Sabtu, 02 Januari 2010

How much your Budget before you buy property

If you are going to buy a new house there are several details that you should refer before getting started .One of the highly imperative is your budget. Your budget plays a major role in buying a home and how you are going to move further. There are two different things that go into your budget. First, you need to look at your monthly income .If you are getting a steady paycheck then it is easy to move forward . On the other side if you are self employed it will be little bit complicated.


If you mess up this process you could end up in a bad situation. Now you know your monthly income , the next step is to consider your expenses. This includes everything from utilities to loans to money that you need for fun. When you know all of your expenses, you can then decrease that number from the money that you make each month. you can probably guess how much you can afford to a home. As you can see, a budget is very important if you are going to be buying a new home. Not only it will help you to prepare for the buying procedure, but it will also help you when you own your home . Sure, you may be able to get away without planning your budget but this is not a risk that you should be willing to take.
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The house Buying Process

Well to help buyers figure out that the information overload age need not apply to them when looking for and in buying a house, we have detailed the Buying Process for better peace of mind below… less chaos. This article is written in a state where real estate agents handle real estate transactions, so realize that in some states or counties an attorney is required.


1. Find Your Dream Home
After becoming pre-qualified or pre-approved with a lender, it is time to find a home that truly meets your needs and budget.
Use a local realtors office or internet property search solutions to access “All the Listings”. You can do this by typing into the internet the name of the city (and state, if needed) followed by the words “real estate”. Most local county boards will control how much data gets released onto the internet. Most realtor sites will “serve up” some version of the local Multiple Listing Service containing all the listings. Typically, these entities get property data either direct or in a “feed” from the local Board of Realtors in that County. If it’s a direct line, then data can be deemed “real-time”. If not, usually a day or two lag time of new listings going on will be rendered at your interface point of contact search solution. The bigger conglomerates compete with how you as the end user will eventually be connected up with which realtor. Both realtor and conglomerate may compete with the need to withhold enough information to still be able to entice you enough to get your contact information. Often times an individual realtor’s site will give out more data on listings than the big conglomerates because they already have some security of possible representation of business.
Email updates are when a new listing comes onto the market matching your criteria and you get a reference to that listing freshly emailed to you with all pictures and data relative to that new listing.
Select those homes or properties that are of interest.
If possible drive-by the listings to become accustomed to the neighborhoods, styles and curb appeal of your preference homes.
Depending on areas, sometimes a Key-Box will be attached to the home as a way for your realtor to access the home when an appointment was not able to be secured. If in an area, likelihood abound that many homes of the homes selected are on Key-Box, then less time is required and in some cases immediate showings can be arranged.
2. Become Educated
If you don’t contact a realtor first, do at least take time to get educated both about the real estate values by shopping online and about getting pre-qualified with a mortgage lender.
Maximize your opportunities to find the right home by eventually sharing your property wants/needs and timeframe with a realtor.
Your realtor can:
  • Commit to your agent of choice for the best professional service because commitment reciprocates commitment and genuine service, which is maximizing your opportunities.
  • Direct you to competent and reputable mortgage professionals to establish your comfortable home buying price range.
  • Help with advanced search methods or tools.
  • Help you to understand neighborhoods and home features and their value in today’s market, as well as relevance to your buying needs.
  • Conduct information gathering and research on specific properties for you.
  • Create a venue for home buying advice and counseling.
  • Discuss current market conditions.
3. Get Pre-Qualified
Finding the right mortgage lender or bank can be trying. Often times a good realtor will give the best recommendation. Also, don’t forget the energy and possible long hours saved from shopping around for homes that don’t meet your needs and budget. Your lender will:
  • Check your credit.
  • Write a “Pre-Qualification” (Pre-Approval if you take extra steps) letter that strengthens your offer on a home or property.
4. Getting a Loan
  • Proof of Income
  • Employed – 2 year tax returns or W-2, 1 month pay stubs
  • Self Employed – Federal tax return, profit and loss statement, 2 years balance sheet
  • Retired – social security awards letter
  • Other income
  • Rental property – copy of lease
  • 2 months bank statements
  • Driver’s license
  • Social security card
  • Home Owners insurance information
  • Bankruptcy information
  • Proof of Earnest money check
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Kamis, 31 Desember 2009

Apartment at Mega Kuningan

This 63 storeys apartment consists of 2 main buildings that flanked the intermediary one that contains alobby, sky garden and also premium units both apartment. The division into 2 buildings is meant to reduce the massiveness and simultaneously in response to the urban design guidelines that requires this complex to become the gate and landmark of kuningan international urban complex.
Modernity in this complex is represented through glass curtain façade at the width part in southern and northern sides; which simultaneously reduced the heat created by direct orientation of the western and eastern parts. The west side of each building features steel trusses construction to depict a triangle from of the building, indicating safety factor for the inhabitants to live in this 63 storeys structure. Steel construction is also employed to support gardens that are placed on each 8th floor of the building to actualize the concept of garden apartment

Kamis, 24 Desember 2009

home stay

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Creating an oasis in the heart of Jakarta was the initial idea of this house. Combining the comfortable green, natural and tropical nuance of bali with the natural beauty and freshness of bandung, it was hoped that there were open space to be brought about and covered the house.

Having quite a long and turning site in the rear, such initial idea geared the creation of a building with specific corners that produced a dynamic movement of the owner, not to mention variety of vistas. Private areas in this house are within two blocks of parallel building that correspond to the front road. The block at the frontage accommodated service areas, reception room, quest bedroom and audio-video room where as block in the rear provides spaces for children bedrooms, main bedroom and bathrooms.

These blocks are separated by a long green garden with a fish pond and connected by a living room and dining room having high void.

These rooms are actually the heart of this house, being precisely at the junction of two axes and flanked by two gardens which controlled air circulation of the house. Up stair, there is a bridge to connect inside to the outside that may be approached through a stair having two different axes as well.


Senin, 21 Desember 2009

the braga city walk at bandung

Braga! There are many people question the need to revitalize braga. They presume that this are has long been a dead commercial area because there are no sufficient parking area areas and it is an uninteresting place for younger generations to visit. Braga, which gained its popularity as bandung’s prestigious shopping street in the period of the twenties to fourties, to these people is simply a romantic memory to remember while some efforts to revive has never been more than just proposals.

In the early 2004, pt bangun mitra mandiri, which is a company under the agung podomoro group, started a surprising movement. They planned, designed and executed a prestigious mix-used project right at one site in braga street. Without even mentioning the notion of ‘revitalization’ this project has changed the shape of such a legendary area.

Even though it is a mix-used project emphasizing on retails, the catalyst of this project is housing. The apartment and hotel in this project is projected to become the captive market that will bring back the strategic economic value of braga area.

That is indeed acrusial point within the braga city walk project. In one side there is a captive market with high consuming ability and large scale of retail to support the revitalization of braga, but on the other side there is a possibility that this area as well as the surroundings will be overloaded due to the potential business competition being created afterwards, being actualized by the building of similar projects in the near future.

THE BRAGA CITY WALK at BANDUNG

THE BRAGA CITY WALK at BANDUNG

Braga! There are many people question the need to revitalize braga. They presume that this are has long been a dead commercial area because there are no sufficient parking area areas and it is an uninteresting place for younger generations to visit. Braga, which gained its popularity as bandung’s prestigious shopping street in the period of the twenties to fourties, to these people is simply a romantic memory to remember while some efforts to revive has never been more than just proposals.

In the early 2004, pt bangun mitra mandiri, which is a company under the agung podomoro group, started a surprising movement. They planned, designed and executed a prestigious mix-used project right at one site in braga street. Without even mentioning the notion of ‘revitalization’ this project has changed the shape of such a legendary area.

Even though it is a mix-used project emphasizing on retails, the catalyst of this project is housing. The apartment and hotel in this project is projected to become the captive market that will bring back the strategic economic value of braga area.

That is indeed acrusial point within the braga city walk project. In one side there is a captive market with high consuming ability and large scale of retail to support the revitalization of braga, but on the other side there is a possibility that this area as well as the surroundings will be overloaded due to the potential business competition being created afterwards, being actualized by the building of similar projects in the near future.

Kamis, 17 Desember 2009

LAMIN DAYAK COMMUNITIES

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12 8th, 2009
Dayak communities live in villages where all rivers are strated deep in the forest of Kalimantan. They are an agricultural people and divided into various communities having different mother languages. In the beginning they held animism betliefs and each community has different gods. The communities of dayak kenyah called it peselung luan and bungan malom whiles the dayak benua’ called it singkar olo and silu uwan. Early in the 18th century the eroupean missionaries came in and now most of dayak communities are Christian. Some of them are moslem and called themselves melayu,however, dayak communities’ traditions are still maintained up to date even though limited to the customary ceremonies only

Traditionally, dayak communities live in a long house or lamin balai and bentang to their mother languages. These houses are found from the eastern to western to western sides of Kalimantan up to the border of Malaysia and brunei Darussalam. Room organization inside the house is unique because it only provides one type of a room for each family. The building is also having a unique structure, being sat on top of wooden columns that stretch for more than 150 metres long. The columns reach more than 3 metres height, made of ulin trees known for its strength and durability that made it popular as the so-called iron wood and can be reused to construct new long house.
Methods of construction and raw materials are varied to each community, depending on social structure, length of stay and availability of materials. The community of dayak punan for example, used to move regularly: hence they apply leaves and ordinary trees only so that they are able to discharge their long house in one day.


Senin, 14 Desember 2009

Blue River Serviced Apartment

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12 6th, 2009

Constructing a vertical housing in newly developing town in Indonesia today needs to be supported by reliable infrastructures. Being a satellite town to Jakarta, bekasi has a very big concern on the accessibility of its transportation system. Hence each housing project must bring about a strong concept in macro scale and uniqueness in the micro scale. The blue oasis city’s answer is the concept of city in the form of an integrated area with strong commercial area as the central attraction featuring water theme park and hotel. Within the micro scale, the answer is the blue river serviced apartment as an alternative housing especially for expatriates working in industrial estates of bekasi. Local inhabitants

Particularly those who have a good prediction on the development of this satellite town, may utilize this facility for their investment blue river serviced apartment is located within the blue oasis city. It is city within a city in the east side of bekasi that integrates living activities with shopping and recreation in an area of 7,6 hectares. This apartment is to accommodate housing needs of the expatriates working in industrial estates around bekasi with international standard of operation. However, the complex is also hoped to provide a choice for those who deal and work as well as use water for their.