Author: Charles Tan
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Double digit increase in prices even with the current slowdown?
It’s not easy to convince those who has yet to buy a property that prices are not likely to drop as much as it has risen. It’s far easier to convince those who already own more than 2 properties to stop and think a bit more before buying. Haha. Well, except for another financial crisis,…
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Lack of volatility reduces appeal? Haha… Cool comment.
Never put money into something that may go up or down FAST. Never put money into something which requires you to have higher heart beat and have to keep monitoring non-stop. Both are situations when we gamble / speculate. It’s definitely wrong to ‘invest’ money into something that could give us returns every month. No…
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When the tide lifts all boats? When the followers willingly follow.
Still remember those crazy double digit growth years? Image attached. Look at the growth / drop in transactions and value. Both numbers are in percentage for easier reference. The two years highlighted basically shows that the VALUE dropped MORE than the drop in transactions. In other words, other than these two years, even when the…
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Marketing using English? Do it right, please
Today is Saturday. Let’s talk about something indirect about marketing and promotions for properties. I was invited to speak in a Toastmasters event today. I reminded all the club leaders that we are NOT an English class. Toastmasters provide a positive environment for everyone to learn by doing and at their own pace. Everyone is…
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Press Release – Cyberjaya Hospital to be built by Gadang Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd
Usually, a private hospital is a great addition to any development. It gives that exclusivity feeling and helps to elevate the status of that development. To me, a public hospital is going to benefit more people. More Malaysians need help and more doctors need jobs too. 🙂 Of course, it would be great to…
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Making more sense and cents with the RTS design
I personally think a good design is something simple and long lasting. Simple as in usable and not expensive to do. Long lasting as in durability, ease of maintenance and the design does not become an eyesore in the future. I think we have seen too many designs which looked grand, costs a lot to…
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I own one set. 100 years of significance.
I am 60 years away from becoming a 100-year old man. Haha. However, it does not mean that I should not celebrate something of significance right? Yesterday, I managed to get myself one set of commemorative coins issued by Bank Negara Malaysia. (BNM). Do refer to the image for my own set. I would not…
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Dear neighbour, be good to one another.
I am a Malaysian. Period. When my central bank says it’s against Malaysia’s foreign exchange administration (FEA) policy and rules, then it is also my responsibility to do my little part to tell that to my neighbour. I have no idea what’s the actual reason for them to start this (other than profits) and I…
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When the construction is already RM5.1 billion – petroleum refinery
Oil price has been going up. Note that I do not say recovery because based on the usual cost of production, the price of oil should not reach the levels of yesterday. Perhaps the price should just normalise at current level. However, investments into oil and gas sector is continuing. After all, total sales for…
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Extremely low rental yield may also mean bubble building
There are a few reasons why property bubble may burst. Here’s a few: Spotting signs of a property bubble, 3 points (Updated) Besides these few reasons, there is one which will start to inflate the property bubble. Remember this earlier article? When rental falls, so too would property price The reason why when falling rental will affect…