<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907231003206534428.post2047278524142664302..comments</id><updated>2009-11-22T22:00:30.577+08:00</updated><category term='Medical'/><category term='Financial Statement'/><category term='Sibor'/><category term='SGS'/><category term='CPF'/><category term='Jobs'/><category term='Mortgage'/><category term='STI ETF'/><category term='Technical Analysis'/><category term='HDB'/><category term='Fun'/><category term='Stuff'/><category term='BTITR'/><category term='Preference Shares'/><category term='Sitemap'/><category term='Stocks'/><category term='Insurance'/><category term='STI'/><category term='Fiscal Policies'/><category term='Economy'/><category term='ETF'/><category term='Terms'/><category term='Valuation'/><category term='DJIA'/><category term='Property'/><category term='Behaviour'/><category term='Car'/><category term='Informational'/><category term='Useful'/><title type='text'>Comments on Moneytalk: Amount of housing loan for 1st home</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.moneytalk.sg/feeds/2047278524142664302/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1907231003206534428/2047278524142664302/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.moneytalk.sg/2009/11/amount-of-housing-loan-for-1st-home.html'/><author><name>Kay</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10880809899222016666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907231003206534428.post-2447997316255091134</id><published>2009-11-22T22:00:30.577+08:00</published><updated>2009-11-22T22:00:30.577+08:00</updated><title type='text'>thank you, Kay!

yes i think you did mention it an...</title><content type='html'>thank you, Kay!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yes i think you did mention it and it&amp;#39;s all very clear now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;brgds,&lt;br /&gt;d</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1907231003206534428/2047278524142664302/comments/default/2447997316255091134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1907231003206534428/2047278524142664302/comments/default/2447997316255091134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.moneytalk.sg/2009/11/amount-of-housing-loan-for-1st-home.html?showComment=1258898430577#c2447997316255091134' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.moneytalk.sg/2009/11/amount-of-housing-loan-for-1st-home.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907231003206534428.post-2047278524142664302' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1907231003206534428/posts/default/2047278524142664302' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1428007312'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907231003206534428.post-783578079031764745</id><published>2009-11-22T21:33:08.496+08:00</published><updated>2009-11-22T21:33:08.496+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi,

Thanks for highlighting this. My apologies as...</title><content type='html'>Hi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for highlighting this. My apologies as I could have make myself clearer in the post. The $6,000 I am referring to is the combined income of the couple. As such, I am assuming that both are working and none of them is earning more than $4,500. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kay</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1907231003206534428/2047278524142664302/comments/default/783578079031764745'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1907231003206534428/2047278524142664302/comments/default/783578079031764745'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.moneytalk.sg/2009/11/amount-of-housing-loan-for-1st-home.html?showComment=1258896788496#c783578079031764745' title=''/><author><name>Kay</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10880809899222016666</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.moneytalk.sg/2009/11/amount-of-housing-loan-for-1st-home.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907231003206534428.post-2047278524142664302' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1907231003206534428/posts/default/2047278524142664302' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1680009579'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907231003206534428.post-3780724519762486557</id><published>2009-11-22T15:47:35.685+08:00</published><updated>2009-11-22T15:47:35.685+08:00</updated><title type='text'>hi,

i do agree with your views on buying hdb as f...</title><content type='html'>hi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i do agree with your views on buying hdb as first home. however, you got the calculation wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;keeping in mind that the cpf cnotribution cap is $4500, the contribution to cpf ordinary account should be: 34.5% * 0.66667 * $4500&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;regards,&lt;br /&gt;d</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1907231003206534428/2047278524142664302/comments/default/3780724519762486557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1907231003206534428/2047278524142664302/comments/default/3780724519762486557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.moneytalk.sg/2009/11/amount-of-housing-loan-for-1st-home.html?showComment=1258876055685#c3780724519762486557' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.moneytalk.sg/2009/11/amount-of-housing-loan-for-1st-home.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907231003206534428.post-2047278524142664302' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1907231003206534428/posts/default/2047278524142664302' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1428007312'/></entry></feed>
