Resale Levy

Resale levy amount: first subsidised flat sold on or after 3 March 2006

Second-timers who have sold their first subsidised flat before 3 March 2006 will have to pay a graded resale levy when they buy their next flat from the HDB. If the graded resale levy was not paid when you sold the first subsidised flat, i.e. you opted to defer the payment until you purchase another HDB flat, interest at a prevailing rate of 5% per annum is charged.

First Subsidised Flat Type

Resale Levy Amount

Based on resale price of the sold flat, or 90% of its market valuation, whichever was higher

Households

Singles Grant recipients

2-room

10%* or 15%

5%* or 7.50%

3-room

20%

10%

4-room

22.50%

11.25%

5-room and Executive

25%

12.50%

*Only applicable to 2-room flat sellers that upgrade to a larger flat type.

Waiver of Interest on Resale Levy for Elderly

If you and your spouse are aged 55 and above at the point of the new flat application for a new 2-room or 3-room flat from November 2015 sales launch onwards, you will pay only the percentage resale levy, with the interest waived.

The resale levy payable is subject to a minimum payment of the following amounts, which are the resale levy payable by second-timers who sold their first subsidised flat on or after 3 March 2006.

First Subsidised Housing Type

Resale Levy Amount

Households

Singles Grant recipients

2-room flat

$15,000

$7,500

3-room flat

$30,000

$15,000

4-room flat

$40,000

$20,000

5-room flat

$45,000

$22,500

Executive flat

$50,000

$25,000

Executive Condominium

$55,000 Not applicable