Author: Charles Tan
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Micro-housing? More details please. Maintenance?
Is Malaysia heading the way towards micro-flats like in Hong Kong? The answer is NO, at least not yet for the next foreseeable future. There are many things which the government could still do even if the buyers prefer to buy nearer to the place they work instead of families which may buy into townships…
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Stop looking at a home as a liability or asset. For some, it’s still a must.
Someone searched this term “Is house a liability or an asset.” and Google referred them to kopiandproperty.my Haha. I know, there’s a super famous book which says that as long as the house does not give you any returns, then that’s a liability. Only when a house gives you a positive return that it should…
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IQI and Common Ground: Breaking New Grounds in Co-Working Spaces
Press Release by IQI and Common Ground. Global real estate firm, IQI, partners with Malaysia’s largest leading co-working space, Common Ground, to better market communal workspaces. Kuala Lumpur, January 8, 2019 – Today, multi-award winning global real estate giant, IQI, and Malaysia’s largest leading co-working space, Common Ground, signed a notable working agreement with each…
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10 important questions and answers for first-time home buyers.
When is the best time to buy a property? No, it’s not 20 years ago. It’s also not in 2012 when everyone was crazily queuing up for new launches. If someone had bought then, depending on how gung-ho they were then, they may be in trouble servicing the overpriced properties today. Actually, a better time…
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100,000 affordable homes per year to be built. (Yes, 100k)
I shared with a room of over 150 property investors on 5th Jan (Sat) that Malaysia is actually facing a shortage of homes and not really an oversupply of homes today. Fortunately for me, this room of people were all members of the KL & Selangor Property Investors Club. (Someone told me that combined, the…
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Get Rich Through Properties in 2019
They say when it comes to property investment, it’s best to start as early as possible. This is to ensure that if we were to make mistakes, we have time to make a comeback. If you ask me as a working professional, we should instead learn from those who has done it successfully before we…
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Property investing in 2019? Get inspired first. 🙂
Like many people, I love to read something positive and inspiring to start my 2019. Here’s a compilation of inspiring quotes for property investments from famous people, except the last one. (That’s mine) “Landlords grow rich in their sleep without working, risking or economising.” by John Stuart Mill, English philosopher and economist (Okay, property prices…
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REPS series in Penang: Going Forward in 2019.
It will be my first sharing session in Penang for 2019 sharing the day with my two real estate expert friends whom I am trying my best to keep pace. Ms. Elane, the lady has unlimited enthusiasm and it’s going to be a great gain to listen to her sharing. For the upcoming Real Estate…
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Unsold property news? Answers from a working professional to all.
“With so many unsold units, it’s just time that property prices will fall.” A statement which is potentially true as long as that particular property that you are looking for is inside the unsold category today and that particular property developer holding the property is aiming at just selling and not about the margins anymore.…
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‘New’ RPGT to ‘assist’ unsold units reduction?
I received messages from a few friends as soon the below measure were announced: RPGT on gains from disposals of properties and shares in property holding companies (5% for individual and 10% for companies) even for 6th year onwards starting Jan 1 2019. “Is the government really that desperate for money?” Well, some say that…
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Economically, we are healthy, seriously. (says LGE)
Okay, this comes directly from our current Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. So, this is definitely true. He said that Malaysia’s economic indicators are very encouraging. He pointed out that Malaysia’s foreign direct investment (FDI) increased 250 percent to RM49 billion in the first nine month of 2018 while exports rose to a record RM94.4…