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Sale proceeds calculator: what you keep when you sell

The price is not what you walk away with. Enter what you are selling for, when you bought, what is still owed and how much CPF went into the home, and see the cash left after seller's stamp duty, commission, legal fees, the loan and the CPF refund.

Rates in force on 25 Sept 2026

Work out what you keep from a sale

Selling priceS$1,600,000
Seller's stamp duty, 16%−S$256,000
Commission, 2% with GST−S$34,880
Legal fees, with GST (an assumption)−S$3,270
Loan redeemed−S$900,000
CPF refund: S$200,000 plus S$2,500 accrued interest−S$202,500
Cash to youS$203,350
Cash plus the CPF refunded to your accountS$405,850

Commission at the usual seller's commission, not a quote. Accrued interest at 2.5% a year, compounded yearly, as if all the CPF was withdrawn on the purchase date; your CPF statement has the exact figure. No seller's stamp duty on a sale from 4 Jul 2029.

SSD schedule for this purchase date, in force from 4 Jul 2025; Cost assumptions (rate, fees, commission), set from 1 Jan 2020; CPF Ordinary Account interest, in force from 1 Jul 1999.

What does it cost to sell a home in Singapore?

The usual seller's commission is 2% of the price, plus 9% GST, and conveyancing about S$3,000 plus GST; both are norms you can change, not statutory. Seller's stamp duty applies only within the holding period for your purchase date.

How much CPF must be refunded when I sell?

Every dollar of CPF Ordinary Account savings used for the home, for the down payment, instalments, stamp duty or legal fees, goes back to your CPF account on sale, plus the interest it would have earned there: 2.5% a year, compounded yearly. This calculator treats the CPF as withdrawn in one sum on the purchase date; CPF's own statement, which tracks each withdrawal, is the exact figure.

What are the seller's stamp duty rates?

For homes bought on or after 4 Jul 2025, seller's stamp duty is 16% if sold within one year, 12% if sold within two years, 8% if sold within three years and 4% if sold within four years of buying; after four years there is none. For homes bought from 11 Mar 2017 to 3 Jul 2025, seller's stamp duty is 12% if sold within one year, 8% if sold within two years and 4% if sold within three years of buying; after three years there is none.

Worked examples

How much do I get from selling a S$1,600,000 home bought on 4 Jul 2025 and sold on 4 Jan 2026?

Selling on 4 Jan 2026 a home bought on 4 Jul 2025, for S$1,600,000 with S$900,000 still owed and S$200,000 of CPF used: after S$256,000 in seller's stamp duty, S$34,880 in commission, S$3,270 in legal fees, the loan and a CPF refund of S$202,500, the seller keeps S$203,350 in cash, S$405,850 counting the CPF refund.

How much do I get from selling a S$1,600,000 home bought on 4 Jul 2025 and sold on 4 Jul 2031?

Selling on 4 Jul 2031 a home bought on 4 Jul 2025, for S$1,600,000 with S$600,000 still owed and S$300,000 of CPF used: after S$34,880 in commission, S$3,270 in legal fees, the loan and a CPF refund of S$347,908, the seller keeps S$613,942 in cash, S$961,850 counting the CPF refund.

Where these rates come from

Rates are versioned data in config/rules.yaml, checked against IRAS and MAS publications on 2026-09-18; the newest version applied here took effect 2024-08-20. Rules change with each cooling-measure round.

Indicative figures only, not tax, legal or financial advice. Confirm stamp duty with IRAS and loan limits with your bank or HDB before you commit.

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