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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.

how many rooms? what's is the size? how old is the property? Tenure starts from which year? Is it renovated?

Hi Sweetpears, May I know how much did you pay for them? What size are they, if you don't mind?

if its natural death, it bo ban huat wan...

For me, I rather play safe than be sorry. Not trying to scare anyone ah...just trying to find somewhere to document this and hopefully, it'll benefit someone too, who like me, who feels jittery about such stuff :>)

murder is more 'siong meng' so these should be enough. i am very scared of ghosts wan...so this type of thread, i like

I would like to set up this thread to record all murder cases that took place at housing estates in Singapore. I am personally very scared of ghosts. This thread will help potential home owners like me avoid buying units that were murder crime scenes. First up...just reported in the 10pm news. 1. Block 24 Marsiling, 8th Floor (Stepfather killed girl, 15) 2. Block 349 Yishun Ave 11 3. Block 12 Toa Payoh Lorong 7 (Adrian Lim) 4. Block 82 Whampoa Drive 5. Block 181 Stirling Road 6. Block 23 Jalan Membina (Old woman killed by maid) 7. Block 29 Havelock Road (Dead infant) 8. Block 18 Ghim Moh Road, 3rd Floor 9. Block 470 Tampines, 12th Floor (Family suicide) 10. Block 535 Ang Mo Kio (void deck) 11. Block 128 Toa Payoh Lorong 1 (near only, not in the block) 12. Block 11 Haig Road (72 yr/o man killed by son) 13. Block 295 Compassvale Crescent (Multi storey carpark, Deck 4B) 14. Block 185 Boon Lay Ave (69 yr/o robbed and killed at home) 15. Block 64 Commonwealth Drive, 4th Floor 16. Block 69 Circuit Road 17. Block 228 Pending Road (void deck) 18. Block 501C Wellington Circle 19. Block 31 Bendemeer Road, 8th Floor 20. Block 132 Jalan Bukit Merah, #02-1322 21. Block 65 Teban Garden Road (11th floor lift lobby) 22. Block 4 Holland Close 23. Block 124 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 (void deck) 24. Block 175 Bukit Batok West Ave 8 (woman killed by husband) 25. Block 16 Jalan Tentaram 26. Block 508 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 27. Block 38 Chai Chee Ave 28. Block 154 Mei Ling Street (16th floor) 29. Block 79C Toa Payoh Central 30. Block 94 Henderson Road Keep it coming please...

Now 2100sq ft condo with private roof terrace Moving to 3I - 67sqm - fully paid (drastic change) Looking out for 3 storey inter-terrace

If you sit or sleep underneath such beams for extended period of time, you may end up with illnesses or suffer relationship problems.

they should work. i also duplicated my remote. Did it at a shop in Suntec

ranging from 1 - 2 years depending on your developer. need to find out the terms and conditions. but there's definitely a warranty from the developer for new condo. Most likely it'll be 1 year for structural issues such as leakage, electrical wiring fault, flooring etc... X years for the appliances (such as oven, cooker, aircon etc) - these are covered by the manufacturers. hope this helps. cheers.