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1,200 BTO flats for sale

Posted on 16 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on 1,200 BTO flats for sale

THE Housing Board (HDB) on Friday launched two more build-to-order (BTO) projects in Sengkang and Jurong West, which will offer a total of 1,200 flats.

Fernvale Palms at Sengkang West Way will have 495 units in four 27-storey blocks, according to the HDB’s website. The bulk of the units will be four-room flats, along with 92 three-room flats and 52 five-room units.

The other project, Boon Lay Meadow in Jurong West Avenue 2, will offer 705 units. The project comprises 240 two-room flats, 300 three-roomers and 165 four-room flats.

Prospective buyers can expect to fork out between $214,000 and $262,000 for a four-room unit at Fernvale Palms, or from $223,000 to $266,000 for a similar unit at Boon Lay Meadow. Continue reading →

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How we sold our flats without using property agents

Posted on 16 Oct 2009 | 1 comment

I AM writing in response to Ms Kwok Yoke Pui’s letter on Tuesday, “Commissions and property agents”.

Ms Kwok said: “I would like to clarify that I am most willing to pay (the 1 per cent commission). The point is, I want to pay the agent who is representing me, not the seller’s agent.”

If this is so, perhaps Ms Kwok should appoint an agent and let the agent take her for viewings before deciding to view any unit. Commissions are agents’ income. If one buyer has to call 15 agents from different property firms for viewings before deciding to put in an offer, can you imagine how difficult it would be for an agent to close the sale and get his income?

Agents make it clear to buyers that they have to pay a commission before viewing. This is better than asking the buyer to pay after the sale has been concluded. Continue reading →

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