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Property launches here see sustained interest

Posted on 4 Aug 2009 | Comments Off on Property launches here see sustained interest

Property launches again attracted strong interest at the weekend – days after the government warned buyers against over-committing themselves.

‘Our ground checks last weekend revealed that buyers continued to throng showflats,’ DMG & Partners Securities analyst Brandon Lee said in a note yesterday.

TID – a joint venture between Hong Leong Group and Japan-listed developer Mitsui Fudosan – has sold all 297 units at Optima@Tanah Merah since the public preview began on Thursday last week. Buyers include HDB flat owners and private property owners, who took up the units at an average price of about $810 per sq ft. Continue reading →

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Lessons in harmony from the heartland

Posted on 4 Aug 2009 | Comments Off on Lessons in harmony from the heartland

LAST Saturday’s special report, ‘It’s my condo and I do what I want’, revealed the social malaise among condominium dwellers. Squabbles prevail even in the upper strata of society. But this need not be a reflection on all condo residents. There may be others who are different.

A society of narcissists cares little for the common good, as narcissists are too busy contemplating their own navels to consider others.

The other day, I was spending time with my children and their HDB neighbours at a public playground. Children from all races, about 20 of them, were playing Frisbee and badminton together and sharing bicycles. It was a cool and refreshing evening that culminated in the celebration of a nine-year-old girl’s birthday at the public barbecue pit. Continue reading →

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