Posted to Sydney Morning Herald (25/2/2012) on 1/3/2012 at 12:21 PM
Commenting on "Plans for the future"
http://smh.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/plans-for-the-future-20120224-1trbw.html
"It's so light and bright ... on the plans," No one can tell from a 2-dimensional plan whether the finished apartment will be light and bright. The buildings on the sides, front and back can affect the amount of sunlight shone inside the building. Furthermore, the design of corridors and interior colour can have an effect on the intensity of brightness.
There are always risks associated with buying off the plan. Such practice is very common in Asian countries. The developer may go under if GFC hits Australia harder than expected, and that the development cannot attract enough early birds to place orders. Overseas inestors can buy up to 50% of a new development, and the remainder must be sold to locals.
Far too often buyers are over eager to rush into placing their orders and pay the asking price. Good negotiators should always ask for special discount for being the first to help kick start the business.
It is most unfortunate that Australia with large land mass has to resort to high rise, high density living, turning many CBD's in Australia into concrete jungles, causing many City dwellers lack Vitamin D sourced from sunlight.
While many people want to live in clean and green environment, high density living is not the solution. Most buildings are artificially lit, and require expensive air conditioning for heating and cooling, including the wasted common areas. Energy is also wasted on filtering and recycling the air within the building.
Commenting on "Plans for the future"
http://smh.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/plans-for-the-future-20120224-1trbw.html
"It's so light and bright ... on the plans," No one can tell from a 2-dimensional plan whether the finished apartment will be light and bright. The buildings on the sides, front and back can affect the amount of sunlight shone inside the building. Furthermore, the design of corridors and interior colour can have an effect on the intensity of brightness.
There are always risks associated with buying off the plan. Such practice is very common in Asian countries. The developer may go under if GFC hits Australia harder than expected, and that the development cannot attract enough early birds to place orders. Overseas inestors can buy up to 50% of a new development, and the remainder must be sold to locals.
Far too often buyers are over eager to rush into placing their orders and pay the asking price. Good negotiators should always ask for special discount for being the first to help kick start the business.
It is most unfortunate that Australia with large land mass has to resort to high rise, high density living, turning many CBD's in Australia into concrete jungles, causing many City dwellers lack Vitamin D sourced from sunlight.
While many people want to live in clean and green environment, high density living is not the solution. Most buildings are artificially lit, and require expensive air conditioning for heating and cooling, including the wasted common areas. Energy is also wasted on filtering and recycling the air within the building.
