well i do have a car, problem is every time u forgot to buy something u have to start the engine all over again........

for Centris if i need something, i just need to take a lift.

 

now headache over quiet and peaceful or convenience. u are right about the selling price, 956LH is the same as FH price, where as 99 will start to shred when its more than 10 years old.....

Hi, Kimyong! I have the same problem like you when i bought my house. I been stayed in overseas for more than five years before i came back to singapore. My service apartment was just right above the shopping mall, so it's very convenience for me to do all my daily stuffs. At that point of time i've enjoyed every minutes of my life n felt so easy and happy.

 

When i came back from overseas, i bought a house which is also quite near to the mall but you need to drive or take public transport (5 bus-stops). This is time i feel pain n sick. Each time my son/daughter fall ill, i have to sent them to the clinic by car or cab. Grocery shopping also make me faint esp during the hot day!

 

If you are looking to invest your property, my advice is go for carabelle, but again you have to sacrifice some of the lifestyles. For me i will choose the later because it's me buy house not house buy me!

Centris for sure. When comes to selling or rental, the convenience is most important.

Carabelle is one of the many condo in West Coast, Centris is the only condo at the heart of the Jurong Point/MRT/Bus Interchange/Library....  Moreover, the fittings and layout is fantastic.

 

It is the same quietness within any condo. But if you like to take a regular quiet stroll outside your condo,  then Carabelle will be the one. I dun like to cook at home and prefer to take a stroll in the airconditioned shopping centre, so I choose Centris.

Carabelle is selling for about 70 psf more than The Centris. For an investment perspective, Carabelle is in a better location as it is considered south west whereas The Centris is far west. However, west coast may not easily accessible as there is no MRT nearby. Convenience wise, The Centris is better than Carbelle as it is next to MRT and on top of a shopping mall. If you are looking at Carabelle, I would suggest you look at Botannia which is next to Carabelle but further away from the highway. Botannia is also another 999 leasehold and it is jointly developed by CDL & Capitaland.

Project: CARABELLE
Address: WEST COAST WAY
Type: CONDOMINIUM
Tenure: 999 years from 1885
Number of Units: 338
Year Completed (TOP): 2011
Developer: SIM LIAN GROUP

Project: THE CENTRIS
Address: JURONG WEST CENTRAL 3
Type: APARTMENT
Tenure: 99 years from 21/06/2006
Number of Units: 610
Year Completed (TOP): 2012

Developer: PRIME POINT REALTY (GUTHRIE GROUP)

 

Project: BOTANNIA
Address: WEST COAST PARK
Type: CONDOMINIUM
Tenure: 956 years from 1928
Number of Units: 493
Year Completed (TOP): 2010
Developer: CITY DEVELOPMENTS LTD, CAPITALAND LTD

WAIT.....

 

1.  Recession is in the air.

2.  X'mas sales will be dismal

3.  By Jan, the US automakers may declare bankruptcy - foreign firm vultures (say Toyo***, VW, etc.) will swoop some up

4.  If u lived thru' the past recessions, you will know that local firms will wait out till after X'mas. NY, CNY, before handing the dreaded pinkslips...

5.  By Mar, the dismal full year corporate earnings figures will be out.

6.  AIG will continue to ask for more bailouts, now the Congress having effectively handing them a permanent crutch.

7.  No end in sight for CitiGroup...

8.  When SG Gahmen puts in super duper expansionary budget, it means what.....SI BEI KNN HK Jialat...they have already said it's going to last 4 qtrs - some say 6, others 8.....

 

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