Comments on: Readers voice their opinion on gated and guarded communities http://www.aradamansara.com/2009/12/21/readers-voice-their-opinion-on-gated-and-guarded-communities/ The Healthy and Happy Neighbourhood Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:31:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: _ http://www.aradamansara.com/2009/12/21/readers-voice-their-opinion-on-gated-and-guarded-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-297 _ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:43:08 +0000 http://www.aradamansara.com/?p=1339#comment-297 Speak to some real estate agents who you consider as friends and ask them how their business really works. You will be surprised. I'll say this again, Ara Damansara property prices in the resale market ARE manipulated. It is not the only area that is affected, many other popular areas are manipulated as well. More of a case of willing seller - not so brainy/too much money buyer. Have you visited each and every phase before determining that Allisia has the "best built quality and design"? Different people have different tastes, what is "best to Miss A, may not be "best" to Mr C. Some people like big rooms, some like an open feel to their house. RM700k for an intermediate in Ara Damansara in no big deal. Even the homes in my phase are in that region so what's this about the perceived higher demand for gated areas of Ara Damansara. Speak to some real estate agents who you consider as friends and ask them how their business really works. You will be surprised.

I’ll say this again, Ara Damansara property prices in the resale market ARE manipulated. It is not the only area that is affected, many other popular areas are manipulated as well. More of a case of willing seller – not so brainy/too much money buyer.

Have you visited each and every phase before determining that Allisia has the “best built quality and design”? Different people have different tastes, what is “best to Miss A, may not be “best” to Mr C. Some people like big rooms, some like an open feel to their house.

RM700k for an intermediate in Ara Damansara in no big deal. Even the homes in my phase are in that region so what’s this about the perceived higher demand for gated areas of Ara Damansara.

]]> By: admin http://www.aradamansara.com/2009/12/21/readers-voice-their-opinion-on-gated-and-guarded-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-296 admin Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:38:55 +0000 http://www.aradamansara.com/?p=1339#comment-296 As far as I know, most of the bank and valuers is not "supporting" the prices of Atilia & Alissia currently transacted. You will need at least RM 100-200K cash to buy a unit there. My friends ask me about buying property in Ara Damansara, I always direct them to the older areas where the prices are still reasonable and within the bank valuers expectation. At the end of the day, the land size of your house is the same, you still pass through that tunnel, you are also an Ara Damansarian, why pay additional RM 200K? I am not bias against any housing area, whether they are going to gate or not, we will continue to put in content through different sources that is informative to the community. As far as I know, most of the bank and valuers is not “supporting” the prices of Atilia & Alissia currently transacted. You will need at least RM 100-200K cash to buy a unit there. My friends ask me about buying property in Ara Damansara, I always direct them to the older areas where the prices are still reasonable and within the bank valuers expectation. At the end of the day, the land size of your house is the same, you still pass through that tunnel, you are also an Ara Damansarian, why pay additional RM 200K?

I am not bias against any housing area, whether they are going to gate or not, we will continue to put in content through different sources that is informative to the community.

]]> By: capt.foong http://www.aradamansara.com/2009/12/21/readers-voice-their-opinion-on-gated-and-guarded-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-294 capt.foong Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:53:23 +0000 http://www.aradamansara.com/?p=1339#comment-294 Unfortunately, the pictures that was shown in this website gives an unfairly impression that guarded & gated security was done haphazardly and improperly and that the "AGAINST" comments are more than the "FOR", how can this be when the "majority" is "FOR"!!!!!!!! otherwise this issue would not have arise in the first place and therefore unbalanced reporting by whomsoever concerned!!!!! I still believe that a write-up showing the positive efficiency of 'Atilia & Alissia" gated community be done. I do not think Ara Damansara house prices are manipulated! Amongst the lot, Allisia is the best built quality & design & therefore command the highest not necessarily higher entry price but ofcourse every launch phase will attract a slight increase but the increase in the secondary market is horrendous but people, especially the Chinese can still afford them! It's a free market isn't it? To give readers an idea, Allisia was launched at $383,888 (intermediate) in February 2004, upon completion 2 years down the road, the price was $500k in 2006, in 2008 it was $600k, this year it was $700k!!!!! Now even if you have money, you can get a piece of the action, isn't that great for a free market? Unfortunately, the pictures that was shown in this website gives an unfairly impression that guarded & gated security was done haphazardly and improperly
and that the “AGAINST” comments are more than the “FOR”, how can this be when the “majority” is “FOR”!!!!!!!! otherwise this issue would not have arise in the first place and therefore unbalanced reporting by whomsoever concerned!!!!!
I still believe that a write-up showing the positive efficiency of ‘Atilia & Alissia” gated community be done.
I do not think Ara Damansara house prices are manipulated! Amongst the lot, Allisia is the best built quality & design & therefore command the highest not necessarily higher entry price but ofcourse every launch phase will attract a slight increase but the increase in the secondary market is horrendous but people, especially the Chinese can still afford them! It’s a free market isn’t it?
To give readers an idea, Allisia was launched at $383,888 (intermediate) in February 2004, upon completion 2 years down the road, the price was $500k in 2006, in 2008 it was $600k, this year it was $700k!!!!! Now even if you have money, you can get a piece of the action, isn’t that great for a free market?

]]> By: _ http://www.aradamansara.com/2009/12/21/readers-voice-their-opinion-on-gated-and-guarded-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-290 _ Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:50:59 +0000 http://www.aradamansara.com/?p=1339#comment-290 Everyone knows that Ara Damansara house prices are manipulated so please do not read too much into the perceived higher prices for Atilia and Alissia. They 2 phases are also one of the last phases in Ara Damansara with a much higher entry price for the owners. Thus it is only fair that their prices on the 2nd hand market are higher than the other phases to allow for this. Either way, all phases in Ara Damansara would have appreciated similarly against each other. Everyone knows that Ara Damansara house prices are manipulated so please do not read too much into the perceived higher prices for Atilia and Alissia.

They 2 phases are also one of the last phases in Ara Damansara with a much higher entry price for the owners. Thus it is only fair that their prices on the 2nd hand market are higher than the other phases to allow for this.

Either way, all phases in Ara Damansara would have appreciated similarly against each other.

]]> By: admin http://www.aradamansara.com/2009/12/21/readers-voice-their-opinion-on-gated-and-guarded-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-289 admin Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:46:31 +0000 http://www.aradamansara.com/?p=1339#comment-289 capt.foong, please finish reading the entire article before you comment. There is "FOR" and "AGAINST" in the article. Also, these articles are not written by me, all content are taken from TheStar. All the articles are emailed to me by Aradamansara.com members. capt.foong, please finish reading the entire article before you comment. There is “FOR” and “AGAINST” in the article. Also, these articles are not written by me, all content are taken from TheStar. All the articles are emailed to me by Aradamansara.com members.

]]> By: capt.foong http://www.aradamansara.com/2009/12/21/readers-voice-their-opinion-on-gated-and-guarded-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-288 capt.foong Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:14:11 +0000 http://www.aradamansara.com/?p=1339#comment-288 Dear Web Owner, I would appreciate very much if you could write up a story on 'Atilia & Alissia" security & safety measures, eventhough I am not a resident there. In fact after their community had been guarded & gated (NO two such schemes are & can be the same), crime is almost NIL & their property price unintentionally shot up! not that this was the original purpose. Hence, to be a neutral Web Owner, and since you have taken the interest to propagate knowledge amongst Ara Damansara residents, a response for balance reporting is very much welcomed. Rgds Dear Web Owner,
I would appreciate very much if you could write up a story on ‘Atilia & Alissia” security & safety measures, eventhough I am not a resident there.
In fact after their community had been guarded & gated (NO two such schemes are & can be the same), crime is almost NIL & their property price unintentionally shot up! not that this was the original purpose.
Hence, to be a neutral Web Owner, and since you have taken the interest to propagate knowledge amongst Ara Damansara residents, a response for balance reporting is very much welcomed.
Rgds

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