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I agree w/ Phantom also... I also hv encountered gd agts who put their customers' interests at heart & nv put on a face when you rejected him. Some agts - when they show u numerous units & you are still nt satisfied, they really give you one kind of look. They can really go to the extra mile, just to help u get your dream unit. Right frm the beginning they nv mention a single word on comm. Bt some agts, when I try to ask if they wanna co-broke, their reply was "we seldom co-broke bcos comm frm purchase of flat is only 1%" & asked me to b more understanding. After almost get conned over some issues, we rather stick to one & hv him bring us ard. Even if it means getting a unit not from his list, he was also more than willing to follow us ard to make sure we know wat we are signing on. I was just telling my gf abt this agt who's a BP specialist, & she also told me, yes, he is gd! Tis agt I've met, has a 'potential' buyer (bt I dunno hw potential) & he's brought him to view like close to 40 units or more.... almost the entire BP units tat were on sale. Bt still can't meet their expectations. Somehow or rather, maybe bcos they are too-believing in drawing lots frm the temple. They can place an OTP 1k yet change their mind. Bt he's still v patient w/ them & I really SALUTE him! ha ha ha...

Dear All I read this interesting topic yesterday & I asked an ID. He said he has not heard of this b4 thru his yrs of work, meeting many couples who c FS. I may b dumb to ask this qn. If it's a walk-in wardrobe, hw can it accommodate a bed inside? U mean apart frm the mbr bedm there is another bed? Or? Our new plc has a space just nice for a cosy walk-in. After telling my hb, he told ID he wouldn't want to consider a walk-in. Can anybody pls elaborate?

I guess each estate has it's gds & bads.... most impt is - so long as u are comfy staying there. Nothing is perfect in this world. Just like I hv frens who lived in the East & North & they sang praises of their estate; and often ask me why didn't I consider shifting nearer to them. Bt I stay in the West since young, & nv tot of leaving the West side... I m comfy w/ wat I hv & so I will stay put.

Dear All I am a newbie here & I hv a few qns. I plan to do our new plc - all the bedrms & kitchen. If we r also engaging an ID for this, can we just ask the carpenters to liaise w/ the ID or vice versa? In terms of workmanship, how is it getting from the direct carpenters? I've once had a contact for carpentry works & he quotes us $210 for sliding though... After reading this thread, seems like those in Sungei Kadut are so much cheaper. Can hv a savings of $30 - 40psf is alot! esp when my main damage is carpentry. Wat is the usual qyote by IDs for kitchen? How about the designs for the laminates? Do they hv the latest catalogue? RE kitchen top - seems like most people choose solid surface, bt solid surface nt easy to maintain right? I have Granite top in my current hse. It's galaxy black, nice though bt when during humid times & ants start crawling out, u hv a hard time hunting them down. I would like to save as much $$ as possible bt at the same time wouldnt want to spend too much time running ard bcos I cant always take AL & coordinate all these. Can PM me on such infor? I scared I lost track on where I've posted my queries in. Thanks a mil!

Is this thread still alive? I am a future EA owner.... at Bt Panjang.

Dear All I m a newbie to this forum & happen to read abt your exchange of views. As much as I would like to agree on asoon's comments, however, I do feel that it largely depends on the location. Our parents (hb & I) stay in Jurong & I've moved to Bt Panjang. I heard frm my gf tat many flats in Jurong are asking for low or even no cov. Reason being, Jurong is close to industrial area, and is more polluted. Very often, ppl reject Jurong bcos of the aircraft landing area which caused noise pollution. However this does not apply to Bt Panjang. Flats near the not-so-interesting BPP, as well as interchange & future mrt are asking for at least a 10k cov. On top of that, their valuation are also v high. Added to this, some blocks, though they are nt point-blocked designed, bt they only have 4 units per flr. This gives the privacy to home owners who stay there. Those sellers have been asking for at least a $25 - 30k cov & ppl are still willing to buy. I've just bought my new EA luve nest w/ cov $17k (negotiated from 25k down). We hesitated quite awhile b4 deciding. Reason being, 1) nt many EAs are selling at the close-to-amentities area where the pty is newer also. 2) less cost on doing up the pipings & etc 3) most ppl hack away the study room to make the hall bigger. Bt we want 4 bedrms 4) existing wardrobes nt up to your taste 5) if you are looking at FS With all these considerations & if we are to do all these, they def cost more if u build up & redo or watsoever. Nwadays the price range for 4rms start from $300+k, 5rm flats close to 400+ or more, & EAs are valued from 500k onwards. How much the price will drop we are not sure also, but to what i have observed for BP estate, the price had only dropped a little. With future mrt coming up, we are pretty sure the price will rise. Pty from Jurong East onwards are also asking for sky-high prices. A 4rm flat in Clementi can fetch close to 400k, Bt Timah hdb 4rms also abt that price, & their EAs can ask for 600+k 700+k, same as Queenstown/ Redhill hdbs. I've once asked hb if he would like to move back to Jurong, so tat our parents can be closer to our child. bt he strongly disagree & said he's happy w/ BP, even if it meant to be abt 100k more exp. Besides, if we ever move back to Jurong, we would also choose to be where JP & the mrt is, & there isn't many EAs for sale. However my advice to ppl who are thinking in the long run. If you can afford a 5rm flat right frm the beginning, go for it. At least the flat can last you quite awhile b4 u toggle the idea of upgrading. Hb & I were lazy to clean up the hse when we were much younger, hence we took a 4rm. Bt we felt the space was abit cramp (90sqm) & the living rm was pretty tight cos it's L-shaped, thats y we wanna change. bt it will look quite silly to change to a 5rm flat if it was only 3br; older 5rms were off amenities, tats y we chose to upgrade to an EA, simply nt bcos EA sounds better. Many ppl said we were silly to pay so much & could hv paid for a pte. Bt since hdb gives us 2 chances to take up hdb loan, then y nt? + bank loans rates fluctuate, I dun wanna end up one day when I hv to pay a 5% interest rate & I hv to scratch big time where to find cash to top up. So, get a gd location for ur hdb now, whether u wanna upgrade or nt the nx time doesn't really matter already bcos u already hv wat u want as the basics.