PAYMENT OF HOUSING AGENT COMMISSION

the irritating agents...

hey people! i have posted an email correspondence with HDB. buyers, exercise your rights! let's not fall in the the traps of the housing agents... integrity prevails when we don't give others a chance to "steal"

Dear Ms Tan

PAYMENT OF HOUSING AGENT COMMISSION

1 Please refer to your e-mail of 14 Mar 2009.

2 Housing agents operate under the licenses issued to housing agencies by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). HDB is not the regulator of housing agents and we do not stipulate the commission they charge.

3 There is no requirement for buyers and sellers to engage housing agents in the resale of HDB flats in the open market. It is up to individual buyers and sellers to decide whether they want to transact on their own or engage the services of housing agents on mutually agreed terms of service and commission payable.

4 There is no fixed commission guideline for the services of housing agents. The amount of commission payable is not fixed at 1% of the resale price; it is subject to negotiation. Consumers should exercise their rights to negotiate fees and terms with housing agents.

5 If you are interested to buy a flat which the seller has engaged an agent, you have to decide whether you wish to engage the agent's services which will mean also to pay the agent a buyer's commission. If you choose not to do so, you have to make it known to the agent upfront. Some agents may still let you view the flat and earn only the seller's commission if there is a successful deal.

6 Should you decide to engage the agent's services, this would normally be formalised with the signing of an agency or a commission agreement. It is a private agreement between the agent/agency and you, and is usually prepared by the agency. In view of the contractual obligations involved, it is advisable that you scrutinise the contents of the agreement, negotiate and seek clarification on the terms and conditions before you sign it.

Yours sincerely,

A good Hari Raya

yeah! what syed said is true.. it has been a very meaningful wednesday. lots of topics discussed today at the parents' place.. the only issue was-i didn't know what they were discussing about cos they spoke in tamil! haha...

aiyoh.. was rather bored.. luckily mohammed kept disturbing me.. keke

last hari raya was bad
this hari raya is good
next hari raya would be the best!

=D

Joy to the World - Jiyun has arrived

Chuanxiang and Esther have their 1st baby!! and the baby's name is jiyun. name of an official in the ancient times..

esther kept saying that she wish to see the child of syed and i; then i asked her whether i can give birth without getting married.. haha..

hmm.. i would love to have children too.. but the idea of giving birth is scary!!!

tired..

went for 2nd session of therapy today.. it never fails to make me feel stretched and tired.. i am glad that i am going through the therapy.. i know that its all in the name of a better and happier life and future..

pessimism lurking

met zhonghui late last night and chat till the cows come home.. chat at al-ameen 24 hours then still chat as we walked from woodlands al-almeen to sembawang.. was so tired that i gave up and jio him to take a cab.. haha..

we talked about life issues..

i never fail to feel weird whenever i talk about my own life... he said that he sensed a sad inner me.. my logic tells me that i should be happy and contented with life but my inner self is not happy.. just like the way i felt when i spoke to teng when we were on the phone the previous night.. i said that i am getting slightly excited and happy but teng said that i don't sound happy when i said that!.. haha.. paradox...

am i happy?

am i as idealistic as zhonghui describes me? i paint a picture to beautiful and expect too much from life such that i am not happy with life?

so... syed.. u were saying that believing in Allah would make my life more complete?
;)

haiz... what is life?... so significant yet so insignificant...

another path i have taken in life

it has been 48 days since i left the service... 1st aug was my last day... have been spending my days meeting up with me... was a humongous amount of sleep i had at the start-sounds like really lots to recuperate manz! haha..

rejected for secondment to npcc hq..
rejected thrice by prisons..
oh well. its fine

cos im going to OBS!!! yeah... this would be a much more exciting journey..
and heck those stupid people who do not value my contribution and suspect my sincerity... to hell lah...

excited..

spoke about wedding plans too..

finally.. i get what i deserve.. life is turning for the better now...
=D

Tired!

my gosh... it has been a tiring friday!

as usual... i get tired after mid week... 100%=20% everyday; i seem to be getting this concept too slowly... i just putting in my 100% everyday! shack arh!!!

when am i ever gonna learn that... either walk or run, i will still get to the ending point...

"perfectionist and idealistic" - this are the recent 2 words that describes me.. i was shock by it.. but probably i'm really am and that's why i get tired very easily.. besides expecting more from myself, i am expecting more from people around me and it makes me doubly tired..

time to change your old habits... else it would just be the same old thing again!

cheers!