As the price of properties keep sky rocketing that is why MIW need to keep increasing the HDB housing grants (if you qualify).
Why the need to disburse housing grants if property is affordable in the first place?
However if you qualify for the grants just take it. Don't waste the free money. The lower income you are the more you will receive.
Property is a hard asset similar to commodities. Inflation will naturally drive the value up gradually over a period of time. The single most costly item besides a car is accomodation. Owning a property in Singapore is a must because you have a fixed cost in accomodation expenses and preserve your capital. You are paying rental to yourself. In certain countries where rents are cheap it is better to rent than buy. The freed up cash can be used for investment/trading to generate passive income.
Most Singaporeans do not have extra cash to generate passive income because their wealth is tied up in property. This is why most Singaporeans are like cattles keep on work, work and work until die. Then once every few months go on a 3D/2N vacation at a nearby country to de-stress. To me to be able to jiak hong any time I want is what I call enjoy life if you manage your resources well and you do not have to be rich to do that. To me a vacation is 15D/14N. The past 12 months alone I already jiak hong at U.S.A., Japan, China, Hong Kong and ASEAN region. One destination every 2 to 4 weeks.
Besides mastering ACIL we must also have at least one roof over our head. Let's assume you have a fully paid up HDB flat, live over 70 years old and do not wish to trouble family members. When the time comes you can cash out your property. Check yourself into a nursing home at Johor Bahru. If one day heaven activate you to leave this world at least your body will not be left to rot until someone reports to police.
If you prepare 30 years ahead with Forex ACIL management + cash out property proceeds to fund your retirement needs you should be fine.
http://www.asiaone.com/health/more-singaporeans-head-johor-nursing-homes
You cannot bring along the money in your CPF or trading account when you leave this world. You can YOLO but do it in a well calculated manner. Plan in decades time frame.