Received text message from Setia Alam yesterday :

" SOFT LAUNCH DOUBLE STOREY TERRACE HOUSE, GARDENIA (20' X 70') ON 18/12/2010. PRICE FROM RM618K. LAUNCH BY BALLOTING WITH RM10000 BANK DRAFT"

Gosh ! A 20' x 70' terrace house @ RM618k, overpriced !!!

By paying RM 618k can get a very very nice 24' x 75' double storey house in Subang Jaya, or a unit of superlink in Ambang Botanic 2.

no matters how high developer sell, people still buy. dont talk about social responsible but individual perception.

If I am SP, I am doing business, not doing charity.

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Added on January 23, 2011, 2:30 pmno matters how high developer sell, people still buy. dont talk about social responsible but individual perception.

If I am SP, I am doing business, not doing charity.

The current launch of SP Setia (left less than 30%-Corner Lot all sold out)

Mimosa Type 1 - Double Storey Terrace House
Mimosa Type 2 - Double Storey Terrace House

Feature :-
Standard Lot : 20' x 70'
4+1 Rooms & 4 Bathrooms
Built-up : 2,180 sqft
Selling Price From: Min RM 688,000 - Max RM 915,000

It is worth it to buy for 20x70 which this price? Any comment?

Considering the whole township concept and access to NKVE, this is the best township...at least for KL ppl...not selangor may be..

please name some options... Want to update my database cos i couldnt find anything less than 600k for similar size, location and township planning...

FYI, setia alam is around 30km to mid valley using NKVE...

If your considering USJ also, 22x75 are more than 10 years old and are now selling for 580k, you'll need at least 100k just to redo the house to a more comfortable living condition...

yeah, USJ is basically freehold overall except for USJ1 strangly...

Correct, and i always buy freehold, don't mind paying a slight premium for peace of mind

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Added on October 9, 2011, 4:26 pm
well... Like it or not, SA is legally Shah Alam... For cheaper houses, people always have the choice to go for Sime Darby's Bukit Raja just opposite Meru

then how do you justify AI? also out of no where.....bordering klang, no?

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Added on October 9, 2011, 10:40 pm

it has some impact overall, pending on what city council you are in...

BUT I believe all AI, DA and SA under MbSA......

i do agree with you that comparing house vs house, AI houses seems to be better quality and larger.....(based strictly on photos).
but outside your gate.....it's a big NO NO for me......from A to Z......

so it's down to the prospect of you are buying a house or buying a home.....IMO....

no right or wrong answer...just based on individual.....

for me, SA (or to be specified, Ecopark) worths every single cent that I paid...in fact, more like I paid 1 cent, I got 2 cent back!

well... Agree with the overall package but From investment point of view, locations stays top priority... Also cap appreciation, that's just me maybe
but starting mid last year, most of the SA DSL buyers i believe are speculators, my batch are still own stay...

1st phase started from 599k for SMDs.....
latest cheapest SMDs.....2.1mil....

subsale market...asking 1.7mil for 1.5s SMDs.....2s SMDs, pushing 2mil....

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Added on October 11, 2011, 5:58 pm

yeah I know...you only look at house, not a homely environment...that's why you perceived AI is good buy.....

why buy so far away? Putra Heights 500k can't get meh?

Aiks...if wanna find cheaper house than SA and compare its price with SA....those who has complaint on SA price...I suggest you may found spacious houses at Kajang..?   Sorry...my point is even the location is just different by one road...the price would be different..

I think better you write in & complain directly to SPSetia management. No use complaining here lol..

I stayed in Bdr Bkt Raja.
However, i like Setia Alam more than Alam Impian due to so many ammenities eg sec & pri school, Tenby international school, badminton academy, KFC, McD, Domino pizza, Pizza hut, secret recipe, starbucks, burger king, sushi, nasi arab, Sup utara, ayam penyek, OverTime, mamak, Tesco, Giant, Klang Sentral bus station, petronas, shell, mobil,  Nissan, Honda coming, CIMB, HLeong, AM bank, 7E, clinics, speedmart99, hardware, furniture, pets, central park which everday got activites jogging, basketball, exercising, upcoming Setia mall consruction nearly complete with coming GSC, bowling, parkson, upcoming central lake park in front of Setia Mall & so much more that I couldn't write here..
Maybe because Setia Alam + Setia Ecopark+ Klang Sentral + Bdr Bkt Raja + Aman Perdana + Meru making so many ammenities here. No toll require to cross border here to share the ammenities..

In Alam Impian only can see houses & lake with not so much activities going around, like ghost town lol.

However, i maybe will like AI in 7 years time (after many ammenities available including hypermarket) & being the reason my office is just 5 mins driving from it (AI)..

This is my personal opinion & no offence please..
-peace-

It is all depend, if you want to buy it for own stay and wants everything to be ready and willing to pay. So SA could be your choice.

For investment purpose, AI could be your choice. Just like APPLE share, it is famous now but you dont buy their stock for investment purpose coz it is quite high now. You need to find next APPLE to be share. So I think AI got a potential for high return.

AI also for those with lower budget but wants bigger house and also can bear with current enviroment ( Without much amenities) for few years.

come think of it, might not be a bad idea if you can start a 'tai kin kap tai sek' thread, should be a very active one!

then I really "lost" on your intention.

you are in SA thread trying to promote AI? why?

I thought there is a dedicated AI thread?

To me AI is a write off from day1...... I rather buy Kajang than AI....

Is not about promote, is just discussion, why so serious (nobody say SA no good)    Just be more open minded for discussion
I will do the same if SA launch this 24x85 Hahaha 

again...this part i dun really understand.....

just because AI is offering bigger land at same high price with other development, then its becoming a desireable place to stay lioa?

there are reasons why SA can demand this price at smaller plot.....

but you choose to ignore these facts...but keep on selling AI....just because it offers a bigger house?

BTW, I am not here to sell SA.....i also couldn't care less if ppl wanna buy SA, DA or AI......i know my budget, and I know my expectation...

fact1: it's worth it to use back way just to tapoa chu yuk fan?
fact2: where you obtained the so called "statistics"? AI got statistics on break in cases one meh? As far as I know, you guys dun even have home owners association......
if guarded only, the entire SA under Setia is currently guarded also.
GnG is safer than FnG is not a perception. it's a theory.
I never quoted any break in cases comparing AI and SA. I was just referring to a robbery/murder case happened two days ago at one of the non GG housing estates.
fact3: value can be seem in 2 ways - monetary value and intangible value. I believe we are not even debating about which development will appreciate in monetary value in the future better. We are discussing on the emotional benefits for own stay.
fact4: that will be the problem - if AI all sold out....meaning 50% of the buyers are buying at 7% or 10% cheaper than the rest. Guess who is footing the bills for the discount? who discriminate? I think only our beloved govt practises discrimination here...not me. I am just quoting from known facts!
Subsidiary of PNB or not, SA already >50% developed.

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Added on October 14, 2011, 12:06 pm

you have 3-4 kids and you want to play mahjong in the house?
how are they going to study in the house? worse still....live in terrace, wanna play mahjong? how do your neigbours take the noise?

taiko, you are talking abt 2200sq vs maybe 2600sq...a different of 400sq or thereabou nia......not like in AI you are going to get double the size or 50% extra size with the same amount of money.......

yup.....care to share which area(s) you mentioned is/are undervalue if you wear the lens of investors ?

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Added on October 14, 2011, 2:30 pm
bro, you berri keng chow....dat's what my wifey has been nagging me about my current house 

in my humble view, i see the potential value of spacious superlink for those like me who cannot afford smd or b'galow or corner linked but wanted the bigger space in a homely and quiet neighbourhood......