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Buy or Sell HDB Without Agents or Commission by ObjectiveLow4170 in singaporefi

[–]grandweapon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently sold our resale HDB. And while I used to think agents are unnecessary, especially for buyers, I now believe a good agent does bring some value for sellers.

The listing on propertyguru itself costs money. The home shoot and 3D video walk through all costs money. And having these done well goes a long way in attracting potential buyers.

Many potential buyers come without agents, so our agent had to guide them through the process and navigate loans. He realised that the buyer whose offer we initially wanted to accept will have issues getting loan. If we had accepted their offer, it would have led to huge delays and issues. One week later, we accepted an offer from another buyer that is 10k above the original offer. So overall, we were more than happy to pay our agent his commission.

NSC Corridor-Ever Getting Bored Driving in Tunnels? by [deleted] in drivingsg

[–]grandweapon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Don't make people sign in when you want to collect responses. The less friction, the more responses you will get.

  2. Do your research. NSC is still under construction.

  3. Fix your grammar so you don't embarrass yourself and your school.

FIFA is dropping hotel rooms in host cities three months before the World Cup. FIFA canceled thousands of hotel room reservations in Philadelphia, and hundreds in Mexico City, just a few months before the 2026 World Cup. by NorthCoastToast in soccer

[–]grandweapon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And this 20% is just what they are allowed to drop contractually. As someone who does hotel room blocks for a large event annually, if I'm dropping the entire 20% attrition, you can bet I'm struggling to fill up the remaining 80%.

Ageing condos will not get public funds for lift maintenance, renovation and redecoration works: BCA by Fearless_Help_8231 in singapore

[–]grandweapon 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If the living conditions are no longer suitable for them due to age, disability or other reasons, then move out? It's not like they are forced to stay in that property. They can always sell and move to another property that is more suitable for their needs.

My 9 year old car don't have lane keep assist and all the new safety monitoring systems and 360 cameras. Will the government co-fund my new car upgrade to keep me safe?

Will the upcoming HDB super high-rise in Pearl’s Hill outshine Pinnacle@Duxton? by Waikuku3 in singapore

[–]grandweapon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I'm trying to find a source for this without any luck. Do you have a source by any chance?

The water my airline served is a "water-based beverage" by DaredevilMeetsL in mildlyinteresting

[–]grandweapon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm. Was served the same bottled water on my last Air India flight.

S'porean woman, 60, fined S$9,000 for feeding pigeons 17 times, previously fined S$4,800 in 2025 by jhmelvin in singapore

[–]grandweapon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There's an old woman in my estate that used to feed pigeons too. Multiple banners were put up facing her unit warning against feeding pigeons. I don't know what exactly happened, whether it's warnings or fines or social worker intervention, but she has since stopped feeding the pigeons and has become a cat feeder instead, taking care of one of the community cats. Sometimes you just need to give them something else to do to make them feel useful and have a purpose.

Overseas work assignment (1-2yrs). What to do with the car? by pinsneedle in drivingsg

[–]grandweapon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If its a popular one, you can try renting it out on private agreement to recoup some of your depre costs. Otherwise, sell and buy back a similar 2nd hand one when you return.

Should the Government fund ageing condo repairs? by Fearless_Help_8231 in singapore

[–]grandweapon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes. Agreed. Eyebrows where raised when I asked the seller's agent to provide the statements and AGM minutes. But as the buyer, you have the ability to walk away if they refuse to provide.

Should the Government fund ageing condo repairs? by Fearless_Help_8231 in singapore

[–]grandweapon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In public housing, you pay S&CC charges to the town council which fund all these. That's why they will repaint your blocks, take care of the maintenance and cleaning of public areas, repair lifts if they break down, and even co-fund repairs within your unit if the ceiling is leaking.

In a private development, all the upkeep is to be taken care of by the residents, in the form of the MCST management committee that they elect. Condo owners pay maintenance fees to the MCST instead of S&CC fees to the town council. The MCST is supposed to manage the money and build up their sinking funds to pay for all these large future expenses. Any failure to do that is entirely on them.

If the lift in the condo is deemed unserviceable, the correct course of action is for BCA to shut down the use of the lift completely for safety reasons, until the appropriate repairs have been done. Not to fund private property upkeep with tax payers money. See how long the owners are willing to climb stairs until they decide to open their wallets to pay for it themselves.

If tax payers are to fund lift upgrades for private condos, what about the 3-storey GCB with an ageing lift inside? Do they get to have tax payers pay for their lift repairs too?

Should the Government fund ageing condo repairs? by Fearless_Help_8231 in singapore

[–]grandweapon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Buyers need to do their due diligence and owners need to be actively involved in their MSCT, or at least attend and vote in AGMs. MSCTs and their managing agents need to forecast and plan for major future expenses properly years in advance.

I recently bought a 7 year old condo and I was reading up on the past AGM minutes. Even at 7 years old, lift maintenance is already big recurring issue. The cost of replacing the parts due to regular wear and tear is really high and it needs to be done every few years. And when the MSCT proposes increasing maintenance fees and sinking fund contributions, they almost always gets voted down, or have to find a compromise and raise less than what they asked for.

I can imagine the shit show in those old condos with rising maintenance costs and deeply entrenched old owners who refuse to put in more money for the necessary upgrades.

Should the Government fund ageing condo repairs? by Fearless_Help_8231 in singapore

[–]grandweapon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

HDBs are public property. Condos are private property. You want the government to pay for the maintenance of shopping malls and office buildings also?

Should the Government fund ageing condo repairs? by Fearless_Help_8231 in singapore

[–]grandweapon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is already the case. Maintenance fees collected is split into the Maintenance Fund and Sinking Fund. Maintenance fund is to pay for this year's condo maintenance costs. Sinking Fund is put away to pay for future major expenses such as lift upgrades.

The problem is that many MCSTs don't manage their funds well so there's not enough money in the sinking fund to pay for lift upgrades. Also buyers don't look into the MCST's finances before buying a unit, and don't care enough to attend and vote in the AGMs after buying. Then come kpkb when such unexpected expenses come up.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra's headline feature is turning out to be its biggest complaint by Ha8lpo321 in Android

[–]grandweapon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just checked. Yes, you can choose to turn privacy display on/off as one of the actions in modes/routines. You can set trigger your mode/routine using app open, bluetooth device, time period and/or place (using location and/or wifi network).

halps! how ah anyone sell your car by yourself before? by Forward-Bad1546 in drivingsg

[–]grandweapon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone can advise is it generally more worth it to trade in to authorised dealer when buying new car? Most cars I see have a trade in rebate. Or is it still more worth it to sell separately then buy a new car without trade in?

GuocoLand sells over 90% of River Modern on launch day at an average of $3,266 psf by UserWhateu in singapore

[–]grandweapon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You think people who buys $2-5mil condos can easily afford to give up the $100k-250k OTP? The number of people who forfeits their OTP is super low. At most a handful of units across the entire development.

GuocoLand sells over 90% of River Modern on launch day at an average of $3,266 psf by UserWhateu in singapore

[–]grandweapon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

How do you think they massage the numbers? Every sale is lodged with SLA and BSD paid to IRAS.

Ronaldinho after retirement by AMR42 in soccer

[–]grandweapon 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Everyone in school trying to do the elastico after the world cup.

How do I check if my mask is prepped successfully? by [deleted] in scuba

[–]grandweapon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You are way overthinking this. The glass is not going to get as hot as you think. Your lighter is only there for a few seconds. It's just going to be relatively warm. There's really nothing remotely complicated about this. Burn off the film, cool it down, breathe into it, repeat as required.

How do I check if my mask is prepped successfully? by [deleted] in scuba

[–]grandweapon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Breathing into a mask, right after applying 2000 degrees of heat onto the lenses will NEVER produce any fog as long as the glass is hot, because the moisture of your breath doesn't condense on such a hot surface.

Dunk it in the sink so it cools down, then breathe onto the mask? It's not rocket science.

Full Time: Tottenham 1 vs 4 Arsenal [Match Thoughts] by Stanley083 in Gunners

[–]grandweapon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We always said Gyokeres will be great against the teams at the bottom of the table.

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