"Full deduction" from HDB when purchasing flat is BEST option?

[Arcachon]

I did a calculation based on the 127.5k 4 room flat using the old rule of 20% down payment, and remaining lump sum service by 30 years mortgage.

You need to take out $25,500 from your cpf account to pay the 20% downpayment under the old rule. After 30 years at 2.5% compounding interest rate, the total amount you need to return cpf with accured interest is $53,487.97.

As for the remaining lump sum, $102,000 that you will pay with installments over 30 years to HDB at 2.6% interest rate. The total sum with interest that you will need to draw out from your cpf is $147,005 to pay up the mortgage.

$147,005 will be split into 360 installments of $408.35 to be withdraw from cpf every month to service the mortgage. Every month, once the $408.35 is out of your account, cpf will start calculating the interest as if the money has remained inside. Over 30 years, the principal with interest accured with be $218617.34 ($147,005 principal/ $71,117 interest)

So the final grand total amount you have to return to cpf if you flat is EN BLOC in 30 years is $272105.31. (20% deposit $53,487.97, 30 year mortgage monthly payments $218617.34)

Now compare this with the upfront payment of $127.5k compounding at 2.5%. Grand total:$267,349.

The difference is $4756.

However, if you take a 30 year mortgage, the total amount that you have withdraw from cpf is $172,505 ( $25,500 for 20% downpayment, $147,005 for monthly installments). As you need to use $45,005 of your cpf ordinary account balance as interest payments to HDB.

At the 31st year, $172,505 will compound at a faster rate then then the $127,500 as the principal is bigger.

Now, one wonders why cpf never take the trouble to educate everyone on these significant details.

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[minority]

$4576 difference is almost nothing if u factor in the 20yrs inflation rate on money. taking the rule of 50% reduction in dollar value per 20yr. a $4576 will in 30yrs is only $1750 cost slightly more than what a person will pay for a iPad without blinking today.