Yes, you are right. At this price, one can have a few alternatives to choose from in Emerald West. I did consider Anggun 1 & Sapphire Precinct before I decide on Emerald Gardens (EG). Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of semi-d & bungalow. However at this moment, EG offers me what I’m looking for. Below are some of the factors why I choose Emerald Gardens over semi-d & bungalow.

1) BUILT UP SIZE: Comparison based on similar price range property. Emerald Gardens superlink type C (4157 sq ft), Anggun 1 semi-d (~2400 sq ft), Amberley semi-d (~2300+ sq ft) & Anggun 2 semi-d (2685 sq ft). Because of its large BU size, I think EG deserved to be called it superlink. Anyway superlink is just some fancy name developer created recently to attract buyers. I would buy it even it’s called Emerald Gardens Link House. It’s substance that matters.

2) LAND USAGE: Those semi-d & bungalow come with a big piece of extra land. I really like a nice garden in my house & I have green fingers but at this moment I can hardly find the time to tend to such a big piece of land. EG has a small piece of green beside the porch which is good enough for me.  If I want to enjoy more greens, I’ll just go the private linear park just a stone throw away. BU size is more important for me right now . Perhaps someday when I’m retired, I may consider a semi-d or bungalow.

3) DESIGN & LAYOUT: This is purely individual taste & I go for EG. With design & layout which suits me, it will save me lots of money on renovation. 

4) DENSITY: EG (161 unit), Anggun 1 (235 units), Sapphire Precinct (~110 units), Amberley (162 units)  & Anggun 2 (225 units). So EG is not really that high density lah..

5) SECURITY: Even all the above property are G&G/ F&G, I would still have to set up & rely on my own security measures . Link house has less point of entry, so it gives me less headache. I have had enough bad experience on break-ins 

6) PRICE: I entered EG at a much lower price than RM900k+ 

Regarding the upping of price practices, it seems like a norm for many developers nowadays. There are so many stage of property launch. In each stage the price will be adjusted according to the demand, which is usually up, 99.99% of the time. Got insider launch lah, sneak peek launch, preview launch, soft launch, hard launch, official launch & Tak Laku Re-launch  . Unless there is a mass boycott against this type of practices, I don’t see this is going to stop. So to avoid being a zucker, we have to rajin baca LYN, propertyWTF & etc.. As the saying goes, early bird catches the “early bird price” 

As for Anggun City, this is a commercial property & I believe the  investors are of a different league of players. Unlike small time investor like me. So not qualified to comment..