It is your right to be a diehard Freeholder. I respect that.
I used to be like that too. Haha.
Freehold is not everything. Location, environment/demographic/concept, and pricing are more important.
Regarding transactions stats, based on my own observation on families, colleagues and friends who invested in leasehold places like Kepong, PJ, Kota Damansara, and Bandar Sunway ....all of them have been doing great.
They all sure beat your freehold Alam Impian!!
And I am sure given time (10-20 years), ES, G257, BR and TA will do well and better than Alam Impian.

Our kaypoh neighbour, qwerty223 is from/invested in Alam Impian mah.
Certain pockets of Kepong and PJ are leasehold.

Price is very expensive, Eco World selling a luxury concept.
IJM Swans also 800k, bigger build up , 2300 sqft, but without the semi D feel, and less natural light.

So I believe this sencilia not difficult to sell, some people still prefer that eco world branding.

Hello,
My wife and I are new to the Lowyat forum. We found this lowyat site through Google.

We are a family of four and are in the midst of relocating out from Hong Kong to Malaysia.
We have decided to rent a semi-D at Eco Sanctuary for the time being.
We may buy our own semi D/bungalow in the future from Ecoworld or Tropicana.

The reason we choose this location is due to
=> close proximity to Chinese Taipei International school at Bukit Rimau and various other international schools in this area
=> close to KLIA
=> close to two golf courses nearby
=> close to the beach.
=> Chinese area
=> close to good seafood in Klang
=> we really love the landscaping here and the serenity of the Tropicana canals & lakes

We plan to send our younger kid to the Chinese Taipei International school.
My elder kid will go to an International school. We did a search for International school within 30 minutes drive of Eco Sanctuary and there seems to be quite a few of them.

Tenby International School Tropicana Aman - 3 mins drive
Oasis International School - 6 mins drive
MAHSA International School - 10 mins drive away at Bandar Saujana Putra
Kingsley International School - 20 mins drive away at Putra Heights
Victoria International School (VIS), Banting -27 mins drive away
Taylor’s International School Puchong - 26 mins drive away
Rafflesia International & Private Schools Puchong - 23 mins drive away
The Alice Smith School, Seri Kembangan - 29 mins drive away
Sunway International School - 25 mins drive away
Fairview International School Subang Jaya Campus - 24 mins drive away

Here is our dilemma
Which International school to send our son to?
We would love to hear feedback from the local Malaysian with their experience at these schools.
Thank you.

Sorry to hear about the economic situation in Hong Kong. I hope the situation gets better soon.
Thank you for your feedback on ES vs Desa Park city.
We don't hear many local people that would speak highly about this new mega township vs places like Desa Park city Hahaha. There are many local haters/busy body like Beancounter taiko lurking around too Hahaha
We take your feedback as a compliment Hahaha.
Please don't spread this 'little secret' of yours with your Hongkie comrades. Hahaha
Foreigners can only buy properties above 2 million ringgit in the state of Selangor.
Some might be afraid speculative Hongkie would come into this area and push the landed home prices here beyond 2 million ringgit. Making it unaffordable to the locals.
I have seen first hand how Hongkie speculates on real estate. It is scary how high you guys can bid up the price.
Good luck with your international school hunt for your son.

Stay or buy a home not only look at the landscaping, also need to consider the people you staying around with you.

Canal city is full of upgrades from neighbor town Kota Kemuning which is more to "modern" mindset compare to Eco Ardence where many from Klang which is more “traditional” mindset .. this is important if you want more civilized mindset community. Of cause I'm not talking 100% here is perfect. I'm sharing based on my experience as I stay around here more than 3 decade, study in Klang last time.

also Canal city filled with American , Korean and some Taiwanese.

Some people because he bought that area, so keep pushing that area only.

Your disclaimer is your personal interest only.

And Eco Ardence good for stay also but for expatriate there's better choice to stay.

We can discuss nicely here about all the pro and cons for expatriates.

Are you resident around KK and Klang?

You think too negative, traditional not mean bad, modern not mean good also, and what I mean here also not exactly mean all the folks here are same also. Expatriate also not mean high class too.

What I mean here is in general, canal city folks mostly from KK, and KK resident have similar culture like Subang folks. Unless you staying here for long time, else you can't be know well local people.

So where you staying?

FYI, KK resident mostly from Subang for last 2 decade.

Nevermind, you have no interest discuss with me. Its fine.

Wait till you move to Eco Ardence then u can tell us your experience again.

Dun waste energy with him, his cant accept comments at all...

Wait till you move to Eco Ardence then u can tell us your experience again.

Fianlly admit ur mind is not right?? No wonder, can hard selling liao but said not hard selling... Luxury = high end, thats one is ur std.. So far ew is not, give bravat, sorento.. Why not johnsson, mille, loca

Thank you for your suggestion.
Yes. As we have two kids, the abundance of good international schools nearby and the closeby Chinese Taipei School is one of the top criteria.
One of my business associates used to live at Setia Eco Park. However, he moved out from there to Eco Sanctuary.
He is a fairly successful local Malaysian Chinese. He recommended Eco Sanctuary as he said there are a lot of future potential at ES.
We also visited Eco Ardence. We like Eco Sanctuary much better. My wife which is an architect prefers Eco Sanctuary's environment and style too.   It is just a personal taste and preference.

Too bad . My wife has already developed a strong fondness for the ES/TA/G257/IJM environment and location after visiting it for the first time. She says it's her 'Sei Thai Thin Wong'/ 4 heavenly king location wor 

btw, he sounds quite serious about making this place his home.
Start by renting then buy.

Not everyone is as 'tau kai ngan' as u one lah.
Have fun with your or your 'yee mah ku che' punya EkoCheras lah.
Looking at some of the videos and photos in that thread , I also very depressed even though I am not an owner there.

Actually just curious, if you dislike Tg Lnagat/Canal City... and have no interest in it..

Why are you still lurking around in their forum and commenting every other day?

Too free? Attention seeking? Low self esteem?