Author: Charles Tan
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More ‘lepaking’ places? 6.58 million sq ft of new malls coming…
This was posted in thestar.com.my just a few days ago: More malls to enter the fray in the Klang Valley. A good friend mentioned that with all these new malls, there will be even more places for people to ‘lepak.’ (places to chill out) Refer to the image for more information. Image source: thestar.com.my In order…
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RM4.2 billion GDV of launches in 2019 by Land & General Bhd (L&G)
If property market is slow, transactions are reduced. This has been the case since 2013. Due to the mismatch in the type and price of properties launched, the number of unsold units have continued to climb. Recent article here: Unsold units are up. Now at 146k There has even been some recent predictions about property bubble…
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Money is not the root of evil when we are really, really rich.
Remember that famous quote about money? “Money is the root of evil?” Frankly, I disagree. I think it’s more like “Human is capable of evil…” The richer we are, the more we could do, both bad and good. One day when we have RM77 billion, what would we do with it if we have three children?…
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Press Release by Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd
Press Release by Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd (“CGPV” or “the Company”), the master developer of Forest City in Iskandar Malaysia, refers to the report from The Washington Post dated 10 Sept. The official quoted in The Washington Post is not the official spokesperson from the Company, and does not…
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REHDA Penang has reduced property prices by 6-10 percent. Hooray!
Sales and Service Tax (SST) has started. There has been a few car models including BMW which has announced lower prices with the SST compared to previously. The good news are now extended to the property market. According to an article in NST, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has praised the Real Estate and Housing…
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Will prices keep rising for landed? (even in older neighbourhoods?)
I was speaking to someone a few years younger than me a few weeks ago. We were discussing the limits in the prices of properties in mature neighbourhoods and also the limitations of newer but much further away neighbourhoods. She said that the area she stayed in is the best because she could get everything…
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Great for family. Dinosaur Kingdom in Rawang / Sungai Buloh
Who’s it for? This one is aimed at families, especially those with young kids. Let’s just say this is worth many hours of non-stop fun for them and of course the parents too. There’s no famous cartoon characters but if you love dinosaurs, then this one is worth visiting. I think this is as real…
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Oh dear, Budget 2019 is a ‘belt tightening one’
Malaysia Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said that the government does not have any money to give out to the people for the upcoming Budget 2019 which will be presented in Parliament on Nov 2. He was speaking after a briefing on the Sales and Service Tax (SST) to businesses.He said, “The 1MDB scandal had created…