Do you like visiting showflats of new launch projects? Was that once your favourite weekend activity before you bought your present home? Me too. Except that I didn't stop doing so even after I bought five properties. Have you chosen a good unit? In fact, I have visited well over a hundred showflats since year 2000. Now I can step into any sales gallery, flip the sales … [Read more...]
4 useful expressions at showflats inspired by Taiwan girls
Last month I went for a five-day trip in Taipei. After a 4½-hour flight, I was overwhelmed with fatigue and boredom. A lovely lady working in the Subway kiosk at the airport smiled at me a few meters away, using her coquettish voice to draw me to her eatery to order a sandwich meal. One by one, a few guys queued up behind me, probably all being put under the same spell. That … [Read more...]
To launch or not to launch, that is the question
Last night, I asked you whether you are married or not. There was dead air for ten seconds before you replied “I still consider myself single”. I was expecting a simple yes or no answer from you. This marital status question from my heart only offers two options: single or married, or at most with two more for divorced or widowed. Sorry a vague answer won’t open you to more … [Read more...]
The changing faces of property new launch
With property developers rushing to launch new projects, the once quiet market is buzzing again. I spent a few Saturdays visiting the sales galleries of some property new launches, including the Jewel@Buangkok, Sant Ritz, Bartley Ridge, the Panorama, etc. I also went to see some mixed development like the VE NUE Residences, Midtown Residences and Nine Residences. When the … [Read more...]
Why developers can sell at future prices
Do you ever wonder why new projects from developers are able to command a large premium in asking price, sometimes up to fifty percent higher than nearby projects built in recent years? Below is an abstract from my interview with a VIP customer (as compared to the usual retail buyers). Me : How do you manage to buy before everyone do? VIP: After developers set the prices, … [Read more...]