CNA938 Rewind - Is it time to lift the 15-month wait-out period for private home owners?
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National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat said recently that private property owners looking to buy a non-subsidised resale HDB flat may not need to wait till 2027 or 2028 for a review of the wait-out requirement. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Dr Lee Nai Jia, Head of Real Estate Intelligence at PropertyGuru, to find out if it's the right time to remove this temporary restriction.
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