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ON THEIR second date, Serena Wong and her boyfriend discussed an all-important question for young Singaporean couples: when to buy an apartment together. Six months later, they applied for a public housing flat in the city-state. After taking part in several ballots over 10 months, they were allocated a unit and agreed to put down a S$40,000 deposit. That kicked off a five-year wait to purchase a S$620,000 three-bedroom apartment in Queenstown, a centrally located neighbourhood where similar homes cost as much as 50 per cent more in the resale market. “We already knew what we wanted in the relationship and had marriage in mind. But housing prices pushed things forward much faster,” said Wong, a 28-year-old business development manager at a tech company. The couple will have to submit a copy of their marriage certificate to Singapore’s housing board within three months of getting the keys to their flat.

Singapore couples are marrying earlier to buy homes, leading some to regret

Singapore couples are marrying earlier to buy homes, leading some to regret

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