I'm sure this is a question a lot of people have thought about: why is there such a big difference between the figures reported by HDB and the figures you actually see on the open market?
http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10323p.nsf ... enDocument
Granted the figures are "median", but looking through sites like ., it is impossible to find a 5 room for 2.5k-2.8k, much less a figure below that.
I read on another thread it may be due to the inability of expats to bargain, but surely bargaining can only reduce the initial figure by so much right? Or is it possible?
I've heard of people that haggle with reasons such as insufficient appliances to bring down the figure by $100 or so. Are there more ways to renters can use to bring down rent?