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Value of flat going up

Posted on 18 Oct 2009 | Comments Off

Mr Edwin Lim, 43, construction manager, his mother, Madam Ong Chin Siew, 73, his wife, Ms Iris Goh, 39, teacher, and her mother, Madam Lim Gek Choo, 76

The swamps near Mr Edwin Lim’s (with wife Iris Goh and her mother, Madam Lim Gek Choo) flat have been replaced by amenities such as the Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre. Mr Lim’s mother is away in Kuala Lumpur.

Mr Edwin Lim is one happy camper ever since the Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre opened across from his Anchorvale block earlier this year.

Together with the Sengkang Riverside Park, the increasing number of amenities means his flat’s value has gone up. Continue reading →

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Sengkang rising

Posted on 18 Oct 2009 | 1 comment

It is time to put Sengkang’s ‘ulu’ label to rest – town is 30 minutes away, amenities are plentiful and flat prices have risen in value

Compass Point, Sengkang’s main mall, is adjacent to a bus interchange and near an MRT and LRT station. — ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM

Retiree Pang Toon Chee, 58, and housewife Tan Geok Hoon, 55, moved into the township of Sengkang two years ago.

The name Sengkang drew sniggers because people thought that it was too far from town. But it was precisely the peacefulness of the area that Mr Pang liked. Continue reading →