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The DIY way to buy an HDB resale flat

The supply of flats is dwindling, and many home owners are asking for exorbitant prices. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - After more than six months of scouring property portals and viewing homes in search of a Housing Board resale flat to call my own, it is safe to say I now know the ropes.

As the resale market is expected to moderate in 2023 after a hefty 10.4 per cent price growth for 2022, I am anxious to secure a flat for my partner and myself before we are priced out of the market.

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