Author: Charles Tan
-
Press Release by estate123.com – Now in 3 languages.
This is a Press Release by estate123.com as the first Malaysian property portal to offer English, BM and Chinese language options. I believe every website in Malaysia should strive to be multi-lingual. So, the below news should serve as a reminder to all other property portals that dual-language mode may no longer be enough. Time…
-
Higher density will be a reality for all Malaysian cities, I believe
I was reminded in an article that the density in Penang used to be 30 units per acre but has been increased to 87 units per acre and would be 128 units per acre in future. Full article here. The density in KL? Well here’s an earlier article. Higher plot ratio better,right? Yes, DBKL is also pushing…
-
Attention and Attraction, always a good Addition. Penang has it.
The first thing my friend told when I visited her condo some years back was, ‘There’s a Petronas Twin Tower view from this window.’ Wow. Anyway, any high-rise with a pool view would always have a slight premium over the other side without any particularly attractive view. Of course, if it’s KLCC view, it would…
-
Tough times for some high salary Malaysians………….
When we earn a higher salary, somehow our expenses may also automatically go up. That thought of. ‘Now I earn more, of course I deserve to pamper myself once in a while.’ Well, just remember that pampering ourselves once in a while would still amount to a huge number after a couple of years. While…
-
Company with RM30 Billion worth of land?
We have often heard of gross development value (GDV) of over a billion ringgit or even a few billions these days. Getting bigger year after year even with a small piece of land, aslong as it’s strategic. However, do you know of any public listed developers having up RM30 Billion worth of land? Assuming land…
-
82,383 bankrupt Malaysians from 2013 – 2016
How much do we have to owe before anyone can go to the court and apply for us to be declared a bankrupt? Here’s an article about it in Comparehero. It says “It is a process where a debtor (a person who owes money to a creditor) is declared bankrupt following a court order known as…
-
Do you save enough to retire? Better save enough to invest.
They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Very true. However, it’s hard to keep our motivation and attention if we have just walked 1 mile and there’s still 999 miles to go. 1 mile is 1.61km. 999 miles remaining is another 1608km away! How about aiming at 10 mile…
-
Press Release by Maxx Media (S) Sdn. Bhd. (PropertyHunter.com.my)
Press Release by Maxx Media, the holding company of propertyhunter.com.my (Number 1 property site in East Malaysia). It has achieved the MSC status. Congratulations Michael and team! This is one team whom I got to know a few years ago. They work really hard and is always improving every year. In the recent Kota Kinabalu…
-
My first visit to Sunway Velocity mall
I think many readers would note that I love shopping, both the actual buying and even just window shopping. Last weekend I went to Sunway Velocity with my family. I wrote about it earlier. Here: Two more huge malls opening in Cheras My wife and kids had visited it earlier too. She said, ‘oklah’ at that…
-
Find something that appreciates even when we do not work
A friend write in her Facebook page that for the month of March, she would like to have 36 hours everyday. She said she had too many things to do and 24 hours is just not enough to complete them. Time is a resource which everyone has and 24 hours a day applies to everyone,…
-
Difficulties in getting a loan will continue…. 2019
This morning, I gave a talk on “8 tips to closing more sales” to a group of real estate negotiators. One of them was telling the other that their CEO is busy because he will be delivering a speech in the MIEA event. After the event, I read an article shared by my good friend…
-
294 units launched and sold out in 2 hours?
Many friends love to ask me this question.Project A can buy or not. Project B can buy or not. Honestly, I have no idea because I do not follow every project being launched in the market. Perhaps one day when I am retired, I would have the time. For now, I work 5-day week and…