Author: Charles Tan
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RM2.6 Billion GDV for affordable homes within Penang island
When it comes to Penang properties, those within the island has always been seen more favourably than those in mainland. Most of my Penangite colleagues would favour the island part but according to some friends from the industry, it is changing. Mainland is rising in popularity because of new developments there. For example, it’s connected…
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Becoming a millionaire just by working 9 to 5?
Can we become a millionaire by just working 9 to 5? I smiled when a friend told me that someone showed him a new book by a famous personality Mark Chua. I told him that any book by someone who is already doing it is worth buying, reading and learning. Aside to his question of someone…
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CBRE-WTW: Another 19,000 new units coming into Iskandar Malaysia
Before everyone gets overwhelmed with debates talking about 700,000 new units coming up in Iskandar, let’s look at it based on a yearly perspective, shall we? I read an interesting article entitled, ‘Both good and bad news for Iskandar Malaysia in property-report.com. According to CBRE-WTW Director Tan Ka Leong, the existing supply in Iskandar Malaysia stood…
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This year, I spent more for Chinese New Year
This year, I spent more for Chinese New Year. I would think perhaps 10-15% more. Somehow my wife and I found more good deals. When you find good deals, you have to buy them right? We also had to buy for my son who was less than 1 year old last year. (Lots of people…
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New group managing director for Sime Darby Property
Press Release by Sime Darby Property DATO’ AZMIR MERICAN APPOINTED GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SIME DARBY PROPERTY ARA DAMANSARA, 28 JANUARY 2020 – Sime Darby Property Berhad today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Dato’ Azmir Merican Azmi Merican as the Group Managing Director effective April 22, 2020. Dato’ Azmir brings a wealth of experience from…
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Gong Xi Fa Cai and Happy Holidays! (No articles on 28th Jan yeah. Rest Day)
Wishing all of us an awesome 2017.
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Parents with kids? Teach them about money.
Parents with small kids? I think this is an article that we should read to learn a few ways to teach our kids about money. It’s written by Mark Reijman, the co-founder and managing director of www.comparehero.my A few points he shared is quite relevant to me. “Teach them about the finiteness of money by…
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Sime Darby’s affordable housing project in City of Elmina
My first apartment was only 700 sq ft and it comes with 3 rooms. Actually, it’s pretty liveable and I stayed with my wife, my sister and my brother-in law for many years before moving to a bigger condominium. However, where size is concerned, it’s always good to buy as big as we could afford.…
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iResidenz.com: Resident portal for owners, tenants and management offices
This article is a must read for JMCs, Property Management Companies and even Developers who wants to ensure residents benefit from the services of the management office and all the facilities without wasting too much of the residents’ precious time. In fact I would recommend that residents read it to understand why smartphones…
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Some resources we have access to for our investments
It’s important to have resources to guide our investments. Starting right is half the battle won. Today, I will recommend three sites for all of us. These are the three sites that should give us an idea where we are today and where we could possibly arrive at in the future. We can even predict…
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Penang: 375 acres and RM7.76 billion townships
Is Penang getting bigger? Well, reclamation wise there are plans but with its existing lands, Penang is geting bigger in terms of Gross Development Value (GDV). The latest one being announced is by Eco World in a joint development with Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is a RM7.76 billion development on a 375-acre piece of land.…