personally i would buy PR TV WG for ownstay..
i drive, for rest of family when travelling alone, make use of shuttle bus.
if with kids, stay there for some 12 years (due to sch) and see how the cross island line turns out..
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Although I cannot guarantee substantial price appreciation from 16xx psf, that area can look forward to
1) reservoir mrt jrl (about 1 km) not exactly near, but better than some project that will never smell an mrt station within 1.5 km in the next 30 years and yet priced higher (unless you are allergic to mrt station)
2) rumoured crl station with mall
3) some development on the hsr site.. better be something spectacular to show that SGP is not overly reliant on Malaysia decision to pull out...
4) available gls land plots nearby for price appreciation
Others like near jld, Jurong east biz park and Malls, 2nd cbd and schools etc... think you are already aware.
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