yes, the guy on the avatar to the left is blue eyed blonde, definitelyoffshoreoildude wrote:Yes - they told me Russians are blonde haired and blue eyed and Ukrainians are blue eyed and blonde haired. I think I have it now,Sergei82 wrote:Can you ask somebody to explain you the difference between Russians and Ukrainians?offshoreoildude wrote: I'm selling one for $215,000 right now - you can have it for AUD$190,000 as you're Russian.
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You're going towards USSR: all flats are allotted by the government, you cannot buy!Wd40 wrote:I think the biggest mistake Singapore has been doing is to keep intervene in the public housing market and no sound policy in place. They have been making changes right from the beginning, like 1st allowing PRs to buy, when they shouldnt have and now doing U turn.
Its good that Singapore encourages home ownership by public housing, but it is doing it the wrong way. The correct way should have been HDBs should never be allowed to sell in the resale market, that itself means that it will cause asset price inflation. Public housing is meant for exactly that just for housing and not for investment. Instead HDB flat should be returned to HDB if and when the owner wants to upgrade. This would mean HDB themselves are in control of valuation.
Also HDB should have never been allowed to rent out at all. Foreigners or locals who need to rent HDB should be doing it directly from HDB, just like how JTC flats works right now.
This would have been the right way to manage public housing. But, currently the property market is a mess, but its the greed of the locals that has brought their own downfall.
Someone has recently proposed a NOM system (non open market flat) in addition to the current HDB system, which would address some of your points mentioned. The government should introduce it to provide true non-frills housing for the masses, which was its purpose in the first place and abolish the EC scheme instead. If you can afford a condo you should not receive gahment housing subsidies IMHO.Wd40 wrote:I think the biggest mistake Singapore has been doing is to keep intervene in the public housing market and no sound policy in place. They have been making changes right from the beginning, like 1st allowing PRs to buy, when they shouldnt have and now doing U turn.
Its good that Singapore encourages home ownership by public housing, but it is doing it the wrong way. The correct way should have been HDBs should never be allowed to sell in the resale market, that itself means that it will cause asset price inflation. Public housing is meant for exactly that just for housing and not for investment. Instead HDB flat should be returned to HDB if and when the owner wants to upgrade. This would mean HDB themselves are in control of valuation.
Also HDB should have never been allowed to rent out at all. Foreigners or locals who need to rent HDB should be doing it directly from HDB, just like how JTC flats works right now.
This would have been the right way to manage public housing. But, currently the property market is a mess, but its the greed of the locals that has brought their own downfall.
wwww wrote:If you can afford a condo you should not receive gahment housing subsidies IMHO.
That was my point (and disappointment) - there are a few people on there who seem to get the concept of (relatively) reasoned debate, but many others who seem to have a completely polarised, one-dimensioned view, namely: All SCs are angels who never do anything wrong; and all foreigners are parasites who should leave tomorrow, then everything will be OK. The sad thing is that these people fail to comprehend that most of us 'foreign trash' (as they so charmingly label us) are as disgusted as they are about PRs and pass holders abusing the system. We don't like it either, partly because it's wrong, but also because it gives 'foreigners' a bad image and makes our lives more difficult than it would otherwise be. It's truly depressing to see the way these things always descend to the lowest common denominator level, akin to a kindergarten playground squabble.morenangpinay wrote:obviously they twist everything to make them seem right! that were talentless and blood sucking foreigners.
It's already a bit like ussr here with the 99year leasehold and hdb being public housing.Sergei82 wrote:You're going towards USSR: all flats are allotted by the government, you cannot buy!Wd40 wrote:I think the biggest mistake Singapore has been doing is to keep intervene in the public housing market and no sound policy in place. They have been making changes right from the beginning, like 1st allowing PRs to buy, when they shouldnt have and now doing U turn.
Its good that Singapore encourages home ownership by public housing, but it is doing it the wrong way. The correct way should have been HDBs should never be allowed to sell in the resale market, that itself means that it will cause asset price inflation. Public housing is meant for exactly that just for housing and not for investment. Instead HDB flat should be returned to HDB if and when the owner wants to upgrade. This would mean HDB themselves are in control of valuation.
Also HDB should have never been allowed to rent out at all. Foreigners or locals who need to rent HDB should be doing it directly from HDB, just like how JTC flats works right now.
This would have been the right way to manage public housing. But, currently the property market is a mess, but its the greed of the locals that has brought their own downfall.
Hysterical!nakatago wrote:These people don't get sarcasm. Opposite day would be disastrous for them.Wd40 wrote:And "Technically" neither am I a PR.JR8 wrote: They quote ME!
As writing "Simple: 'One room lock' ah"
What they fail to see is, I was writing it in Singlish, I.E. as a Singaporean might. Not as a PR would.
And I am not a PR.
And I don't even live in Singapore.
And I own no property in Singapore, and never have.
So, 100% FAIL!
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