jeda 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2009 ding. bumping this up for year 2009.... so, has cov picked up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eby 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) ding. bumping this up for year 2009.... so, has cov picked up? and now....for the year 2010. anyone around? COV has gone up I think. I paid 18k for an EA (after much bargaining). There are some sellers asking as high as 60-70k! Edited January 21, 2010 by eby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolflet 1 Report post Posted January 21, 2010 i paid 39k. bargaining down frm 47k asking. top floor 5I in jurong west right next to jurong point. Granite/parquet flooring Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forgotten 1 Report post Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) i paid 39k. bargaining down frm 47k asking. top floor 5I in jurong west right next to jurong point. Granite/parquet flooring Your house is at an excellent location and has amenties around it! Edited January 21, 2010 by forgotten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forgotten 1 Report post Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Some sellers are asking for 100K COV. See this news: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1031506/1/.html This seller refused to sell their house although a buyer offered them 95K COV. Forking out 100K Cash is definitely impossible for first-timer singaporean buyer like me. Edited January 21, 2010 by forgotten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
synapse 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2010 Some sellers are asking for 100K COV. See this news: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1031506/1/.html This seller refused to sell their house although a buyer offered them 95K COV. Forking out 100K Cash is definitely impossible for first-timer singaporean buyer like me. hope this joker never manges to sell the flat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
berry_surprise 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2010 That's really criminal in my book. I suspect a lot of sellers not really that serious. At AMK St 32, mid floor 5RM, I think blk 354 valued at 500+K. Dunno how true this is and COV askg according to agent is 80K. Die man like that. HDB sooo ex, condo don't say. It's unreal. Grandeur @AMK - 1200+ sqft asking for 880K? Cannot make it man like that. I hear many ppl say "wow so exp for hdb, might as well buy condo" but these condos refer to those not so new n not so nice. the one i stay just opp TBP is selling at 1.5million! but a co-worker was very lucky, managed to get a freehold at near hillview at 660k (price of a 5rm TB resale) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolflet 1 Report post Posted January 21, 2010 I hear many ppl say "wow so exp for hdb, might as well buy condo" but these condos refer to those not so new n not so nice. the one i stay just opp TBP is selling at 1.5million! but a co-worker was very lucky, managed to get a freehold at near hillview at 660k (price of a 5rm TB resale) condo is all about size and location. to get a condo at the same location as the hdb costing 40k COV. the condo is gonna cost almost than double the hdb price. for eg: the centris. its just opposite my 5rm in jurong west. (39k COV 423k val). a small 2 bedroom cost about 7-800k. 5% of that is about 40k but the balance 15% is gonna burst our CPF greatly and thus, need more cash in the end. unless u go for projects that are further away and not as accessible, condo isn't much of a consideration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eby 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) condo is all about size and location. to get a condo at the same location as the hdb costing 40k COV. the condo is gonna cost almost than double the hdb price. for eg: the centris. its just opposite my 5rm in jurong west. (39k COV 423k val). a small 2 bedroom cost about 7-800k. 5% of that is about 40k but the balance 15% is gonna burst our CPF greatly and thus, need more cash in the end. unless u go for projects that are further away and not as accessible, condo isn't much of a consideration. That's true....we tot of moving to condo or EC....but we found that if they are more or less the same price as an EA, we will have to compromise on the location and the size...and to me, these are 2 important factors. So, in the end....EA is the best option for us... Edited January 21, 2010 by eby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forgotten 1 Report post Posted January 22, 2010 condo is all about size and location. to get a condo at the same location as the hdb costing 40k COV. the condo is gonna cost almost than double the hdb price. for eg: the centris. its just opposite my 5rm in jurong west. (39k COV 423k val). a small 2 bedroom cost about 7-800k. 5% of that is about 40k but the balance 15% is gonna burst our CPF greatly and thus, need more cash in the end. unless u go for projects that are further away and not as accessible, condo isn't much of a consideration. Somemore, that 2 bedroom unit is smaller than your 5 room unit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeda 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2010 Somemore, that 2 bedroom unit is smaller than your 5 room unit. my ILs' 2 bedrm condo unit is bigger than my new 4rm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forgotten 1 Report post Posted January 22, 2010 my ILs' 2 bedrm condo unit is bigger than my new 4rm OIC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
