Author: Charles Tan
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Putrajaya monorail? Feasibility study?
Most of my friends have never been to Putrajaya for a ‘vacation.’ I say vacation because Putrajaya is like a city which is faraway and everyone believe there are other more exciting places. Perhaps they are right but there are certainly lots to see and do there. Some of the stuffs? Here: Things to do…
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It’s time to listen, learn and decide. Look for your Home!
When I was in Singapore for a property show, I noticed that Singaporean investors love to listen to talks. This is the same even when the investor is an experienced one. I think this is one trait which Malaysians should also learn. Keep learning and keep updating ourselves because experience is important but the property…
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Not an easy time for the Malaysia property market
It’s not something new. Come on, how many of our friends would tell us all the good news about the current Malaysian economy or even property market? I have none currently, except those involved in the industry itself. It’s tough and an acquaintance from India (top management of a global MNC) said that all the…
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Kuching property market facing a slowdown ahead?
Kuching has always been a favourite city of mine for many years. This is one of the few cities which I always tell my wife that we should come at least yearly. Its clean, the food’s great and everything could be accessed with Kuching city as the base. The only issue would be that my…
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More investments, more jobs and more property demand?
In order to have higher transaction numbers, besides just improving the sentiment, we need to also focus on the economic fundamentals; new investments to create new businesses and thus more new jobs. Without more people earning a fixed salary, the demand for property cannot continue to go up. Thus, I think the below news is…
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Household Debt Malaysia vs Assets, as per Allianz Global Wealth Report
Remember just days ago, Bank Negara Malaysia revealed that 75 percent of borrowers for home loans are for one property? Well, since they have just one property, it should be quite safe to assume that they will be able to pay for it, versus if they have a few. There’s another piece of news. I…
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Interest remains high, but buying still doubtful
Q4 2016 is about to start. How’s Malaysia property market thus far? Specifically how’s KL property market? One word? Subdued. Not much actions they say even though transactions wise I think the numbers are holding up. We will have to wait for the final numbers for 2016 next year to know for sure. What’s real?…
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Penang’s secondary property market? Positive.
These days, when we are looking for a place to stay and wants it fast as well as the potential to negotiate for a good price, secondary property comes to mind. Let’s get to know some latest happenings in the Penang secondary property market, shall we? My friend, Raine & Horne International Zaki + Partners…
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Property KL: Best value, highest yields and least volatility.
Every time I go out for meals with friends who does not yet own a property but has newer phones and bigger cars than me, they would ask this question. ‘Can still buy ah? My friends said Malaysia property market about to collapse. So many negative news and scandal.’ My standard answer? Well, I am…
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Not easy to allow developers to ‘lend money’
A close friend and I was talking about this issue just yesterday. My earlier article here: No loan? No worry. I (developer) lend you. She is someone senior with an economics PHD from the banking fraternity. We agreed that the suggestion to allow developers to become money lenders is not a good one. Her point…
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Maximum loan tenure – 35 years enough lah
My first home loan tenure was for a period of 25 years. It was for a small apartment of 730 sq ft. I stayed there for 4 years. During the time, my brother-in-law stayed for a while, followed by my sister and later my brother too. So, I think it’s well worth what I was paying.…