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Asia USA Realty (Singapore)
asiahomes.com Pte Ltd - Residential Division
14 Oct 2007
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Expats'
Favourite Condos
Research supported by Asiahomes Internet.
Part I. Aspen Heights, Balmoral Crescent houses, Balmoral
View, Balmoral Place, Belle Vue, Emerald Gardens, Dormer
Park, Langston Ville, River Place, Valley Park.
Part II. Case study: Client relationships have a life span.
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PICTURES |
 Aspen Heights is a high rise high density condo but its newness,
proximity to Clarke Quay & Raffles Place appeal to many younger Caucasians.
Aspen Heights 606 units. Completed: Around 1999
2-bedroom 82-105 sq. m.
3-bedroom 122-142 sq. m.
4-bedroom 146-149 sq. m.
Penthouse 5-bedroom 250-22 sq. m .
Pool, wading pool, gym, tennis court, playground, basement car park, security, hair
dressing saloon, mini-mart, sauna, squash court, BBQ area. sq. m all balconies in
some units. High quality closets, kitchen and bathroom accessories. 3-bedroom renting
around $5,000 and 4-bedroom renting around $6,000. Almost full occupancy.
Extremely popular with Caucasians and Japanese. Near Raffles Place. Free shuttle bus
to City Hall subway at UE Square Shopping Mall, a 5-min walk down the road.
5-minute walk
to UE Square shopping mall where there is a bus shuttle service to the City Hall subway.
10-minute walk to Somerset subway and Orchard Road.
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Langston Ville (centre), completed in 2000 has only a small pool and
basement car park, no gym or tennis court. Riveria Point condo is to the right,
behind shophomes). Somerset subway (right, not visible) is around 8-minute walk from
Langston Ville.
Aspen Heights' balconies (left) |
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Balmoral Point
Balmoral Road
Completed: 1974
23 floors. 20 apartments
9 maisonettes
2 penthouses. |
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Balmoral View corner townhouse 3+1
is bright and
has a side garden. 5-min drive to Orchard road. |
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The Balmoral
- big Balmoral Place condos
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Balmoral
Place
Modern condo
Light brown marble flooring all floors and bathroom walls.
Parquet in bedrooms. No maid's room for the 2-bedroom unit.
5 min walk to Newton subway and Chancery Court Cold Storage supermarket.
2-bedroom around 800-900 sq ft. Plantar box but no
balcony. 5-min walk to Newton subway.
Penthouse.
24-hour security, Pool, gym with private terrace on 2nd floor for entertainment of 50
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Belle Vue,
96 units. >19 years old. Pool, gym, security, playground, covered car park, squash
court, sauna. Has a sprawling ground and is low rise and low density. Spacious rooms and
kitchens and is a 5-min walk to the Dhoby Ghaut subway, near Orchard Road. Hill top.
2-bedroom 117-133 sq.m.
3-bedroom 206-361 sq.m.
4-bedroom 30 sq.m.
Belle Vue,
Spacious rooms. Big kitchen, separate living and dining room tiled by marble
usually.
Master
bedroom has a split level. Characterized by tinted windows making rooms look dark but not
all Caucasian expats are bothered as location near the Dhoby Ghaut subway and Orchard Road
is great
5-minute walk to Dhoby Ghaut subway and the Orchard Road malls, therefore extremely
popular with Caucasian and Japanese expats.
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Balmoral
Crescent 3+1 2400sq. ft 2-level townhouse. Being a corner unit, it is bright as it has
glass door at side and a "private" grass area.
22 units. 12 years old. Pool. No gym or tennis court.
6 townhouses and 18 maisonettes. May 2001 update. New Balmoral Residences and other
Balmoral Place condos nearby. |
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Dormer Park is breezy and near
River Valley Road/Orchard Road. Popular with Caucasian families as it
is a low density low rise condo up to
4-stories high. Some units have
balconies.
A main complaint is the 5-minute walk to the
River Valley Road but expats who love low
density condos like Dormer Park. Pool, security, big gym facing pool, covered car park, playground.
5-minute walk to River Valley Road.
92 units. Completed around 1994. Popular with Caucasians. Low rise, low density. Jervois
Special School faces the tower block.
2-bedroom 114, 115, 116 sq. m.
3-bedroom 118, 154-157 sq. m.
4-bedroom 218, 229, 236 sq. m. |
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Emerald Garden appeals to young/Caucasian expats without children. 3-minute walk
to Raffles subway, the pubs and cafes in river front Boat Quay. Completed around
1999.
Pool, gym, security. Emerald Garden Blk 4, 5th floor. 3+1 1300sq. ft $4,000. Biggest
of 3-bedroom units with big maid's room.
265 units.
Tenure: 999 years.
2-minute walk to Raffles subway.
1-bedroom 66-77 sq. m.
2-bedroom 86-104 sq. m.
3-bedroom 108-125 sq. m.
4-bedroom 140-185 sq. m.
There are 3 penthouses.
2 have floor areas of 1991 sq. ft inclusive of balcony.
1 has a floor area of 1840 sq. ft but has no balcony.
Penthouse 4+1 1840 sq. ft. No balcony. Swimming pool,
children's pool, clubhouse with
multi-function hall & gym, 24-hour security,
basement car parking, sauna, BBQ area.
In Oct 2007, 2-bedrooms rent from S$5,000 -
$6,000.
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Fairlodge has a dishwasher. Completed around 1999. Near Orchard Road, Holland
Village.
Audio intercom system. No card access to lift. Electric hot plate as well as gas cooker.
Bay windows in master bedroom.
22 units. 110 Holland Road.
Pool, gym, sauna, playground, security. No tennis court. Bus-stop outside to go to Orchard
Road in 5 minutes.Has dark grey granite flooring which may not appeal
to Caucasians, but it is in the favoured Holland Village area and is brand new.
Fairlodge Tower A 2nd floor 3+1 1400sq. ft. Dark grey granite
flooring and very sq. m all balcony. 3 units per floor but immediate neighbour's
door is very close to this unit.
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 St Thomas Lodge is old but the rent for the 3-bedroom unit is lower than
others. No problem finding a tenant as rent is lower and location is great. St
Thomas Lodge. 32 St Thomas Walk.
3+1 2100sq. ft $4,000.
Pool at basement. Balcony. Big bedrooms with 3 attached baths. Old. 5 units only. 6-minute
walk to Somerset subway.
Next door is St Thomas Ville, completed in 2001 apartments with pool only. |
Valley Park
1, 3- and 4-bedroom popular with Caucasian families.Valley Park's balconies (left) attract expatriates, especially those who
are smokers. There's a 8-inch gap at the side of the balcony, a worry for the safety
of small children. Holt Residences and 2 other new Balmoral Place condos (right) and Tanglin View
Balmoral Place condos (top, middle, orange building), near Redhill subway are competitors for tenants.
The road is River Valley Road.
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The Sovereign
(East Coast) with spacious balconies and
sea views. |
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Big terraces in
the Costa Rhu penthouse, breakfast and dine alfresco in the sea
breezes. |
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Houses.
New wooden strip flooring in a
modern house. Unique
modern bathrooms and cool light brown wooden
strips in bedroom floors in a modern house
in prime District 10 and 11, near German
School. |
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PART II.
Information for Asia USA Rental Realtors:
Client relationships have a life span.
"My Company used to get corporate clients from the American
multi-national banks but now the human resource department has appointed one of the big
boys," lamented a realtor of a small realty firm.
He was assured of a few prospective expatriate tenants per month for the past two years.
He could relax. Now he has nothing to do at the office.
Advertisements on behalf of owners did not elicit much if any response from co-broking
agents or expatriates. This will also be a common scenario in the year 2000 as realtors
with prospective clients nowadays contact Owners direct via the internet database.
"We use the big boys because they promise us after-sales services."
a human resource manageress of a global mobile telecommunications company told me frankly
when I met her to get the tenancy agreement signed for a Swedish employee who happened to
contact me and liked the condo I showed her. From experience, I knew it would be
futile to ask the manageress for some cases, but somehow I did ask her and got the
feedback.
Another big mobile telecommunications company lady told me that in the year 2000, all
expat rentals will be handled by a expatriate relocation agency when I
phoned to ask for advice as the person in charge of expatriates was giving me a difficult
time since the Japanese expat had not used the company's panel of realtors.
By outsourcing, there will be no need to appoint any panel of realtors and
no headaches and expenses for the human resource department. I was an outside
realtor and that would be my last and only case.
What do you do if your agency which used to be on the panel loses your steady income from
corporate clients? Much depends on your energy, hunger and vision.
As we move into the new millennium, there will be a big change in realtor-client
relationships. Big realty firms will always have the advantage as they have the
brand name, the superior manpower and money. Big multi-nationals may outsource their
expatriate rentals to expatriate placement companies or consultants who may have their own
realty firms to service the relocating expatriates.
Therefore, as a self-employed realtor, it may be tough to compete against the big
firms. It is best you build up excellent client relationships with a large number of
individual expatriates who prefer personalised and efficient and prompt services.
Referrals may be all you need to keep busy if you are a sole operator.
Be aware of the incredible power of the Internet. Relocating expatriates seldom use
one rental realtor exclusively. With the internet, they can become very good at
locating realtors and owners.
Internet portals cater to owners and agents providing free information. This will be one
main reason why your advertisement in the Straits Times newspaper to co-broke seldom get
any response as Owners also place the same advertisement. Agents with tenant clientele
will, of course, contact Owners direct.
It is possible that there will be realty firms which can harness its power and get most of
your prospects in 5 years' time. But nobody can provide that personalised
customer-oriented service to prospective tenants that you can.
The above 2 trends of using the big firms
and outsourcing must mean less bread for the self employed realtors. You can try to
solicit to be on the panel of the big corporations catering to the rental needs of their
expats and you may be accepted. Provided you have a good track record of
specialization.
Make sure you have the fire in your belly if you want to succeed in this
profession. Hard work, passion and vision are 3 factors helping you to succeed.
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