Phew.... Wuqi i din know that rentals had shot up that much in JB.... I guess in direct proportion to home rental prices in Spore...
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Is it safe to park SGP car in JE and take the CW3 towards Bukit Indah? Where does it stop? Is it walking distance towards HH? What bus to take to HH?
Is there a park and ride at JE?
Thanks, don't. Just smile and bear with it. Sometimes its better to let it pass than to pursue. Especially own relatives and those senior in the family, just let it be. If i spoke, i will embarrass them, if i don't, i have nothing to lose anyway as i remembered i was right.
Is HH maintenance charge includes the security? Does it ever gets expired if worst senario?
Oh sticky meaning its always there on the mainboard no matter how many new posts or current posts are updated.
It will not be easy as majority of the folks who can afford HH can afford the maintenance. Only thing would be those who are overseas, etc. Then again, if there is enough core contribution, we should be ok. We can also do what folks do in condos in SG and paste the names and unit numbers of those who never paid at the guard house and clubhouse for all to see.
You know worst case, i can just share with a few of my neighbours and just get guards to just guard our area. The whole area is a pretty long walk away plus its on a hill so geographically, its better than some of the properties outside which are very accessible from all corners.
It will not be easy for this to happen as majority of the folks who can afford HH can afford the maintenance. Else if cost was their primary concern and not security they could just go to the other properties outside and just settle for something cheaper. Only thing would be those who are overseas, etc. Then again, if there is enough core contribution, we should be ok. We can also do what folks do in condos in SG and paste the names and unit numbers of those who never paid at the guard house and clubhouse for all to see.
You know worst case, i can just share with a few of my neighbours and just get guards to just guard our area. The whole area is a pretty long walk away plus its on a hill so geographically, its better than some of the properties outside which are very accessible from all corners.
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Yes Setia is good. They are targetting the higher end of the market with their bungalows, etc. Their phase one bungalows (with full CCTV and electric fencing) are all gone now though. They are trying to emulate HH as likely they think the foreigner market has more spending power and able to afford higher end properties. We almost brought my friends and sister to buy there.
After my friends and myself had disappointing follow up from one of their guys (who left HH and joined Setia Tropika), we decided otherwise. He is basically uncontactable and doesn't even call us back most of the time. I have 2 friends and my sister who were keen on Setia but they moved on to HH now for this and other reasons. Setia though is a good developer.
However, their Eco Setia project is seriously bad. Just heard from my neighbour, she has 2 relatives who just moved in, a contractor accidentally hit a wall with a sledgehammer and it went through. It was all hollow! That was scary indeed. They wasted a lot of time waiting for some(luckily not all) of the walls to all be knocked down and rebuilt again. Not to mention the anguish, dust and dirt they had to deal with.
I have acquired the habit of knocking on walls as i went through each room of the unit i am keen on as well as hitting the back of my knuckles against parquet strips near the door to see if they are hollow or if its just gypsum board. (Something i learnt from disaster recovery planning (for the DR site walls) but parquet learnt it here.)
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Oh yes, its pretty good so far, now i see a lot of expats here(mainly angmo and some Koreans/Japanese)
Oh sure, parking SG car near Jurong East MRT/bus terminal should be ok, only thing would be the cost. It stops outside Jusco and at the Causeway cafe. You can just take a very short walk from the CW3 stop and take a cab(costing less than 10 RM for sure) to HH. I am not aware of any park and ride in Jurong East. A lot of folks living here do this:
1. Drive from HH to park at the CW3 bus terminal opposite Jusco.
2. Parking is free!! At least for now. Just don't park your new flashy BMW/Mercedez there and you should be fine
3. Take the CW3 into SG and take the MRT from Jurong East or taxi from there to anywhere you want in Singapore.
4. Finish your stuff/work and come back to the the CW3 bus station at Jurong East, take CW3 in.
5. Stop at the bus terminal opposite Jusco and drive your car back. Lots and lots and lots of cars at the CW3 station opposite Jusco.
As an aside:
I am trying to find now but i think there was an earlier question on timing for CW3? Its on the Handal Indah website and the timing update is for the new bus additions to their daily route. They also have CW4.
Oh by the way, aangsc, there is another alternative route to Sutera Mall from HH. Just go to the Perling toll booth or from the Perling side out towards the Pasir Gudang highway, just take the 2nd left exit that you see and go towards Tampoi area.
Drive until you see a Sutera sign and just turn left in. Drive for like 30 seconds and you are at Sutera Mall now. Fast easy, no jam!
Also, i found a long lost friend in JB, he is working in a furniture shop now, their prices are pretty good and MOST IMPORTANTLY, they ship free to Singapore every week. Need to pay GST though but hey, furniture already so cheap and in RM, heard some furniture shops in SG also order from them so going to get some. Pretty excited, will be the first place i will go to for ordering furniture for my parents as well as in-laws home in Singapore.
Drive until you see a Sutera sign and just turn left in. Drive for like 30 seconds and you are at Sutera Mall now. Fast easy, no jam!
Also, i found a long lost friend in JB, he is working in a furniture shop now, their prices are pretty good and MOST IMPORTANTLY, they ship free to Singapore every week. Need to pay GST though but hey, furniture already so cheap and in RM, heard some furniture shops in SG also order from them so going to get some. Pretty excited, will be the first place i will go to for ordering furniture for my parents as well as in-laws home in Singapore.
Bank loan can I first get in-principal loan b4 committing deposit just in case they don like bank statement...
Does any SGP bank loan does JB properties mention above???
Ok, normally you can put down a refundable one with the developer, but important to get confirmation that if bank rejects, then you get a refund.
Ok, there are lots of banks here that have branches in SG, HSBC, UOB, OCBC to name a few. Allianz bank is also partly owned by SG if i understand correctly. They are all ok, can loan up to 80% for foreigners.
Our experience is you put a deposit of about RM1000 first then they draw up the contract and you pay the 1st 10% once the lawyer's prepared your documents. This is even if you haven't secured your bank loan yet.
Bank loan as far as I know you have to use a Malaysia-based bank and can't use the Sg bank. The Nusa Idaman rep is helping source out a few banks and we've been contacted by a couple already to discuss packages further.
Yes, the amount differs from developer to developer though, some requires a deposit of 10% of the purchase price, others RM 10k, some for subsale, just RM 5k and for some other properties, its RM 1k to even as low as RM 500.
You cannot use a SG bank but if one is concerned about the bank reputation, etc, one can just use banks that they are familiar with bank in SG like HSBC, UOB, OCBC for example.
You can also choose not to go with the MRTA if you don't want to. Most folks will price this into the housing loan and depending on the price of your property, it may be 20 plus to 30k RM.
Just checking with folks here as i just got asked this, which one would you choose given this scenario:
1. Bank A - Approved loan amount RM308,000 + legal & stamp duty RM6200,total RM314,200,
Interest rate is FD rate 3.00% + 1.25% = 4.25%
tenure = 30 years
monthly installment = RM1546.00
2. Bank B Approved loan amount RM310,000
Interest rate is BLR rate 6.30% - 1.9% = 4.40%
tenure = 30 years
monthly installment = RM1552.00
1. Bank A - Approved loan amount RM308,000 + legal & stamp duty RM6200,total RM314,200,
Interest rate is FD rate 3.00% + 1.25% = 4.25%
tenure = 30 years
monthly installment = RM1546.00
2. Bank B Approved loan amount RM310,000
Interest rate is BLR rate 6.30% - 1.9% = 4.40%
tenure = 30 years
monthly installment = RM1552.00
Off-hand I'd go with Option 1.
Oh by the way, aangsc, there is another alternative route to Sutera Mall from HH. Just go to the Perling toll booth or from the Perling side out towards the Pasir Gudang highway, just take the 2nd left exit that you see and go towards Tampoi area.
Drive until you see a Sutera sign and just turn left in. Drive for like 30 seconds and you are at Sutera Mall now. Fast easy, no jam!
Also, i found a long lost friend in JB, he is working in a furniture shop now, their prices are pretty good and MOST IMPORTANTLY, they ship free to Singapore every week. Need to pay GST though but hey, furniture already so cheap and in RM, heard some furniture shops in SG also order from them so going to get some. Pretty excited, will be the first place i will go to for ordering furniture for my parents as well as in-laws home in Singapore.
domo arigato ! wh e furn shop, address pls thks.
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