Author: Charles Tan
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Unsold SOVOs and SOHOs will take 12 months to clear. (or up to 5 years)
SOHO stands for Small Office Home Office. SOVO stands for Small Office Versatile Office. There’s also SOFO which stands for Small Office Flexible Office. All are supposed to be very useful for small business owners who may be working alone or with a small team and does not need the usual shoplots. Most of the…
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International airport to cater to 27 million passengers and higher. Wow for ASEAN.
I am pro-ASEAN. I believe we have a lot more to propel all ASEAN members upwards and prosperity can be achieved faster when there are more integration. At the very least, visit each other more often! Just look at the population stats from statista.com below. Combined, we are already 650 million strong… Just have 10%…
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Dato’ Azmir Merican appointed as Sime Darby Property Group Managing Director
Press Release: DATO’ AZMIR MERICAN APPOINTED GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SIME DARBY PROPERTY ARA DAMANSARA, 28 JANUARY 2020 – Sime Darby Property Berhad today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Dato’ Azmir Merican Azmi Merican as the Group Managing Director effective April 22, 2020. Dato’ Azmir brings a wealth of experience from his background in financial…
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It’s RM500,000 down. It’s not RM500,000 as the final price. Oops.
I was having a coffee break with a bunch of good friends when one of them mentioned that the Malaysian property market seems to be very slow. That was why the government announced that the threshold for foreigners to buy a property in Malaysia is lowered. I reminded them that the threshold is only for…
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Hoping for higher EPF returns. Possible?
Employees Provident Fund (EPF) gave an average dividend of 6.02% for the periods of 2008 – 2017. These rates are definitely very healthy but this cannot be expected to last forever. In fact, it has always been highlighted that EPF statistics show that 70 percent of its contributos who withdraw funds at 55 often use…
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Penangites, you have another affordable choice within the island. (not mainland)
Someone once told me that the developers who build affordable units in Penang must be savvy to the fact that Penangites do not buy in mainland Penang and stay in mainland Penang. (Prai, Butterworth, Tambun etc…) I reminded him that Penangites should include both the island people and those in the mainland too. He laughed.…
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As long as you love, that’s the best yeah. Does not mean your life is better than mine. 🙂
Do I love to go holidaying in some exotic beaches where the view is spectacular? YES. Would I love to stay in my own property in some advanced cities in some advanced countries? YES. However, I would not want to be staying by the beach for 365 days a year, regardless of how spectacular the…
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1,200,000 sq ft of retail floor mall in Penang. Largest. Let’s visit (near future).
I just wrote about malls recently. Online will not kill malls So, do you shop online weekly? If you are a Penangite, where do you currently shop? My favourite mall when I was still based in Penang is Queensbay Mall. The reason I love it? It’s near to where I live and it has so…
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Precautions are needed please. Coronavirus is now in Malaysia.
Everyone, this is serious. I think every media outlet must do their part to alert everyone about this and not to take it lightly. Please refer to the official news from the Health Minister himself here. He announced that Malaysia has confirmed three cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in Malaysia. All the three are China…