Author: Charles Tan
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Increasing interest rates. Bad news or good news?
Many people fear interest rates hike. Yet, many economists would tell you that increase in rates is not necessarily abad thing. If anything, it may even be signifying a stronger economy. With regards to interest rates, there’s one article worth reading. Briefly, it’s here in TheStar. Even more briefly, it says of potential interest rate hikes…
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“If you want to work, sure got job.” (Important for the economy!)
Today, I GRAB to my office. The driver was 60 years old, driving the same car as me, an Exora. 🙂 He kept me entertained with a couple of old stories including how his friend’s new VIOS was damaged by the flood and now his friend has to pay for the car but could not…
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What’s pushing up house prices? Housing supply issue? No….
When property prices go up, the main reason is usually due to supply issue. There are not enough, thus prices go up. How true is this? Of course, there are also the issue of too much demand on certain areas while there are insufficient demand on other secondary areas. I wrote an earlier article about…
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Property bubble bursting? Two things to watch out for.
I read an interesting and easy to understand article in South China Morning Post (SCMP) about the state of property market in Hong Kong. Here’s that article. Hong Kong is an advanced property market and usually, they will experience whatever is to happen first, way before Kuala Lumpur. According to the writer of the article, the…
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“Commercial” property in a busy area @ below RM600k in Penang
Message from MNP Auctioneers (Central) Sdn Bhd This property is suitable for aspiring entrepreneurs looking for a place to expand their businesses. It is also suitable for own stay if you love a mature neighbourhood instead of a quiet and faraway property. If you are thinking of buying a residential unit in a very busy…
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Stop talking about ‘fake’ competition. Build a profitable one please.
This is not a property investment related article. I am writing because too many people have the wrong perception of what’s a competitively profitable company and what’s a famous and likeable company. Two totally different things yeah. I was chatting with a close friend a few says ago. She was sharing with me about her…
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Financing options for first-time home buyers?
Approval rates are easily above 70 percent thus far, for all states. Hard to believe? Take a look for yourself or read here. In fact, only for the first 9 months of 2017, a total of RM57 billion were approved by banking institutions to 142,558 first-time homebuyers. Here’s that article in theedgemarkets. According to Deputy Finance Minister…