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Gavin Read More

Hi, I would be most glad to assist you further and pls feel free to let me know if you need any assistance. Hope to hear from you soon and have a great week ahead.

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Aaron Chong
 9730 8455 
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Hi there,

Thank you for your query!
I would be glad to assist. I have handled the sales of myriad of units - having also transacted an EM unit in Bishan at a record price which was published in the National Newspaper (article on website).

If you would like assistance in this matter, please do contact me for a discussion for me to advise you further and share in depth price analysis details on your block and surrounding vicinity (capital % gains). More details on your end will enable me to churn out a more comprehensive, exact and thorough financial calculations with exact figures. Furthermore, I would be able to share more on the varied marketing strategies and mediums through which your property might get maximum exposure as well as study the recent up to date transaction caveats of similar sized units in vicinity and hence, present a sales and elevation report to advise further. There are many marketing techniques -online (number of Portals) , physical means ( professional photography /videography) and highly crossed networking with other agents to refer their clients. It is an intricate yet streamlined process.

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Dear Sir/Mdm,

So sorry to hear that your unit has been on the market for a while. There are many factors that attributes to the speed of sale for a property.

I have lived in Bishan for 14 years and i just shifted out of Bishan for slightly more than a year. When I sold my own house in Bishan, I actually sold it in 2 hours. My unit was on the 4th floor and it was a corridor unit. And I managed to sell my house for $25,000 cash above valuation. My brother in law also stayed in Bishan his whole life and I managed to sell off his matrimonial home in Bishan in 2 months just less than a year ago. I know Bishan very well and that is why I say many factors are involved.

For Bishan dwellers, most of them will be familiar with these terms, ‘new Bishan’ and ‘old Bishan’. So where you are located makes a difference. For your understanding, I sold my own house in ‘new Bishan’ and sold off my brother in law’s house in ‘old Bishan’. Next will be renovations and I am NOT talking about how nicely renovated your unit is. Bishan is one special town where there are quite a few different layouts for the houses. For 4 rooms alone, I can remember seeing 4-4 different layouts. So we need to bring out the selling points for the individual type of layouts. Of course another factor will be the ethnic quota of the house.

What I would recommend is we can actually have a chat on this. I will need to trouble you to contact me as I am not able to reach out to you directly through this platform. Once I get to know more about your situation and your house, then I might be able to provide you with some advice. No worries there’s no obligations to the discussion, we can just take it as a chat.

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Looking forward to hear from you soon! Cheers!

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Hi,

Thank you for your enquiry. If I am not wrong, the ethnic quota is the main issue slowing down the sale? It depends on the pricing strategy of the property and also other factors such as interior condition and facing comes to play. 1 year is actually considered too more than the norm, and perhaps the property isnt given the right exposure or its strong points not emphasized to justify the price.

May I have more info and requirements about your plans so to make better recommendations? Thanks and look forward to value-add to your housing plans.

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Hi Sir/Madam

I am unable to advise without further info such as full address, condition of the unit, facing/direction, etc
I will be glad to assist finding the right buyer

I won't be able to contact you first as I do not have your contact, appreciate if you can contact me at (65) 96608508  or Silviayang8@gmail.com with details of your unit
or click here https://bit.ly/WaSilvia to whatsapp me for no obligation discussion
Thank you.

Warmest regards,

Silvia Yang

PropNex Realty Pte Ltd
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Dear sir/madam,

You have mentioned that you are pricing it at market price and unit has been in the market for 1 year. If the unit itself is not affected by the ethnic ratio restrictions, then perhaps the marketing and positioning done is fundamentally wrong and seriously requires analysis on the situation before you re-embark on marketing the property.

If it is due to ethnic ratio restrictions, then there is little choice but to wait out for the right offer if you are not prepared to sell below the market norms, as the next buyer who comes in will be likely affected by the ethic ratio limitations in future should there be no change to this regulations. The alternative can be to appeal to the authorities for you to sell the apartment without the restrictions.

I have been in the real estate business since 2009, with more than 10years of experience serving the Singapore real estate market.

I am very active in the residential segment of Singapore real estate market, having transacted hundreds of deals from HDBs to private condominiums and landed properties in Singapore, and have handled many unique cases in sales and purchases as well as rental deals.

Over the years, I have also established a network reaching out to more than 9,400 expatriates, bringing my market presence to both in and outside of Singapore. This has created an additional exposure when I manage my client's portfolios, on top of the conventional on and offline platforms, where other estate agents are relying on. This has allowed me to consistently convert leads into results.

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Dear Sir/Mdm,

You may wish to engage your salesperson and relook into the marketing plan and find out what is the issue. Is it an issue of wrong pricing or the property is not exposed in many advertising platforms.

In view of the current market condition, you should be able to secure a buyer between 3 to 6 months if there is a comprehensive marketing plan in place. Please feel free to contact me so that I can understand your situation and assist you further.

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Hi;

If your unit is not affected by the ethic quota, then the next thing you want to review is your asking price , is your agent on exclusive basis and what are they doing to market your unit ? Selling a unit is not as simple as alot of owners think. A lot of back-end work needs to be done in order to capture the right buyers with the right offer.. Do feel free to contact me for further discussion on how i can help you to market your unit at the shortest possible time and achieve the highest possible price ! Thanks and have a great day ahead..

Regards;
Lyna Song
 9623 8442 
Associate Group Director
Propnex Realty Pte Ltd
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HI,

A lot of factors play a part in determine how fast the unit can be sold.

Market sentiment is one of the factor. Is there a lot of demand for your block? Then it link to Price. Are you pricing your unit out of the range that most of the unit in your block have priced?

Feel free to contact me at 92707548  to discuss further.

Thanks!

Alan Sng
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Hi
Are your unit affected for ethnic quota restrictions and how many agents have you engaged so far? Too many agents marketing the same unit might not be a good strategy as it could lead to duplicate listings which might turn off potential buyers. Other things to look at is your house interior, orientation and competition amongst your neighbours trying to sell off their units too. Units that have just MOP normally have a high pool of competitors and may take a slower time to sell due to abundance of supply. To advise further, I need further information in regards to your flat. Do contact me at 93375051  for a free and non obligatory discussions on this .
Regards
Taufik Hussein
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Hi Do contact me at 97970200  to discuss more

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Kindly contact me at 97261112  with your full property address and asking price I would be glad to assist you further

Thank you very much
Jenny Tran
ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd
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