The 15-Month Policy Made Downgrading Easy. How Hard Is It to Undo?
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THE TAKE: Ease of entry is being confused with ease of exit.
ALT TITLE: 15-Month Policy Removed: Downgrading Got Easy. It's Still Irreversible.
RUNTIME: ~60 seconds

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The 15-month policy removal made downgrading easy. It did not make it reversible. Those are completely different things and people are confusing them this week.

Here's what happens after you sell the condo and buy the flat.

You're into MOP. Five years for a standard flat. Ten for Plus or Prime. You physically occupy it for that whole period before you can buy private again.

Want an HDB loan at any point? Thirty-month wait-out, unchanged.

So a decision you can now make in months takes years to undo. And you'll be undoing it at whatever prices exist then, not the ones you sold at.

That asymmetry is the whole risk. Getting in got faster. Getting out did not.

Think in ten years, not three. And if you're not sure, the policy will still be here next month.

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DM me "15EXIT" and I'll map what reversing this decision would actually cost you in time and money, before you make it.

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- MOP: 5 years standard, 10 years for Plus/Prime flats, with physical occupation required
- 30-month wait-out for HDB housing loans unchanged by this policy

Data as at 31 July 2026. Verify against HDB/MND before posting.

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These figures were compiled from publicly available online sources, news
reports and community discussion. They may be incomplete, out of date, or
simply wrong. Nothing here is financial, legal or property advice.

Verify every number against the primary source (HDB, MND, URA, IRAS)
before you publish it or advise a client. You are responsible for what
you post under your own name.

Source: https://postai.sg/pseo/15-month-policy/downgrading-is-irreversible.html