Three-bedder at Country Grandeur sold at $1.8 million profit
Country Grandeur which obtained occupation permit in 1996, located off Sin Ming Avenue, along Lorong Puntong, in the Bishan area in District 20, is a freehold condo with 68 of 3-bedroom units. The 3-bedroom apartment each has a specification of 1,442 square feet. Not too long ago, A 3 bedroom apartment at the Sin Min condo secured a buyer which become the most profitable condo resale transaction during the week of Sept 5 to 12, according to caveat stated on URA portal. a capital gain of $1.8 million was raked in by this seller when their 3rd floor 1442 square feet unit sold at $2.72 million ($1,886 psf) as they acquired this unit in May 1995 only for $920,000 ($638 psf) from developer previously. This translate to a capital appreciation of 196% over a occupation period of close to thirty years. Country Grandeur then obtained the latest most profitable transaction till date with this transaction. the previous record attained was smashed when a 1,442 sq ft unit fetched $2.6 million ($1,803 psf) with this latest transaction on Oct 28, 2K22. The legal proprietor previously acquired the unit for $880,000 ($610 psf) in January 1996, which means they churn in a monetary gross gain before any deduction of $1.72 million. With a relatively low resale transaction volume, the unit at Country Grandeur sold on Sept 6 being the first unit there to exchanged hands since the last done deal on Oct 28 2K22. The latest transacted unit also attain a new record high for this Bishan condo. The second condo with the most profits which transacted during the week in review was the sale of a three-bedroom apartment at The Regency at Tiong Bahru. The 22nd floor 1,281 sq ft unit was recently sold for $3.088 million ($2,411 psf) on Sept 7 which the unit previously acquired by the legal proprietor for $1.4 million ($1,093 psf) in August 2009. Therefore, they churn in gross capital appreciation of $1.688 million before any deduction in service fee. According to data on URA portal, This is The Regency at Tiong Bahru second most profitable resale transaction attained. The most profitable transaction occurred on March 21, when a 1,281 sq ft unit was sold for $2.85 million ($2,225 psf). The seller had prior to this secured the unit in December 2006 for $958,000 ($748 psf), which translate to a gross gain of $1.89 million. The Regency at Tiong Bahru is a freehold condo constructed by UOL Group which is situated at the heart of the Tiong Bahru neighbourhood at Chay Yan Street in District 3 , adjacent to the clusters of commercial nodes and bistros that line Yong Siak Street, Chay Yan Street and Moh Guan Terrace. comprises two- to four-bedroom units of 926 to 1,636 sq ft spread across two 35-storey towers, The 158-unit development obtained occupation permit in 2K10. In addition to the units transacted on Sept 7 and March 21, five other resale transactions in this condo captured to date this year, all of which sellers have make a good gains collectively. The units, with specification ranging from 958 to 1,636 sq ft, transacted between $2.18 million and $3.647 million, or between $2,188 and $2,276 psf. The legal subsidiary proprietor of the apartments churn in a very healthy and promising appreciation ranging from $748,000 to $1.617 million. there was only one negative sale captured during the week in review In midst of all the positive sales, which unfortunately is at Urban Vista. A one-bedder apartment with specification 549 sq ft sold for $810,000 ($1,476 psf) on Sept 7. the seller acquired this unit previously in March 2K13 for approximately $819,600 ($1,493 psf). They thus made a gross loss of around $9,500 before any service and legal fee deduction related to this transaction. Urban Vista which is Located on Tanah Merah Kechil Link is within a mere 5 minutes’ walk to the Tanah Merah LRT Station on the East-West Line. the District 16 condo is a 99-year leasehold condo development comprising of 582 units with wide spectrum of configurations from one- to five-bedders of between 431 and 1,862 sq ft. EdgeProp Research data compilation reveals that this Completed in 2K16 by Fragrance Group and Aspial Corp condo have four other resale transactions at Urban Vista this year that occurred below purchase price, according to caveats captured. The seller of an 893 sq ft unit netted a loss of about $121,000 when it was changed hands for $1.235 million ($1,382 psf) on June 27. Prior to this, a 1,485 sq ft unit was sold on March 27 at a loss of just under $139,000. On March 17, two units measuring 1,324 and 1,044 sq ft were sold at negative sales of $5,000 and $200,000 respectively.