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First appointment!

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As quickly as the resale application was submitted , so it is with the confirmation of the first appointment date: 14-Jan , at 10am. With that is a BIG relief: we’re in. Our race is eligible to buy a flat in that block , and this is going to save us all trouble , if in case we are not eligible , and have to do all the flat-search all over again.   We’re just waiting for the letter to have the first appointment schedule in B&W.   And when it comes , we’d sure be confirming with the owners of their plan to relinquish their house to us , even before completion date , even before first appointment date. Estimated discussion is by next week , the last week of Nov , and it is also our last week to find out whether we are renewing our tenancy in the JTC flat , or not. If all things proceed as expected , we’d terminate our contract on the current flat we are renting , and we are spared from the renewal fee...

Flat Resale Status

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We are now in the final phase of our 2 nd attempt on flat resale activities. First attempt having failed due to the issue of ethnic integration imbalance, we now have found a new flat, decided to buy it, and have done checks, and having found that the restriction doesn’t apply at the new block, went on to pay the downpayment of only $300, pending the document coming from the housing board indicating that our first attempt is cancelled due to the race ratio issue. The next day after, the letter arrived, and I got back the desposit and the valuation report fee from the owner of the first flat; unfortunately, the administration fee is already paid off to the housing board, so there is no way that it can be refunded – the service has already been rendered, whether application is successful or not.   We paid ahead of time the remaining option exercise fee, totalling $5000, and we have also given the administration fee (2 nd time) and...

The "Word" - Comic strips

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