Paper 2 · Lesson 6 — Sale of HDB Flats — Schemes, Eligibility, Monetisation and Estate Renewal
BTO and sales launches
Buying a new flat from HDB: BTO, Sale of Balance Flats and open booking, the balloting / launch process, and the ethnic and other allocation quotas.
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Question 1
A buyer and seller have just had their resale application accepted by HDB, and the buyer asks his agent roughly how long completion typically takes from that point onward. Which statement is correct?
A. Within about one week of HDB's acceptance of the resale application.
B. About two-and-a-half to four years, much as with a Build-To-Order flat.
C. About eight weeks from HDB's acceptance of the resale application.
D. About three months, the same as a completed Sale of Balance flat's key collection.
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Answer: C
The rule. A resale purchase typically completes in about 8 weeks from HDB's acceptance of the resale application.
Why C is correct. About eight weeks from acceptance.
The other options.
B gives the BTO timescale (years) to a resale purchase.
A shortens it to a week; completion takes about eight weeks.
D applies the ~3-month completed-SBF key timeline to a resale purchase.
Exam note. Resale ≈ 8 weeks; BTO ≈ years; completed SBF keys ≈ 3 months. Match the route.
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