At Skyview Estate, all houses and units are built from concrete and steel. Concrete and steel are considered some of the most durable building materials. Initially the costs of building with concrete and steel are high; but in the long run due to the durability of these two materials, houses require less maintenance. This means less upkeep costs to the homeowner. Another advantage of houses built with concrete are that they are sound proof. This fact comes in handy for homeowners of units (linkhouse and duplex units), who will still have peace and quiet in a unit.

At Skyview Estate, there is a wide variety of choice. The start of each new phase of development at Skyview Estate sees the addition of not only new house models but also sees the inclusion of other new amenities or services. From 2014 to 2018, there have been 10 house models that have been introduced in Phases 1 & 2 and each of the 10 house models range from two bedroom to four bedroom units/houses. There are also different packages to choose from according to the buyer’s personal preferences – whether they’d like to purchase the house unfurnished or furnished with brown and white goods and further more if they’d like back-up water and power. Pictured below are 3 of the 10 house models that are at Skyview, each of the houses has the option of the houses coming fully furnished and/or with back-up water and power.

Once a house is purchased, we have after sales support. Perfection is impossible to reach, so all houses bought at Skyview Estate come with a 1-year warranty for any defects that may have occurred during construction. We also continue to maintain a relationship with current homeowners through their established Skyview Home Owners’ Association (SHOA), to continue to make Skyview one of the best neighbourhoods for its residents.

Everyone has heard stories about their relatives, friends or colleagues putting the deposit on a house and then discovering that their long awaited home was never built. Others have gone through the process of home ownership, only to discover that the house they were trying to purchase has a duplicate title. Skyview Estate is the real deal, and you can rest assured that none of that will happen here.

Ask any of the home owners that reside there.

Before each house was built,developer Glory Development Limited (GDL), working with the Department of Lands, went through the process of subdividing the land. So, each type of house – from the standalone house to the units, have a legitimate land title. Thus, when you buy at Skyview Estate, you’re buying not only a house but a legitimate title that is bankable and that can be used as security to secure a home loan.

Source: www.lands.gov.pg

Skyview is about 15 minutes drive to the rest of the city. With easy access to the Kumul Flyover, this makes it even more easier to connect to Waigani, Boroko and to downtown Port Moresby. The estate as well is connected to the main public bus route, and is part of the Bus 16 route that runs from Gordons to ATS (and vice versa). There is a bus stop located right near the front of the estate.

Source: http://hawkins.co.nz/projects/kumul-flyover-port-moresby

All houses built at Skyview, are connected to basic services such as water, power, sewerage as well as garbage collection. GDL has invested heavily into ensuring that all basic infrastructure to connect to the main services were in place, well before the houses were constructed.

Skyview Estate does not only consist of houses. Recently the estate has seen the addition of a school, an internet cafe, a convenience shop, gym and in the near future, more new service businesses will be added to bring convenience right to the doorsteps of Skyview homeowners and also the wider community from ATS, 8/9 Mile.

n Papua New Guinea, the process of home ownership can be confusing and tedious, especially for first time home buyers. Our team has taken many homeowners both at Glory Garden and now Skyview Estate, through the process of home ownership and have built up great working relationships with the various parties involved in the process. At Skyview Estate, the majority of homeowners are first time homeowners and have been led throughout this new process by our experienced team (pictured below).

If you are interested in making Skyview your home, then click here to contact our team or call (+675) 7060 2000 (Digicel)/ (+675) 7668 8860 (Bmobile).

Published: 16 August 2018 – Updated: 31 March 2021

A common question many people have relates to the perceived “expensive” cost of a home at Skyview Estate.  Naturally, this is valid question and this article will shed light on why this is the case. There are several truly unique Papua New Guinean factors that have caused property prices to surge across the market. Prices of Houses in Port Moresby are higher compared to prices in other parts of the country. For the purpose of this article, we will discuss some of the reasons why houses at Skyview Estate may be slightly higher compared to other places.

About 97% or so of land in Papua New Guinea is traditionally owned land and only about 3% of that is titled State land. Thus, titled land is scarce or hard to come by and according to the ‘demand and supply’ rule, this scarcity pushes up the price of titled land. Now add that inflated price of land to the cost of building a house and there you have it. This is why the prices of houses are so high -the low supply of titled land that is pushing up prices so high.

There are many advantages of both constructed houses (houses built from scratch) and prefabricated houses (kit houses). Houses at Skyview are constructed houses,  built with concrete and steel and the cost of building with these materials are higher compared to prefabricated houses. The advantages with building constructed houses with concrete and steel are that these materials are durable and over the long term, houses built with these materials require less maintenance and upkeep. If you’ve purchased your home through a home loan, factors like the durability of the materials used in building your house are important. Look at this way; you’d want to know that at completion of  your loan repayment (whether it’s 15, 30 or 40 years from now)  your house will still be in good shape.

Another factor that adds to our houses being more ‘expensive’ is the high cost of building materials within the country. As much as possible, the building materials used for construction such as gravel, sand, steel, piping, etc are sourced within PNG; but the high cost of these building materials also has a final say in how much the end product will cost. With the current economic situation too over the past couple of years, suppliers have had to put up their prices to deal with the rising costs of their operational costs. Of course, these increased prices are passed on to GDL and then passed onto the final cost of houses. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unimaginable strain on supply chains, increasing costs even further.

Developments or other additions can increase the price of houses. For example, houses and apartment complexes around the Port Moresby CBD area will sell for 50%+ more compared to a house for sale around the Waigani area. As the city of Port Moresby explodes at the seams, the city’s development is gradually moving into other places such as the 7 Mile – 8 Mile area. This as well, makes 7 Mile and 8 Mile areas as desirable to live at.

Other developments as well such as connection to essential utilities such as water, power, sewerage also add to the overall value of houses at Skyview Estate. Other developments such as concrete sealed roads, as well as carports and drainage system all add to the overall value of properties on sale at the estate.

At the end of the day, it is up to your personal preference as to what type of house you’d like to get. Over the past couple of years, the number of housing estates have grown that can cater to different preferences and budgets. The choice is up to you, as the home buyer.

Published: 24 August 2018 – Updated: 31 March 2021