tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post2194359749458005960..comments2024-03-19T18:44:15.041+08:00Comments on Little Stories: New Adventures in Real EstateGilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-58530268560351873402009-11-04T22:45:48.205+08:002009-11-04T22:45:48.205+08:00Ask to rent back fm the buyer? That way no need to...Ask to rent back fm the buyer? That way no need to move out till your new place is ready. However, this may be illegal if buyer is living in S'pore, not a S'porean astronaut!xingrenchahttp://www.xingrencha.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-78509879317308460612009-11-04T12:34:45.439+08:002009-11-04T12:34:45.439+08:00Citizen.
Although I cannot honestly say that I w...Citizen. <br /><br />Although I cannot honestly say that I would not have sold to PR.Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-25087235699292306102009-11-03T19:58:27.664+08:002009-11-03T19:58:27.664+08:00Did you sell to a PR or a citizen or a foreign tal...Did you sell to a PR or a citizen or a foreign talent?<br /><br />Do what you preach please.KAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-72299509739708845712009-11-03T18:01:54.576+08:002009-11-03T18:01:54.576+08:00Outer Layer:
Agree with you. But see, from the po...Outer Layer:<br /><br />Agree with you. But see, from the political perspective, pegging prices to the transacted prices is safer than pegging prices to the construction costs.<br /><br />For the former, you can always blame the people themselves ("you guys are the buyers and sellers, what"). For the latter, there will be an expectation that somehow, the government should have done something to manage the construction industry's costs.Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-26560722251010471692009-11-03T17:53:35.939+08:002009-11-03T17:53:35.939+08:00Clap! Clap! Congratulations! Smart move!
Based on...Clap! Clap! Congratulations! Smart move!<br /><br />Based on my analysis, the correction has started.ACSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-44960477267208756422009-11-03T15:39:45.734+08:002009-11-03T15:39:45.734+08:00Remember: "Real-Estate prices will always inc...Remember: "Real-Estate prices will always increase because they cannot go down".<br />.<br><br />.<br><br />.<br><br />(don't worry if the median salary does not increase in relation to the real-estate prices)Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498456310753487992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-68921722872304749952009-11-03T15:02:30.427+08:002009-11-03T15:02:30.427+08:00Wang, I find HDB's pricing system deeply flawe...Wang, I find HDB's pricing system deeply flawed.<br /><br />They say they cannot price based on quotes and actual construction costs because they flactuate. So they price on real transacted prices to reflect the real price of the units.<br /><br />I am not convinced.<br /><br />They are pricing based on success of transactions. This is deeply flawed. The price of a unit is not just the successful transaction(s).<br /><br />Example: In a cluster of 200 units, 40 have been put up for sale, 20 are viewed by 10 prospective buyers each. 2 unites are finally transacted.<br /><br />HDB takes the price of these 2 transacted units as their base to calculate.<br /><br />BUT what about the statements made about the (10x20)-2 who rejected the units after viewing? And the 20 units which are not viewed?<br /><br />The calculations of these rejects are also reflective of the true value of the sample of 40, not the 2 transacted ones.<br /><br />Can HDB price these failures?<br /><br />No.<br /><br />So the fluctuations in transaction prices of HDB is even worse than the constrauction prices.<br /><br />HDB should use the construction prices as their base price instead.The Outer Layernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-64666043417482684742009-11-03T13:56:54.947+08:002009-11-03T13:56:54.947+08:00I recently (yesterday in fact!) bought a new hdb r...I recently (yesterday in fact!) bought a new hdb resale flat, and selling my small hdb pigeon hole... and I agree that it is always good to have $ in the bank. Few hundred thousand? Nice sale :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326055954753378117noreply@blogger.com