Nusa Duta Appreciation Nite

那天出席了大观园的谢宴，没想到反应是如此的热烈。大家都扶老携幼出席这个难得的盛宴，毕竟在新山肯花钱邀居民上船的发展商应该寥寥无几！这次的盛宴以围桌呈献，还有一些娱乐节目和有奖游戏，相信大家都玩到不亦乐乎。当然，这应该算是大观园的发展商第一次举办此活动，褒贬参半。希望他们再接再厉，让大家都对这家成立超过２５年，信誉良好的发展商刮目相看！

在这次的活动中，很开心能认识不少杰馨苑的“常客”，我们终于有机会“相见”了！可能是晚宴形式上的局限，不然的话应该可以认识更多的街坊。呵呵！

主办者可以考虑以下的几点建议：

1. 　尽量安排同款屋型的家庭在同一桌。

2.　多一些让居民互相交流的机会／时间。

3.　邀请发展商的幕后老板们共襄盛举，让居民进一步认识与了解。

4.　发展商可以藉此机会向居民们更新目前发展蓝图的最新动态与近况，让平日鲜少有机会到大观园办事处的居民能更进一步的了解详情。

5.　提供民意调查表，让居民有机会提供自己梦想家园的看法与建议。目前大观园仍处在刚起步的发展阶段，发展商能考虑居民建设性的意见并纳入发展蓝图中，由居民与发展商携手打造理想中的“大观园”(Bring life to ordinary space)。

欢迎大家一起讨论有关大观园的点点滴滴。

大观园谢宴

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Bring Life to Ordinary Spaces 把生命带到普间

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Malaysia's warmer ties with Singapore a boon for Johor

PROPERTY developer IJM Land Bhd (5215), a 62 per cent-owned unit of IJM Corp Bhd, is optimistic of properties in Johor rising in value in view of the nation's warming ties with Singapore.

Last month, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his Singapore counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong, agreed that both governments would put greater faith in a new "iconic" business project in Iskandar Malaysia.

Among the items at the discussion table was a proposal for a rapid transit link between Tanjung Puteri in Johor Baru and Singapore, which would integrate public transport services like buses.

The rapid transit system is targeted to be operational by 2018.Property developers in Johor welcome the warming ties between the two countries.

"We definitely welcome the plans to extend Singapore's MRT (mass rapid transport) to Iskandar. It is bound to bring about property value appreciation there," IJM Land managing director Datuk Soam Heng Choon said.

"Incidentally, Nusa Duta - a residential cluster of 1,200 terraced and semi-detached houses - stands to gain from this connectivity. With better public transportation, we see more people staying in Johor and working in Singapore," Soam told Business Times in an interview in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

As the country's economic recovery gains pace, property developers like IJM Land are stepping up efforts to woo prospective buyers and property investors.

IJM Land's three-month "More Package" campaign, which runs until August, offers to waive the stamp duty and legal fee on housing loans as well as a cash rebate of up to 10 per cent.

Buyers can also enjoy zero-interest payments over the course of the construction period until they obtain vacant possession of the units.

However, the campaign applies only to select properties.

Soam was optimistic of good response, citing its "My Space Plan" campaign last year, which achieved the targeted RM250 million sales.

As consumer sentiment improves, he expects better sales for both residential and commercial units in the Klang Valley, Penang and Johor.

"We target RM300 million sales from this year's campaign."

IJM Land plans to launch 20 projects worth some RM600 million this year.

From Business Times, June 15 2010
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/02ijm/Article

梦想家园的开始 - 工程进展 2010年6月

随着7月1日起外国人只能买RM500K以上的房产，最近看到许多的外国人趁着这个最后良机纷纷在新山一带置业。因此，相信新山房产的销路在这一两个月内一定是节节上升，屡创佳绩！我们的邻居也应该有不少来自邻国的朋友在这里卖屋退休或是纯粹当成是周末屋（weekend house)。

那天带朋友到大观园看示范屋，他们也被华丽的装饰、细腻的手工所吸引了，而且还兴致勃勃地想在那里购买一间梦想中的家园。当然，我们就到销售处询问目前所剩的单位。岂知，目前的田字屋和双层排屋已经所剩无几（应该是5间左右），而且大部分都是土著单位。不仅如此，其价格也随着热烈的回响而积涨。唉！这就是商场上的过人手段吧！当时在场也有不少买主在签合约、付定金、询问贷款详情，可见其“后劲十足”，反映相当踊跃！

当初购买时，我仅看到一片荒芜的土地，曾经犹豫不决是否应该“放手一博”。如今看到工程进展如此迅速，心中的顾虑也就随之消逝。再看到目前水涨船高的售价，更进一步证明当初的决定应该是无误的。此外，当初在选择单位时也考虑了许久，看到现在的工程情况，觉得自己当初的选择应该是正确的（虽然还是有一点美中不足！）。尽管周遭的环境还是存在许多未知数，我还是希望这一切的决定与安排都是对的，心中也非常期待领钥匙的那一刻！