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Let me clarify here.... Rents are coming down, yes, from their peaks. No longer the landlords are able to reach newer peaks in their demands ('greed'). There is general increase in cost of living for which I am ready to apportion additional portion of my salary but not for the obscene increases in r...

Still cant understand why people say the demand is greater than the supply... My condo has been half empty the whole last year i have been there. Thats great though, the pool is always quiet :) Its certainly not hard to find a place now, and theres loads of places nearing completion. Exactly, Zjule...

i am also looking to rent again now and have found many units available with all asking prices negotiable. Morphic, This is what precisely happened with my friend in my quoted example. In addition to the available units in the existing condos, I am noticing a number of units, in a rough estimate ar...

taikoo, It would seem you are easily swayed. The newspapers all indicate that prices are still rising albeit at a slightly slower pace that last month and they also indicate that they believe the trend will continue to rise for at least the next 6 months. One owner does not a trend make! Good luck....

I want to share with you a recent experience of my friend. They live in/around Orchard/Rivervalley area. For the past 2 years they were paying $3,800 for their aparment. When they went to renew their landlord quoted $ 8,800. After seeing the recent downward trends in the rentals, the landlord ultima...

Thank God, that I read this post. I was about to order something from the US. Now I will think over.

Actually, it took about an hour for me to understand the mechanics of the process. It is really confusing and at the end of it, it may not be cost effective either.

30GB Ipod video is available at mustafa at I think around S$386

saidean I don't understand why you need to bring races into picture here.... Perhaps if you were in my position with my two grown up sons and this happens outside your country, you will understand my humiliation....believe me this would not have happened to me in my country as we don't have rogues l...

Just an update from me on the episode. - wrote a complaint letter to the Chairman of SLS - within hours got a call from Ms. Stella Lau promising to revert to me with the action taken - revert she did, with an offer that the manager of the sales guy would give me a written apology. - I flatly refused...

Bafana,

Thanks for the suggestion. I will update you all soon on the actions taken by me.

Just to update, I haven't received any feedback so far from the SimLimSquare management on my feedback form!

Regards,

Thanks, GKalra, Cubby, brifusg for your feedback and sympathies. The whole day last Sunday I felt miserable as no where in my four decades plus life have I had such a bad experience. All the more shocking that it happened in Singapore (supposed to be a first wold in the third world countries!!!). So...

On 29th April I underwent a horrible experience at Royal Plus Pacific Pte Ltd shop on the groung level in Sim Lim Square. I went to buy a Nintendo Wii. The sales person in Royal Plus Pacific Pte Ltd. was not explaining the features but was only answering my basic questions. When I pointed out that a...

Intend driving to JB this Friday. What is the straight and easiest way to drive to JB from CTE? How long does it take to reach JB? and what are the attractions that we should not miss in JB (apart from shopping, I mean)? Are there any extra precautions that we need to take while in JB? e.g., parking...

Dear SMS, Thanks... you are 100 per cent correct. I found the relevant info on MoM website....here is the link

http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal ... ility.html

Thanks once again..

Thanks, SE for your response. I also have, preceisely, the same impression about the EP process of MoM. However, as I heard from this relative that an agent asked her to apply for an EP eventhough she is on a social visit visa and does not have any valid job offer from any prospective SP employer. A...