Author: Charles Tan
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Close to 50,000 views
Latest page views of kopiandproperty.my was extremely close to 50,000 for the month of October 2017. 🙂 Beside traffics and page views We got another awesome news is that kopiandproperty.my is now ranked top 50 for property blogs around the world. This is from Feedspot! Thanks Feedspot! And then what is Feedspot? It is the best place to…
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Budget 2019: Simplicity matters, really.
Many friends were discussing about the fuel subsidy in Budget 2019. Well, naturally drivers of Exora 1.6 and Persona 1.6 are unhappy (my wife and I) while that of Vios 1.5, City 1.5 or even Almera 1.5 are happy that they will be receiving the subsidy of 30 cents per litre up to 100 litres…
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Budget 2019: Property related items to encourage purchase among first-timers.
Let’s look at a few key items and the potential effects to the property market from my personal observation of the working people / first – time home buyers. This is the segment which the government intends to help. Measures to encourage purchase: #1 – 6-month stamp duty exemption for first time home buyers of…
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Hotspot or emerging hotspot? Both look fine to me.
I was conducting my usual Handling Objections Better workshop for another developer sales team today and this question popped up. Given a choice, would I buy into a hotspot or an emerging one? Actually, it really depends on what we intend to do with the property that we are buying. If we are looking at…
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TAX article about the TAX that will be coming in Budget 2019
There’s a famous line,”in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” According to freakonomics, this was a line from Benjamin Franklin’s letter. Malaysians may be bracing for some, at least when the Budget 2019 speech is delivered this Friday (2nd Nov 2018) by our Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.…
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When will property prices be affordable again? See you in Aeon Mall Bukit Tinggi
The population within Greater Kuala Lumpur (GKL) is estimated 7.25 million in 2017. The target by the government was for the population to reach 10 million by 2020. Perhaps this is a little too high a target because we will need to grow by 900,000 people every year from 2018 – 2020 period. However, it…
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Finance Minister says not too much for 10% discount from SST exemption
Time to rejoice for potential homeowners says an article in TheStar. Our Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said, “We placed the exemption because we want to boost the real estate sector. We hope to see a fall in new house prices. Otherwise, we will consider re-imposing the SST (on developers).” He was speaking to reporters at…
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Separation of boards for property managers better for the industry
Press Release by The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) Petaling Jaya, October 30, 2018: The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA), a professional body representing 5,000 real estate practitioners, supports the call for the creation of a separate board made by the Malaysian Institute of Professional Property Managers and Facility Managers recently. MIEA president Eric…
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Savings from SST waiver, definitely. Plus rebates and discounts too.
Property prices, always a popular topic. Are there savings from the Sales and Service Tax (SST) which will be passed on to buyers of properties? At least future buyers of new properties for which the developer will start to enjoy the waiver by the Finance Ministry? After speaking to many property related people, I think…
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Sunway wins 2 gold and 1 Bronze at Putra Brand Awards 2018
Press Release: SUNWAY WINS 2 GOLD AND 1 BRONZE AT PUTRA BRAND AWARD 2018 FOR PROPERTY, EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT Sunway scores hat-trick for the second time in 2018; Group previously named Best Employers in Aon Best Employers Award 2018 Kuala Lumpur, 28 October – It was an extraordinary year for Sunway Group (Sunway) as it scored…
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New taxes a worry or lacking of focus and direction?
There are definitely rumours that there will be new taxes in the upcoming Budget 2019 speech by our Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. This was what he said on 9th Oct reported in TheStar. “Finance minister Lim Guan Eng today said new tax measures will be announced during the tabling of the upcoming Budget 2019…