Author: Charles Tan
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New stuffs @ Plaza Premium Lounge (even better)
I wrote this article earlier: A little luxury is easier to get these days I think these days, even more credit cards offer these extra privileges; access to Plaza Premium Lounge. I know, there are ‘better’ lounges than Plaza Premium Lounge but I do not wish to pay many times higher for my flight ticket…
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Financial Freedom to Owning a Home
Press Release from IOI Properties. In response to the government’s efforts to stimulate the residential property sector, IOI Properties Group has unveiled a host of home ownership incentives under an unprecedented IOI F.R.E.E. Ownership campaign. Announced by Finance Minister YB Lim Guan Eng in January 2019, under the government’s Home Ownership Campaign (HOC), buyers are…
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7 out of 10 will buy a home in 2019? (survey…)
If we ask 10 of our friends without a property to their name if they would like to buy a property this year, I think more than half would say, YES. The next few questions will reveal if they will ACTUALLY buy. Where will you be buying? What’s the type of property you intend to…
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National Home Ownership Campaign 2019: Sabah Sector
Press Release by Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (SHAREDA) Speech by Mr. Chew Sang Hai, SHAREDA President. 2018 has been a challenging year for everyone. The real estate sector in particular has experienced one of the hardest hit seen in the last decade. In fact Malaysia is not the only country as such…
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M40 and B40: EPF’s monthly contribution as a ‘home’ solution?
My personal opinion about our EPF money is to leave it for our retirement. The reason is because I could not afford to have something happening to it. I know, someone wants to tell me that ‘but if you leave it in EPF, you think it’s safe?’ Haha. Briefly, Yes. Unless Malaysia falls into some…
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Q3 Higher profits (marginally) for IJM Corp – property and infrastructure
Is the property market in a crisis? Common question from many. Besides looking at the banks’ set of results (earlier article here) we could also look at the results from listed property developers. For the developers which are not listed, it’s hard to gauge but most of the prominent developers are listed. When the market…
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Sellers, market is good for buying. (think about it when you sell)
A good friend told me about his landed terrace 6 months ago. He asked what’s the price. I referred to brickz.my and told him the price. He said, ‘BUT the MARKET price is higher.’ He proceeded to show me listings by other units which are above his asking price. I told him that when it…
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No matter how much we save, it may not be enough. (anymore)
When I started working, my parents told me that savings is important. I think they hoped I could save more instead of spending it all away. They saved a lot because they know they have to get ready for the family’s future; my brother, my sister and I. Both were educators. Well, their savings ensured…
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Maintenance of affordable properties? KPKT has a plan.
Good and timely maintenance is key to continuous appreciation of property price. However, this is an issue with many affordable high-rise units today. Without a strong management team to collect the monthly fees from the owners, there will be shortfalls and these would meant maintenance suffers. After a while, the wear and tear becomes critical…
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REHDA’s appeal to DBKL’s gazetting decision
Every major city must have a city development plan to guide it.For example, Singapore has their Urban Redevelopment Authority which has actually shown a very good example how to best maximise the usage of space in the tiny city state. Recently, DBKL decided to gazette plot ratios in KL so that it follows the Kuala…
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World’s growing much slower. Signs.
Malaysia is a trading nation. We are ranked around 25 / 26th in the world based on import and export numbers. As per info from World Trade Organisation. We are 45th in the world based on population size. This meant that there are 44 countries having higher population than us. What these two things tell…
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Talk: “Wait to buy or Buy to Wait?”
I believe this is a never ending debate. Those with good returns from property investment will tell us that it’s worth buying a property and wait for it to appreciate. Those who did not get a good return or bought at the wrong time will tell us that timing is everything. That’s why we must…