I think access to the North-South highway is easier according to the map but I am not sure about traffic.

What is the asking price for bungalows in Emerald East?

I think it's more accurate to check with the real estate agents. They check each house with the banks.

I would go for market price bcs agents will tell house owners the bank would give max RM700k when the market is going for 200k more. I would tell such agents,just tell your client it's not my problem if he can't get the loan and cannot afford the house. I will sell to the first person who can offer me the highest market price.

The prices at Emerald are high now. RM900k for a bungalow is the cheapest so far.

But you're a rich man! How could you not afford it? We all poor men how? If you aren't buying your third house you can ask bank for 80% loan. What type of house was offered at 880k?

Sometimes I feel it's foolish to buy and pay whole life. Why not settle for a lesser house?

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.. 

Hmm.. just checked google earth..

Emerald East:
Amerthyst 1, 2 & 3 is DSTH
Jasper (next to Amerthyst 3) is semi-d

Emerald West:
Amberley is semi-d (opposite SJKC)

No Amber or Amber Chia in both EE & EW yet.. 

Congrats! 

So you managed to find a bank to give you a good valuation?

congratz to u.

btw, just my information to you. last year i viewed a unit with 6000sqft. it's split level bungalow in EE. price is about 850K. i think that is the range over that area. price didn't go up much for the past 1 year.

anyway, congratz. you'll enjoy the fresh air there.

Hi
I interested to buy bungalow at EE, any agent or owers would like to sale with around 800k? Thanks
Tom