Heartland Boy was very impressed with Jeraldine Phneah’s savvy use of the housing grants available to reduce the cost of her HDB resale flat. He compares this with his own experience where the Heartland Couple did not enjoy any subsidy when they bought their HDB BTO in 2014. It got him thinking about how the various CPF housing grants available for HDB Resale and BTO flats. Besides factors such as ... continue reading...
Can Viva Industrial Trust Replace Its Rental Income Support- Insights From Its 2017 AGM
Viva Industrial Trust (‘Viva’) conducted its FY2017 Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) on 20 April 2018 at Viva Business Park (‘VBP’). Heartland Boy attended the event as a unitholder of Viva Industrial Trust. The mood was jovial and light-hearted as unitholders present were generally contented and satisfied with the performance of the Manager for the year. In addition, the Board claimed at the start ... continue reading...
Get Up Close With The Managers At REITs Symposium 2018
The 2018 edition of REITs Symposium is back and will be held on 19 May 2018 from 9am to 6pm at Suntec Singapore. If you are a unitholder of the 32 participating REITs and Business Trusts, this is an invaluable opportunity to interact with the Managers once again. You will be able to gain first-hand insights from them and get your queries clarified all at once. Furthermore, stakeholders from the ... continue reading...
Planting A Seed Today With The Citi MaxiGain Savings Account
When Heartland Boy was researching for his Article titled “How To Get The Highest Interest Rates On Your Bank Savings Accounts”, the Citi MaxiGain Savings Account kept popping up. It seems to be a savings instrument that is highly recommended online. It was even mentioned by his peers during one of his poker sessions. In addition, current customers only to seem to have rave reviews about it. These ... continue reading...
Should I Let HDB Wipe Out My CPF OA Before Collection Of Keys
After waiting for 4 long years, Heartland Boy will finally be able to collect the keys to his BTO. Not yet, but soon enough for him to start pondering about keys collection. Since he is likely to apply for a HDB concessionary loan, his thoughts inevitably swing over to the prospect of HDB wiping out the entire balances in his CPF Ordinary Account (‘OA’). This is the process whereby HDB will deduct ... continue reading...
