Jakarta Living Costs: Accommodation, Transportation, Food and Entertainment

Premhouse.com JAKARTA | Jakarta is one of the world’s busiest, largest and most populous cities. The Indonesian capital is ranked as the 9th largest city and 13th most populous city in the world. As the center of governance and business, the city attracts more and more people (Indonesians as well as expats). Indonesians come to Jakarta in search of better education, work and above all luck. Expats mostly for the latter two. Adding to the estimated 10-15 million people, this is not without consequence. The traffic is pure mayhem and living costs soar.

Jakarta Living Cost: Housing/Accommodation

For expats, renting an apartment is probably the most convenient way of living in Jakarta. The city’s property sector has been growing rapidly throughout the past decade, as the need for strategic-located housing increased. Traffic jams have also contributed to this rapid boom. Traffic jams eat time, money and patience, so location becomes even more important when you want to settle down in Jakarta. If you work in the business district, be sure to find housing in the vicinity, or with good access to and from the toll road.

Design Muse for Apartments

Premhouse.com JAKARTA | Choosing a look for your apartment takes time and patience. The personal touches you incorporate into the interior design allow your apartment to stand out from the endless lines of mass-produced blocks. 

While you may have some ideas, most of us don’t have a designer’s eye that can pinpoint exactly where that new artwork should go and how big a rug should be. That’s where interior design bloggers can help. As sources of color and theme ideas, the bloggers listed below are a sample of different ways to create that chic professionally designed look for your apartment without an overbearing designer in your home.

10 Factors Why Your House is Hard to be Sold!

Premhouse.com JAKARTA | Hire a real estate agent to accelerate your house selling! | Are you willing to sell your house? You think you have delivered the best effort to meet this purpose but it is seemingly still hard to get the right buyer? Here is a summary of the main factors which might cause you get difficulties to find the right buyers:

1. The price is too expensive

Like or dislike, you might feel free to determine the right price for your house. Nevertheless, whether it will be sold or not, the price plays an important role. In order to ease yourself in finding a reference for its market price, it is important to compare your house price to the ones around your neighborhood. If you start with the price that is too expensive, it is surely hard to be sold.

Kondotel Menjadi Tren Investasi Properti. Apa Kelebihannya?

KONDOTEL 

Investasi “Bebas Stres“

Kondotel mulai menjadi tren dalam investasi properti. Apa kelebihannya?

Oleh: Azizi Fahmi Hidayat

Lupakan saja deposito, obligasi maupun franchise sebagai pilihan investasi saat ini. Prinsip investasi, yakni bebas resko dan meraup keuntungan maksimal, niscaya sulit ditemukan pada pilihan-pilihan tersebut. Ada baiknya kita melirik properti saat ini boleh dibidang berada pada titik paling ideal sebagai medium untuk menanam uang. Pilihannya juga beragam: hunian landed, vertical, bangunan komersial (ruko/rukan), office tower, dan hotel. Semuanya berpotensi mendatangkan rezeki melimpah karena sejatinya dalam properti tidak ada istilah rugi.

Pertumbuhan industri properti secara keseluruhan memang tengah menuju kepada tren positif. Hal ini didasari oleh tingginya kebutuhan konsumen akan hunian dan meningkatnya gairah para investor, yang meyakini bahwa investasi properti cenderung aman dan tidak tergerus kondisi ekonomi yang sedang labil meski saat ini mesti berhadapan dengan naiknya BI Rate di angka 7,75%.

Di antara beragam jenis properti, salah satu yang sedang naik daun adalah kondotel. Model hunian modern ini mengusung konsep seperti hotel yang memberikan kenyamanan super kepada penghuninya. Sementara dari sisi bisnis, kondotel menawarkan pendapatan pasif yang menggiurkan di tengah pertumbuhan pusat bisnis dan pariwisata.