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Hi haide. Cool place. ReAlly love it. Mind sharing your contact for contractor and where to buy the scissor gate? TIA!

Hi Ripples, I like your toilet, very rustic looking. Where did you get your mirror and ladder?

Thanks LCR, unfortunately, the seller is no longer selling her place I'm so heartbroken.

Hi all, Has anyone of you bought a house without a maid's room and subsequently got a contractor to build one in the backyard? If you did, can you please let me know how much you spent and which contractor you used. Thanks in advance.

Hi all, Thanks for your advice. I went to see the house at Tampines/Pasir Ris. My dream house!! I love your comments. Keep them coming in please. aoiaoi, yep, they're all freehold or 999. Agree that the condition of the house must be good. Except for the townhouse at Bt Timah, I assume the rest are fine from the pictures that I saw.

Hi all I need some advice from you guys. I kinda shortlisted a couple of properties that I may like to buy but I'm unsure because every one has its pros & cons. I've drawn up the table of properties. Please click here to see. Can you tell me which one would you buy if you were in my shoes. All comments welcome. Thanks alot.

Hi all Would you be able to share your quotation with me? I'm torn in between - wondering if i should buy an original house or a renovated one. Please help me. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you.

Hi there, I chose dark wall for my 3 room flat too. You can take a look at my pictures. Good luck to your new house. Cheers

Hi Aoiaoi Indeed, at $706k, it's a good price. I remember in 2005 when i was shopping around, i actually almost wanted to buy a brand new apartment located near bendeemeer, freehold unit, about 1200 sq ft for $640k for unfurnished unit or $680k for showroom unit. What you're paying now is definitely quite reasonable, although smaller, the location i believe should be better in perceived value than bendeemeer.

I bought my 99yr-brand new-near MRT-Upp Serangoon-2,100 sq ft unit (inclusive of a private roof terrace) at $565,000 in 2005 too. I am praying very hard to see 2005 prices again. Nothing is impossible but if you can't wait, just buy. If you can wait, please wait but don't curse if the price doesn't fall that much. It will take a few years for the prices to fall back or it might never at all. I remember through my previous research, the psf currently is almost the same around 2001 period. It took 4 years till 2005 for the price to fall way below 2001 pricing so...up to you to speculate. Good luck!

Sorry to bump...I'm also looking for the same. I'm not an agent either. Please let me know if you are selling your property. Cheers.

by the way, you mean the owner asked for 560k as the opening price or it's reduced from the initial opening price? If they are 560k is their first asking price, think you should just offer 520k first and then work up from there. Have you asked for a indicative valuation from the bank? I ask this because the bank may not think the property is worth this much. This will affect the amount of money you have to cough upfront - i.e. COV. I suggest you get the bank to give you indicative value first before offering a price to the owner.

you can check with the banks when you're asking for a in-principle approval on your loan. ask them about a 30 year old property, see if they would loan. i really forgot if it's the loan or is it something about cpf. somewhere along those lines. yep, rosyth is one of the good schools in the area. another not bad one is PLMGS (if your child is a girl) & Maris Stella (if your child is a boy). but they're both more than 1km away from Regentville.

you can apply for bank loan but 18 years later, when you want to seller, the buyer can't unless govt change this ruling later. Regentville's location is not bad - conveniently adjourned to NTUC and food etc. I have ever considered buying an apartment there but I don't really like the layout of the unit. Neither do I like big developments. It's a personal choice.

If i'm not wrong, you're referring to Regentville, right? If you're upgrading from HDB flat, then buying this condo should be quite reasonable for you. From what i know, when it was first launched in 2000 and before, the owners there bought similar units at $660k. During low period in 2005, similar units were selling at 480k thereabout. At your current buying price, i think it's still quite reasonable since you should have made a profit from the sale of your flat. However, please bear in mind that leasehold properties that are 30 years old and above would be quite difficult to sell. If I'm not wrong, the new buyers cannot apply for bank loan or something like that (applies to private properties only). You only have 18 years left to hit 30 years. Not very long time, neither is it short. If any developer feels that the location is good (for example Mandarin Gardens in Siglap), there's still potential for en-bloc in the future even though it's a leasehold property. I personally just sold my leasehold condo because i wasn't comfortable with this 30 year ruling and I am not prepared to stay in the same property forever. It's just not something that i would do. Probably you can discuss with your spouse. Are you going to stay in this place forever or...? FYI - my friend just bought a leasehold property in Sengkang. 1313 sq ft at $620k. No renovations required. For your reference.