term housing (which was risky, but legal, and required having the bank account to be able to pay the deposit).