Author: Charles Tan
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Someone must have bought it earlier, else how could that someone be ‘rich’ today?
Someone told me that if someone bought a property in 2008, that someone would be rich today. He said that all these people were very lucky because they bought earlier. This is because the property price in 2008 is still much lower than today even though the property market has slowed since 2013. I thank…
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Home improvements? Here’s one good contractor in Penang.
Home Improvements? Electrical stuffs? Piping stuffs? Specifically for Penang, here’s my recommendation. I have personally used his services a couple of times and in brief, he’s direct, honest and professional. Direct is important because he will tell you all his charges well in advance and you make your decision before engaging him. Honest is super…
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Houses become unaffordable as salary remains flat
In an article in TheMalaysianReserve recently, This was what Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda)’s president Datuk Seri Fateh Iskandar Mohamad Mansor said, “It is said that the maximum affordable price for a house in Malaysia is RM282,000. But the World Bank said Malaysia is one of the affordable places to own a…
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“Reasons Why MRT Should Affect Your Property Buying Decisions”
Opportunities come only to those who are ready. Buying properties should not happen suddenly, actually. Understand what’s happening and get to know what are the choices available. These are pre-requisites even before we start to decide whether to buy or not to buy. If buy, then what to buy, where to buy and perhaps even…
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204 units of terraced homes new launch? 100% sold out. RM479k – RM684k
A young REN (Real Estate Negotiator) told me this the other day. “My client said that he will not buy a property until after the general election. He is worried that his investment will turn bad if the result is not up to his expectation because if the wrong party wins, then Malaysia’s economy is…
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Study tour and property talk – Southern KL
My good friend Miichael Yeoh has invited me to share my thoughts about MRT and property. This is Southern KL Study Tour organised by GM Training Academy. Details as per the e-Flyer below. See you there. Register here yeah.
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Buyer vs Owner. The winner gets a better deal.
As long as salaries are rising faster than home prices, the affordability of a property stays put or goes lower. This is the same for all countries, not just Malaysia. This is why everyone must keep transforming themselves so that they take higher responsibilities and thus higher pay. It’s very dangerous to keep repeating what…
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Investing for our property investment success. Learning from Asia’s Property Queen.
I bought Renesial’s book ‘Property Jewel’ when I was deciding whether to rent or to sell my apartment in 2004. I can consider the book as a catalyst to my property investment journey thus far. I always believe that when it comes to property investment, there is no time for us to ‘experiment.’ It’s also…