God knows when all these "proposed" highways will be done. I don't see any work started on these highways

I hope they don't develop SriDamansara any further. I dreaded the day they build the mall and high rise condo. The charm of SD to me is a small township with significant green and reasonable traffic within township.

No doubt those proposed highways will alleviate some traffic issues but with more cars the net is still the same as current. I rather stay in current condition.

Cheap Kepong food? Personally I don't think Kepong food is that cheap. One thing though SD lacks good restaurants in the township itself. Many coffee shops but very few good restaurants.

We went to check out DA for a small unit (for our old age own stay in future) and found the asking price is high. We thought at that price might as well buy at DPC. Now months later we got Airie instead so look like I still can't escape SD! 😂

Lol. Sink hole makes the price of airie sinks further. I got good price for it. It doesn't bother me and they are repairing now as we speak. Airie is on the same hill as Rafflesia ... Just in opposite side. When your time comes God will take you even you live in a vault! 🤣

Airie cheapest is slightly less than 2mil after nego. Most are around 2.1 to 2.5 for semi d. Pool facing units are more expensive but I really don't fancy. My unit is cheap cheap one facing nkve ... We found ok but that's depending on individual. If you are outside the house the noise is noticeable. Inside the house ... not really once you have aircons and others on and with curtains.

Nkve traffic is quite far below the houses. The trees also act as sound barriers. We went a few times and finally decided it doesn't bother us and thus bought the unit.

Back to Activo/DA, the Activo Suites are quite nice. But I have been living in landed properties so condo is a no for me

This post has been edited by blancpain4470: Mar 18 2019, 10:18 PM

I agree if you are buying to flip later. For own stay is slightly more complicated. As an example, I look at Rafflesia, Sunway Rymba, Effingham and Airie. BU and Damansara Perdana are slightly better location but Effingham is slightly too much for us plus it is a bit Chinaman 😂. Rafflesia is individual titled and look at the early phases houses each is different from the other: some got gates, some don't; some orange in color, some white and some are so ugily done up that I feel nauseated looking at them.

For own stay the design of the house is also important. We were keen to stay in TTDI or Sri Hartamas but for the house we wanted I have to sell all my body organs to buy one at these places. So we compromised and get a decent house in decent neighborhood. Not the bestest house and not bestest township 😂

When was Subang and USJ the first choice for new home buyer?? To be honest I have never considered Subang and USJ even for my very first home. My first choice was Sri Hartamas/TTDI 😊

Lol. In this case I also want to be in Bukit Tunku with 4 units... One for wife and 3 for mistresses please 🤣

Age of the township is actually not a factor in determining the value of the neighborhood. Other factors such as township planning, resident composition, sustainability (including green index), facilities determine how liveable and desirable the township is.

... And all I want to do is to retire in Taiping! 🤔

Must be the time when I was the student there! 😂
I lived in Taiping many years the only crime committed on me was bitten by a mad dog!

No offense taken. But for the price I paid for airie I can likely only get a old link house in TTDI/Sri Hartamas. That's why I said for own stay is more complicated as different people have different criteria. Yours and mine are different.

For pure investment, buy the location where MOST people desired is the Golden rule

Taiping hardly has any migrant workers. You go to Larut Matang food court and will see only Grandpas, sons and grandsons working there.

It is listed as the world third greenest City and one of the best to retire ... And I could always gamble on when it will rain when I have so much time after retirement

To be honest you can plan all you want but you still can't predict who will be your neighbor in condo. Doesn't mean family people won't move out and not noisy and bachelor patches are noisier. All these are luck to a certain extent. You may also have heavy foot on top of your units. That's why I chose to live in landed. Too bad still can't afford a nice bungalow in nice area 🤣

LOL. Airie next best option? Just plunk down 3mil for a bungalow there and you dont have to worry about all these problems! After my purchase, only Unit 78 semi d left that is in lower 2mil but that one is at the junction and close to HTC! Unit 33a three storey unit is nearly sold too. The rest will likely be 2.2 to 2.5mil.

BTW ...They are repairing the sink hole now and will be completed in July because they know that I am moving in after that.

I have houses in SD and will move in to Airie in a couple of months. Personally I think the price is too high for this TA Global properties. This will make it not ideal if you are looking for big appreciation as the price is already high.

Everyone seems to love Desa Parkcity. DP appreciates more but now seems over valued to me. I happened to like SD more. I prefer greener, lower density township, quieter, less commercial buildings and SD fits the bill.

If you are the type that are into high living DP has nice tracks, pubs, foods not to mention dogs meet and annual fireworks. Except the jogging track the rest I hate 😁
Non residents of DP there just to show off.

TA Global promises another shopping mall in SD. I hope that stupid idea die a quick death. We don't need another mall. Give a performing arts center, public sport center or even a cart track and will be a happy puppy.

I jog/walk every morning around the main Ring road of SD and it is cool and nice. On a windy or rainy day the night before you will see a lot broken branches on the road. It is just so much greener as it was previously a forest reserve.

In the end for own stay, you just have to know what type of person you are. 15 years ago of me would choose DP if price not a consideration. Now I consciously decide on SD over Dp 😁

This post has been edited by blancpain4470: Oct 15 2019, 07:42 AM

I believe TA Global promises a mall, a performing art center and two connecting routes to direct to DP side and LDP. I was not fully into understanding when we were at the sales event (looking for a one bedroom for our daughter).

But these are just promises. God knows they will happen. Either way there is no harm to me. My house in SD is quite reasonably away from Activo. The may increase the house value if they are successful. If they fail, I can still jog around the Ring road peacefully 😁

This post has been edited by blancpain4470: Oct 15 2019, 08:59 AM

One thing for sure ... The differentiation of DP from the rest is top notch management. You won't go wrong with that. TA Global makes a lot of noises and the early projects are decent but still have a long way to prove.

Since you like DP environment if I were you I will choose there. Valencia is another nearby nice township. Beautifully maintained but nothing much and you have to drive to DP or SD or Kepong to eat and drink. FYI For our semi d, we were choosing between Airie SD, Valencia and Rafflesia Damansara Perdana but I am true blue family man now and no social butterfly 🤣

This post has been edited by blancpain4470: Oct 15 2019, 09:53 AM

Aiyoo single people choose DP lah. Later you can sell it and still get good money for your bigger house with family.