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A good write-up on the criteria for purchase of an Executive Condo (EC) in Singapore and all you need to know aboutit's rules and regulations and conditions.
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1. Ideally, in Feng Shui, it is best not to have blue-roof for buildings. 2. As a blue roof in the I-ching represents difficulties. Thus it is best not to have a blue roof i.e. nice-not-to have instead of must-not-have situation.
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The morale of the story is that the rich gets richer, by investing in time and effort to secure (expert) help in finding a good home. The poor as usual, gets into a cycle of poverty: Imagine buying a home equivalent to a ten year old car. No matter how much effort is done (later) to improve their home, the Feng Shui of the home cannot turn it into a "gem" of a car! If one bought a run-down toyota, how to turn it into a lovely 7 series BMW? Again, it is like a family of 8 buying a home equivalent of a small Chinese cherry car! How to fit 8 persons in the car! No way! Have to purchase a car the equivalent of an MPV!
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1. What you had described is very similar to the development known as The Meyer Place. This is the link to it:- http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=19&mid=5532&new= 2. In all developments, there are often excellent units, good units and inauspicious units. This depends on which floor, what is the external influence of that particular development. Thus no two homes in a same development is similar. 3. In the above example, the unit " achieves " a quantum leap in Feng Shui by "sucking" wealth from the duplex bungalow - directly within it's development. This bungalow formerly belongs to a wealthy merchant : Tan Lark Sye. 4. Location, loc…
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Photos were split up into two separate links so as not to overload the server downloading the files
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HDB Bedok Central Blocks: 219A-D, 220A-C, 221A-C Another rare cluster of HDB flats in the Bedok Central mature estate. These flats were built on a vast area of ground level carparks converted into apartment blocks cum car-parks. TOP was sometime late last year: 2008. This plot of land is very close to all the amenties in Bedok Central including supermarkets, markets, swimming pool, MRT line runs along the main road. (One of the picture has the mrt line ...)
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1. As mentioned, in my earlier comments, those units circled in pink, should have NO problem even with the toilet bowl. Such units should be able to easily "weather" the "leak". 2. Yes, the additional WC can easily be removed. And one can apply for a one time check so that one no longer pays the conservancy charge for the extra WC. In terms of the Feng Shui, it is a better choice not to have this additional WC (if it is not fully needed). 3. For a partition, these are some common guidelines:- 3.1. Avoid placing shoes in the partition cabinet. 3.2 Avoid circular designs for the partition 3.3 Avoid placing a reflective glass facing the main door 3.4 A partition should if…
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A very good article on renting a home and the tenancy agreement.
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The Bayshore and sea-view facing units.....
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This article shares light into the value of investing in a HDB apartment that is especially close to both MRT and amenities. Due to the government's relaxation of rules for renting out an entire HDB apartments, some have asked their parents to move-in with them. And have rented out their parent's HDB apartment especially in areas like Holland Village, Queenstown etc... HDB apartments does not costs that much as compared to a condo, yet, some can sometimes yield higher or equavalent rentals to such condos.... Source & Credit of the article: The Sunday Times, 1 August 2004. Please click on the link below for the entire article...
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The following developments are handed over for those who can take over the units before the Chinese 7th month, this year:- 1. Changi Rise Condo (Just TOP a few weeks ago) 2. Goldenhill Park Condo (TOP a few months ago) 3. Goldenhill Villas (Just TOP, this week) 4. Amaranda Gardens (TOP a few months ago) 5. Springside Walk Villas Others: Looks like Nuovo EC is ready but, TOP is just a stone-throw away! In my opinion, this EC took quite sometime. But in my opinion, in long term, because of it's proximity to the MRT and Yio Chu Kang market plus schools, a very good buy for first time home owners. Congratulations on new home owners! who are collecting their keys. BTW…
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Dear All, In my opinion, Housing Development Board (HDB) Executive Apartments similar to Executive Units 44 and Unit 56 is "inauspicious". If one looks carefully in the illustration, the edge of the master bedroom toilet (external wall) of Executive Unit 48 is aimed at the frontage area of Unit 44. While Executive unit 52's external wall is aimed at the frontage of Unit 56. Warmest Regards, Cecil Although it is not directly aimed at the main door, it the bulk of the flow is concentrated within the main door area. It will affect the main door since the `cutting' sha qi is wide and "penetrating". Erh.. good luck to those staying at Unit 44 or Unit 56 of Block 502A (12 store…
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Another 999 year leasehold condominium of 24 units, sold at a 100 percent premium over what each unit could have had fetched on it's own.
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ARE YOU PAYING MORE THAN WHAT YOU SHOULD FOR THAT PROPERTY? IS IT THE RIGHT TIME TO BUY? Another good tool to guage property prices is by looking at the Property Price Index. For example, if one had purchased a private property between 1998 and 1999; this was one of the best times to do so. As the private property price is lowest for quite sometime close to the 100 percent mark. If one looks at the graph, 2001 and 2002 seems quite good since for 4th quarter 02, it went to one of the lowest at 115.1 percent. In my opinion, perhaps if more and more condos are built, we could find the private property prices fall to as low as the 60 percentile mark as in 1983/1984 or lo…
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Since the contract to built the Circle-line is confirmed; try to do some homework to see if your current; future home falls within the vicinity of an MRT station within the circle-line:) Cheers! More resources on the Circle Line:- http://www.sla.gov.sg/announcement/circleline.html http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/lta/corp_press_content.asp?start=805 Circle Line Stage 3 - MRT STATION LOCATIONS The alignment and location of the stations of CCL Stage 3 have been finalised. This stretch of the CCL is 5.7 km long with five stations at the following locations: NEW ? Bartley Road, near Maris Stella High School ? Serangoon MRT Station, an interchange station with North Ea…
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This is an interesting letter to: Streats Magazine dated 31 July 2003. If you have the time, do read it.....
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This is an interesting article on the significance of moving-in; buying a property during the 7th month : Can or cannot? and more...
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This freehold property is a standalone `point-block' building. (More details can be found under the attached article: Source & credit - Today's Newspaper) As mentioned in past messages, the most simple of designs. Where air or qi flows all around the block.
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Dear All, Another good indicator when house-hunting (especially for more afforadable 99 year lease) apartments is to take note of: 1. "Unsold" units in a development that had already obtained TOP for more than 1 year and yet no take up for "choice units" as found under this relatively new developer's developments:- http://www.ntuc-choicehomes.com/available.htm Here, they have listed three `not so' hot selling properties especially Tropical Springs and Rivervale Crest:- 1. Tropical Springs It should have been a good sell considering that it is in walking distance of the Simei MRT station. But, yet choice units remained unsold. 2. Rivervale Crest I had…
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Location: 1 Amber Road Street directory map:- http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg:8080/map.jsp?x=35255.9000&y=31246.7900&postal=439845&level=7&star=1&heading=1%20AMBER%20ROAD,%20AMBER%20POINT%20(439845) Developer: Vermilio Investment Pte Ltd (Allgreen Properties Ltd) Tenure: Freehold TOP: in 1990 Total units: 100 units comprising 3, 4 rooms and Penthouse units This is one of the few developments in Singapore that has an arch:- http://www.allgreen.com.sg/website/images/p_amberpoint_closeup.jpg The advantage of this type of layout plan is that it is purely an earth shaped. But the main advantage is that the lower floors (except for the penthouse) is much l…
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This is an interesting article about the name of a newly launched condo development.... I just passed it this afternoon. Hmm.... so far, no smell yet;( http://www.botanical-online.com/thebiggestflower.htm
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Dear Koh, I believe that many of the readers in this forum are adults or at least adults. I have to apologise first, if you are not. This is because, what I am going to say may not appeal to the young. This is because, although it is right to say that Jade (or an object of jade is considered priceless) but; many are not aware of the "bad mouth" associated with Jade. If you are too young to read this... please close this message immediately.... STOP... Here goes... Perhaps Geylang will always be a red light district is because of it's association with Jade. Although many of us think that Jade is priceless, but if one research further it has SEXUAL connotations. Jade which…
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Dear Kohsy, Yes, at the moment, because Geylang is a red light district. And, in my opinion, it looks like this red light district is going to stay for sometime. I believe that, in the next 10 to 15 years at least, this red light district will still be around - geylang. It is not like the government can simply relocate it to e.g. Pulau Ubi etc... Yes, and because of this reasoning; and in a recent documentary, some residents (females) who stay in condos in geylang were asked for such services. As a parent, we are already concerned about our children's education. We do not want to have additional concerns about their `safety' right at our door steps. Many of us cannot affo…
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Case Study of Oasis Garden freehold Apartment ======================================= Purpose of this case study: In examinations, we often review the past year questions. And see how best we can approach to maximize our answers. This is an extract of the information put up by the Source and Credit: ---------------------------------------- The Sole Marketing Agent, Sieow Teak Hwa of Teakhwa Real Estate PL at 9858 0900 or 67771008. Email teakhwa@starhub.net.sg Company Name: Teakhwa Real Estate Pte Ltd Country: Singapore Tel: 65 - 9858 0900 Fax: Nil Contact Person: Sieow Teak Hwa Email: teakhwa@starhub.net.sg ======================================== Collective Sal…
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Dear All, 1. Often, when a developer borrows financing from a bank to fund a condominium project; the bank does it's own calculations for each unit to be sold by the developer. 2. In fact, the banker will normally calculate out the cost of bidding/tender for the site and advises the developer; what is the mininum selling price for each unit. 3. To safe-guard the bank, often, the bank will require the developer to maintain the minimium price - so that the bank will not make a loss on the funding. 4. Sometimes, if one is fast enough; one can seek out bargains. But often, unfortunately, the bargains are for smaller units e.g. 2 rooms or studio ones where often the p.s.f can …
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