Author: Charles Tan
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Knowledgeable investor always have options
I read a LinkedIn article entitled ‘Good Employees Always Have Options.’ I agree with the statement and I think all of us must make ourselves a good employee. I wrote something about it previously. How many of us are blue-chip level anyway However, when we look at some of the news about retrenchments, we would understand…
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Bandar Malaysia, 5k affordable homes on fast-track basis
I wrote about Bandar Malaysia earlier when some colleagues asked why is Bandar Malaysia still popular. Read here: Why are there interest with Bandar Malaysia Today, we have some good news to share. It was reported in all major Malaysia dailies today. A few agreements were signed today for Bandar Malaysia. They included those of Ministry…
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Crest Builder with Latitud8 and selling to reduce gearing
I do not think too highly of developers who are taking their own sweet time when it comes to developments. Common, show some vibrancy and aggressiveness. However, I also think having a very high gearing is quite dangerous and may cause the company to face cashflow issues. In fact investors may not want to buy…
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Buying things online may mean buying properties online too?
I buy stuffs online on a monthly basis. The latest one was a Queen-sized bed frame and mattress. Haha. Yes, it arrived in 4 days and so far so good. The price? Slightly below RM700 including delivery. I was even thinking of buying a whole bed-room set but since I have time to view, touch…
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Home buyers? 13 MORE stations from Kelana Jaya LRT Line
The public transportation is improving in the Klang Valley, though slowly. The question is, are the home buyers starting to embrace these changes? Are their minds STILL fixated only at the few hotter areas and ignoring all the rest? Even when a new LRT station is opening on June 30th 2016? Take a look at…
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Eco Marina Penang no more, for now.
I was as excited as many Penangites when we learnt of Eco World’s huge development in Batu Kawan. Well, this has been cancelled. According to reports from many media, Eco World Development Group Bhd and Penang Development Corp (PDC) have agreed to rescind the letter of award (LOA) for the proposed RM10 billion Eco Marina mixed development…
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533.93 acre, near Setia Alam, GDV of RM8.58 bil
Eco World will be developing a new development called Eco Ardence with a joint venture partner, Cascara Sdn Bhd. It is within a plot of land near Bandar Setia Alam. Size of the land is 533.93 acre and there are 10 phases which will be developed over the next eight years. Total gross development value…
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Potential to be cheated by illegal brokers are higher, definitely.
Personally, I have many good friends who are Real Estate Agents (REA) and Real Estate Negotiators (REN). I would engage them for all my real estate transactions. I would not want to take many calls and open the doors to show my unit to potential buyers 5 times a week. I would let the RENs…
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Hap Seng: Bluechip, property, listed entity
This is the first time I am writing about Hap Seng Consolidated Bhd even though I have reviewed this stock before a few years ago. I do not own any units of Hap Seng today and has never bought any units before. I love companies which has shown good growth story and UNKNOWN to many.…