Purchase of new flat at Tiong Bahru

last SG · 2006-09-11T11:22:53+00:00

i mean i cry... he will say things like i will not tolerate such nonsense from u

shinta SG

shinta boh bian.. work in orchard

Crying or Very sad

shinta SG

wahhhhh

den get yishun oso nt bad.. Laughing

yishun go raffles place... take train faster than drive =\

BufPuf SG

if don't ask for much
i don't think need to work extra

both husband and wife working, their CPF contribution can pay for the installment liao, don't haf to take out cash.

for both of us, our CPF can leisurely pay for a 4-room
but for 5-room, although is okie but we still want to keep some $$ for our children education next time.

i don't think is a goot idea to be a slave to the house.

i got this cousin who wan to buy a condo in the east
becoz she feel that her area about $400k, buy a condo also about $400k

but she never think of all the other misc. fees that she has to pay and etc.

sgboy2004 SG

yeah, for our children

BufPuf SG

but from jurong drive up to north no ERP

haha, buying car is definitely part of our plan lah. So i guess add up still okie

red_amoeba SG

you'll love it staying at Bt Merah / Redhill. I go orchard only 5-10 min. taking 132. faster than taking MRT.

or i really want to stinge, i take the Plaza Sing free shuttle svc, takes half an hour but its free....

elindra SG

Laughing
Yeah most people commit that mistake
People always tell me at the price you pay for your flat, why don't you cough out another 100k you can buy a condo

But they forgot the condo is smaller than the flat and have those stupid misc fees which is so much higher than the HDB conservancy charges which you have to pay.

sohguanh SG

Besides the point you raise, one person of mine say there is prestige living in condo over HDB and it is one attraction factor for him. He say he dun wan his kids to mingle with HDB kids. I guess there is an elitism concept in his mind when he bought a condo unit. Prestige aka face are an important factor to some ppl Mr. Green

BufPuf SG

i don't know how she calculate
but from what show me, it seems so worthwhile to get 1

i got this friend who bought condo (bayshore) when he was 20+
then now 30 plus nia, sell off already ...can't afford the installment also.

BufPuf SG

i agree with the prestige part
but not mingling with hdb kids...duhz..

if can afford of course the better lah.

shinta SG

dun like red hill.. the resale too old... the new ones too small =p

red_amoeba SG

condo vs hdb,.

condo - down payment must come up cash. loan from commercial bank (interest higher than HDB). If cannot pay installments, bank will sell your unit and evict you. Also, condo got maintenance and like it or not, must pay. Also condo don't enjoy utilities rebates offered by gahmen.

plus side of condo - free parking, amenities - but pool & gym can get crowded on weekends with kids, trespassers (frens of residents) and screaming kids.

HDB - neber heard of anyone genna evicted for not being able to afford installments, worse case only utilities genna cut off.

downside of HDB - no privacy and you get all sorts of inconsiderate neighbours... Laughing

elindra SG

Rolling Eyes
I don't think Condos are that prestigious save for those in a few selected areas Laughing

If you really want prestige, buy a house not a condo.

I grew up living on landed property and the best friends I've made all lived in HDB flats. Having $ doesn't mean that the person is a better person Rolling Eyes

foga SG

Shocked Shocked Shocked

bu yao hai wo ah

foga SG

ya loh

/me nods head furiuosly Mr. Green

foga SG

Shocked Shocked

lolz

Originally posted by Wanda:
Kekeke...

I was the one who suggested we look at the resale flat while prices are down... Still, I insisted.

[b]Fog shu, pls do it lah....Fog sao already hinted here liao. [/b]

Xcert SG

condo neighbour can still be an @sshole

foga SG

the one in jalan membina is for blk 29 havelock road.

my friend who lives there told me their block is scheduled to be en block by end 2007.

Xcert SG

nowadays with condos springing up almost everywhere...where's the prestige?

and unless ur friend want to send his kids to some school where the classmates all stay in condos and above...his no-HDB-kids-mingle idea is not gonna work

Xcert SG

agree.

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