Author: Charles Tan
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Will ‘affordable’ homes’ prices go up?
Someone told me the other day that it’s best not to buy an affordable home. I think he meant those homes below RM300,000. The reason is because there may not be much property price appreciation for them. The reason? There’s just too many of these affordable homes in the market now and there’s more coming…
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Penang’s LRT may not be the BEST choice
This is about the future of the property market of Penang. Good connectivity, especially an efficient public transport will be a catalyst for economic growth which will eventually drive demand for properties. There’s no need to be surprised. LRT stations have always been a catalyst to developments surrounding it and well, property prices too. Penang…
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No loss of jobs even with HSR KL – SG postponement; over 100 specialists on SG side
In case everyone wants to know the direction of the property market, please look at the job market. This is the reason why property prices in cities are increasing because everyone’s looking for jobs in the cities instead of staying in the small towns and villages after they have graduated. When more jobs are being…
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Pay RM45.1 million first. Delay 2 years but completion date now 2031?
The postponement of the HSR KL – SG is now inked. It will now only start construction in end-May 2020 and the new date for the commencement date will be Dec31 2031. (DELAYED by 5 years) For this delay, Malaysia will pay Singapore US$15million (RM45 million). This postponement agreement was signed by Malaysia’s Economic Affairs Minister…
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Talk: Property Investment is about Affordability, Flexibility and Location.
Dear kopiandproperty.my readers, I will be speaking this Sunday. Do drop by and listen to my sharing yeah. Do reserve a seat by Whatsapp to 011-1089 7687. For this session, the details as follows: Date: 9th September (12pm – 4pm). My session is at 12 noon. Title: Property Investment is all about Affordability, Flexibility and…
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4 reasons why Chinese buyers love to buy homes in Johor
Anyone here thinking about buying properties overseas? Well, if I were to buy into another foreign country, these 4 would be my reasons. (in order of preference currently). Are yours the same as mine? Please refer below: 1. Stable government (Very positive currently) 2. Vibrant property market (Growing, importantly) 3. Continuous economic growth (Investment Grade…
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Definitely not something to be proud of. 38 percent of youths have personal loan.
One close friend who’s around the same age as me does not have a credit card today. (I am 41) He used to have many and it gave him lots of debts. These days, cash is king for him. Well, this was shared in FB today. 47 percent of youths have high credit card debt.…
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LAZADA’s local brands focus. Malaysian sellers have reached 35,000.
Press Release: LAZADA SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL BRANDS AND SELLERS AT MERDEKA DAY & MALAYSIA DAY QUAYSIDE FIESTA Now Everyone can Sell as LAZADA Brings Offline Shopping Online Experience to Malaysians Thanks to Partnership with MDEC and GAMUDA Land KOTA KEMUNING, 2nd SEPTEMBER 2018 – Local brands, sellers, and products were the centre of attention during…
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No compensation. Starting later need not be OPENING later…
First up is good news for the High Speed Rail KL – SG (HSR). Article in Edgeprop.my This is what our Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said, “Malaysia will not need to compensate Singapore for the indefinite period that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project is put on hold. The project…