Author: Charles Tan
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Property market to start picking up? Well…
Dear kopiandproperty.my readers, what year do you think the property market would soar again? Anyone here for 2017? What about 2018 or even 2019? Okay, for those who say 2020, I love you guys. I think you can start buying next year if you expect 2020 to be an awesome year. Haha. Anyway, according to…
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Top 6 cities with potential for property bubble bursting
Which are the top 6 cities in the world which are at risk of a property bubble? Sorry, Singapore is not one of them. Kuala Lumpur is nowhere in the list too. In fact not even a single city in South East Asia made the list. Let’s heave a sign of relief. As per UBS’ Global…
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Analysts on Budget 2017: Cooling measures unlikely to be lifted
The Singaporean government is still keeping its cooling measures despite some fall in property prices. This was also reiterated in July 25 2016 by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The developers there (Singapore) have also been putting forth their arguments for some relaxations. As of now, nothing has happened. What about Malaysia? Our property market…
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Brexit effects? Exiting London, Entering EU (London is not EU….)
A senior manager told me that he believes Britain is right to ‘get away’ from the European Union (EU). This will free it (Britain) and allow it to grow faster. I disagree and told him that without a huge market (EU), who would be Britain’s new top few largest trading partners? Anyway, another colleague has…
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Investments? Minimising, Maximising and Solidifying
I have two kids. My wife is a “home minister”. When we got married, she told that vacations are IMPORTANT. So, I need to manage my expenses so that we still have some funds for travel. It’s important for me to ensure my investments are not speculative or overly risky. I really have a lot…
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Top 3 cities for investment property in South East Asia
According to an article in Huffington Post dated 6 Oct 2016, their top three best investment property cities in South East Asia are as follows: Chiang Mai, Thailand. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Davao City, The Philippines. Guess which of these three that I have a high-rise unit? Yes, definitely the one in Malaysia. Haha. I…
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Property market cannot grow or fall by itself
A good friend asked me the other day. I noticed you also shared about manufacturing numbers, the GDP growth numbers etc besides just property related articles. Why not just focus on property related articles? I laughed. Seriously, do we really buy property by focusing on property market alone? We do not need to know about…
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RM15 billion GDV Kuantan Waterfront Resort City
GDVs, even for Malaysian developers are getting every larger. Perhaps this is a sign of times, of the growing Malaysian developers. Another one was just announced in many medias. Bina Puri Holdings Bhd and CCCC Dredging (Group) Co Ltd will be forming a consortium for the Kuantan Waterfront Resort City with each having a 50 percent…
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Fitch: Malaysian banks are on negative outlook
Banks are an important barometer to a country’s economy. When banks are in trouble, they could not lend money and this causes businesses to face financial difficulties. Even today, banks are said to have tightened their lending standards and thus many were unable to get loans for their first home. Fitch Ratings in an article…
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Our Dream may be our nightmare too
Dream Home. Own your dream home. Your dream home is here. Stop dreaming and get a home. The last one’s from me and the first few we have been reading it extremely often these days. Yes, the marketing messages from developers. Occasionally, the word ‘lifestyle’ comes into play, targeting those who believe that they have…
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Be there. Jom Cari Rumah @ Plaza Angsana, Johor Bahru.
Updated 11th October. Itinerary for all three days is now attached for your planning. My personal advise? Arrive early, listen to all or as many speakers as you could. From the topics, lots of learning is possible and besides there are so many other things to do there too with your family. See you…
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Melaka and that RM5 billion FDI from China for 2016
For readers of kopiandproperty.my, you would know that I love Melaka. In fact I love lot of places in Malaysia. There are so many more places to visit, touch and feel. According to a report in NST, Melaka may be getting over RM5 billion worth of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from China. Seriously, the Chinese…