yea i share your frustration. Other condo projects are so straightforward - you go, you see unit u like, u booked. nowadays gonna go through balloting, wait for developer to confirm this, that. if they launch at 1000psf, i will collect back my fee. its like taking us for a ride - make us wait 7mths, make us go through the queuing system and quote us a price that is not final. i dont remember beiing told that price is indicative back then. if they revise price upwards a bit, i gotta look at the floor plan etc before deciding. The location factor is hard to brush off - if i need to drive to reach CIQ (be it 5mins, 10mins), i might as well get a condo in more suburb areas at lower psf rather than paying city-standard psf
I think it is unfair for NS / UML to hold us hostage. Those who plan to purchase only 1 property in JB are the most disadvantaged.
They cannot do anything now... cannot confirm their Matex purchase, nor buy another unit at another development (e.g. Midwest).
If Matex price at booking is not valid when it is launched, and those who booked do not wish to carry on with their purchase (e.g. too expensive, etc..), they would have missed the boat, all because of the lack of infomation pertaining to Matex's launch.
They should at least inform those who booked whether the price on booking will be honored or not, so that those who do not want to pay more can focus on other property.