Alice, 29 and her fiancé were so blown away by the view from a 39th-floor 3-room flat in Clementi, decided within a day S$1.018 mil was worth it

[tripleme]

First-time homeowner Alice*, 29, and her fiancé were so blown away by the view from a 39th-floor public housing flat in Clementi, a neighbourhood in the west of Singapore, they decided within a day that the more than S$1 million (US$780,000) price tag of their new home was worth it.

The three-bedroom, 883 sq ft (82 square metres) flat offered views of the sea and was also within walking distance of the MRT station and the home of Alice’s parents. They negotiated for S$1.018 million – about S$70,000 lower than the seller’s asking price – and sealed the deal last August.

The flat, completed in 2015, would have cost the sellers between S$530,000 and S$650,000 as they bought the flat under the as a build-to-order (BTO) scheme from the government which heavily subsidises the 99-year leasehold BTO housing.

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/econ...ion-dollar-hdb-flats-are-becoming-more-common

 

[OutBreak]

Next time can sell $2M.

 

[tech90]

View of Botanic gardens or Marina bay I can understand...but view of JURONG ISLAND???

 

[unrealx262]

What kind of rubbish sea view is that

 

[Chocoz]

Just in time for National Day!

 

[Kunkka]

29 yo can afford 1 m liao

 

[titusilvering]

First-time homeowner Alice*, 29, and her fiancé were so blown away by the view from a 39th-floor public housing flat in Clementi, a neighbourhood in the west of Singapore, they decided within a day that the more than S$1 million (US$780,000) price tag of their new home was worth it.

The three-bedroom, 883 sq ft (82 square metres) flat offered views of the sea and was also within walking distance of the MRT station and the home of Alice’s parents. They negotiated for S$1.018 million – about S$70,000 lower than the seller’s asking price – and sealed the deal last August.

The flat, completed in 2015, would have cost the sellers between S$530,000 and S$650,000 as they bought the flat under the as a build-to-order (BTO) scheme from the government which heavily subsidises the 99-year leasehold BTO housing.

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/econ...ion-dollar-hdb-flats-are-becoming-more-common

Wait till fire and emergency and lift spoil.

 

[mynickname]

View of Botanic gardens or Marina bay I can understand...but view of JURONG ISLAND???

Lord of the rings fans maybe

 

[deathan9el]

not even a pic of that "blown-away" view in the article?

or it's already blown away by the strong wind?

 

[Flexamoria]

Siao eh..... Lol

 

[yildun]

They probably thinking after 5 years can flip for 1.5m. Anyway can bookmark this post and see where Alice stays after 5 years.

Anyway 29 years old civil servant got so much money ah?

 

[heroking]

that view is facing 2nd link and tuas got what nice?

 

[madcampus]

Which blk in Clementi? Clementi Ridges?

 

[Flexamoria]

What kind of rubbish sea view is that

Ulu pandan longkang

 

[f1y555]

Another couple suddenly become millionaires

 

[rrr2015]

sunset often very nice

 

[purplewave]

i was blown away by the price too

 

[Opps-gal]

not even a pic of that "blown-away" view in the article?

or it's already blown away by the strong wind?

Have, the top picture?

 

[drkcynic]

View is overrated. JB properties got plenty of such views but nobody cares.

At the end of the day it is just a vanity thing which people pay too much for.

 

[Sibeihaolian]

View of Botanic gardens or Marina bay I can understand...but view of JURONG ISLAND???

How often does a person look out of the house? The excitement will be short-lived once the daily grind takes over…