1stly need to clarify 2 things:
1) Condo in JB right now is decent but nowhere near luxurious as i've stated in my earlier post. So to say or ask 'living in luxurious condo or hdb is better' is not entirely valid here...ts not a right comparison to start with....
2) Many Sporeans have bought JB PROPERTIES (not JB condo), yes it is a fact many have bought...if not wrong a newspaper article last year put the figure at ard 5000 Sporeans/Spore PR have bought properties in JB, and most properties laucnhed in Iskandar during earlier stage were mostly landed.
Next thing is....do we undertand why Sporeans/SPR buy into JB/Iskandar? Most Sporeans who bought earlier were due to low pricing, the Iskandar real estate market is a price sensitive market, its a fact, ppl buy because its cheap, full stop. Most who buy dont even knw what to do with it, maybe as weekend home, maybe as retirement home...of cos somewhere in between if profit from it then just sell & cash out. But my opinion is this, if i'm looking of profiting from a property investment in JB, it has to be landed properties....i wont even bet on a condo giving me capital gain, of course the good news is, no gain then no capital gain tax
.......jokes aside.....i've just rememberd something as well, any developers banking on the foreigner market will be facing a hardtime. By now you should realise that the real market is the LOCAL market. Any developers betting their bricks on foreigners/sporean....good the very luck ...may the force be with you....
And as for landed, whether strata or non strata....landed is landed. I read earlier in the thread that you are actually a sales person/agent...well, this is a forum, nobody knows for a fact who we really are, but....for the benefit of any sales agents/developers staff, take note....do yourself a favor don't hide in your shell, go learn & expose yourselve to general real estate environment in major cities (or at least start from Singapore) before seriously commenting or giving advise, you will do more harm than good. Heck, even non gated previous generation terraces are generally better than condos in JB...this might sound overstating, but its not far from the truth, of cos again...disclaimer..this is my opinion.
Last but not least...HDB or luxurious condo? Please....such selling point is usable back in the 80s....not in today's market...and PAP haters...PAP haters will not give up their valuable HDBs for a luxurious condo in JB..dont believe me...go stand outside any MRT station near opposition estates & do a survey. Put up a big sign/banner that says 'Come live in luxurious JB condo & sell your HDB'.....im just kidding of course