crystalhuang

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I had view 24 houses now in my 5 'house-hunting' weekends... and still counting other than the ridiculous cov asked by the sellers and the unsuitable feng shui directions, I just still haven't found the 'this is it' feeling... well, there was one house, but my husband and I decided to let go when our offer was turned down by the seller because of her high COV demand. not going to comment on the cov thing, as I already immune since my previous thread about the cov (: don't give up! you will eventually find your home. luckily, we have family and friends that always remind us, not to rush.. as it's actually not gonna be easier when you become the seller. the right one will come along (: Jia You!! "Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming." - Dory, Finding Nemo

wawww 100!!! now I realize, I haven't seen enough hahhahhaha ... yes yes, the right one will come along, shall not give up!!! yea… currently some COV is just super ridiculous. There was one time, my husband saw an ad on Saturday paper.. he called up the agent, and end up we went to view the unit in the afternoon. Located somewhere near the ICA, I know it's central area, but.. the unit was like about 15-20minutes walking distance from the Lavender MRT. ok, it was high floor but 'very' original condition. the building is almost 40 years old. There was another family viewing, and we asked the seller's agent about the price. he said, "one offered 50K COV earlier, and another one had just offered 80K COV!!!" I meant, how could it be?? I just found it very silly to follow such price.. even the agent was trembling when he mentioned the 80K.. Actually it's not gonna be easy to sell a house if you don't be realistic.

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wawww Dragonnite, thank you very much! Even though I am already feeling a bit more relaxed now (not as depressed as yesterday) - and ready to let the house go ( by keep on telling myself - "if it's ours, it's ours"), this is indeed a very good idea, definitely worth to try we have viewed 16 houses! but not gonna loose hope, parents also said.. house is like soulmate (unless it's for investing) khekhekhe , sometimes got money, somehow also can't buy.. yet, sometimes money is tight, in the end, also can buy the 'destined' house. Thanks, Batman.. but after long discussion back then with husband, we prefer to have an HDB flat as our first home... private maybe later lar... in the next 6-8 years.. after got kids maybe hahhahhaha...

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Ahhhh sorry.. I was only telling you, that I knew those transactions based on the listings from that website (: and btw, thank you very much for your comments! And, yea will keep on house-huntings for now.. ;D

Most probably you are right, because I have also tried to track back.. the agent had been trying to advertise and to sell that house for more than a month.

that 420K-440K is from the same block with that house. I did some researches, and those are sold in May 2012 and July 2012 only.. you can check here: http://services2.hdb.gov.sg/webapp/BB33RTIS/BB33PReslTrans.jsp (This e-service enables you to check past 1-year resale transacted prices. The objective is to assist potential resale flat buyers and sellers in making informed decisions, taking into account the prevailing trends in the HDB resale market.) yea.. we went to several houses, conditions ultra super bad, totally need whole house renov, also building's age already 38-42 years old, asking for 70-80K COV.. superrrrr I know… I guess, for now, I really shouldn't think so much about it.. I know that 30K is a lot already… and that's the amount that we are happy and comfortable to spend on… my husband also tried to tell me last night, said, if it's our house means it's ours. No point buying it, if my husband might gonna have some kind of regret feelings later on... (:

Hi, do you mind highlighting me, how much is the valuation report costs? thanks (:

Hi Velarine, thanks for your comment Yeaa… it's not easy to finally found the right house especially when my heart feels some kind of attachment when I enter that house for the first time. but in total, if we paid 460K for the house, it actually really would be too extreme, considering that on that same blocks, some just sold in last 2 months for about 20-40K cheaper.. and my husband works in IT field, so his mindset tends to be very 'logical' thingy. he said, even though we can go and follow the request of the seller, for him it's just too much, coz for him, the Valuation price, is supposed to be the Actual price, which is acknowledge by banks and by HDB (which somehow he managed to make me agree with that kind of thoughts hahhahaha); so to give the seller another 30K as the COV, for him is already a lot, but since he knows that I really like the house, he doesn't mind. and also for him, COV is just to make the seller happy… and like you said.. if the location far from MRT, COV would be lower.. but don't you think, if there's 2 houses on sell at the same area just different 2-3 blocks, one nearer to MRT, and the other one is further, isn't the further one also would have lower valuation price? and I also have a few friends that works in real estate companies, they said, even the news now showing that COV is not as extreme as it used to be.. So i am in super dilemma now

Hi Everyone, I'm pretty new here.. was looking for some guide regarding the COV thingy. Had been house huntings for a few weeks, and finally just met the 'right' house last weekend, it's a resale HDB flat, and the seller asked for 45K COV. The house itself is already 415K in value. Done some research and homeworks last night, realized that the same type houses on that area, averagely sold with the total pricing of 380-420K. Even if i bought that house, I would still need to do renovations on both toilets. actually how do you decide the amount that you are willing to pay for your COV? isn't Valuation supposed to include the pricing of it's location, condition, building's age, etc? I am willing to pay about 30K. but the sellers said, it's NETT. so… heart a bit discourage now.. any kind advice please?