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Like them but could not afford them? Buy shares lo

Apr 7, 2016

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I have many friends who love Eco World, as a brand. Only a few has bought their properties. Probably not the time yet, no suitable ones or some other personal reasons. Anyway, I think they (Eco World) are one of the most prominent developer today and as long as they continue to develop whatever they…

Property sector becoming a risk to economic growth

Apr 7, 2016

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Charles Tan

in Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props, Malaysian economy and BNM

Just last week, many reports have highlighted the danger of the increasing household debt. I wrote an article about it too. Here: Since household debt vd GDP so high, should we stop buying properties Reported in MalayMailOnline yesterday, Business Monitor International Ldt (BMI) said that the current slowing down of the property market may turn…

Property Insight Prestigious Developers Award 2016

Apr 6, 2016

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Charles Tan

in Press Releases (developers and more)

Last Friday, I was at the Prestigious Developers Awards 2016 organised by Property Insight at the Shangri-la Hotel Kuala Lumpur. When I arrived at the main ballroom, there were already lots of developers, all dressed to their best and I think the atmosphere was positive. Perhaps some of them already know that they won awards?…

Malaysians’ overseas preference: Australia, Singapore,Indonesia and the UK

Apr 6, 2016

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Charles Tan

in Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props, Retirement Related

If I am forced to choose a country to migrate to, my choice would be the UK and not Australia. There are multiple reasons but let’s just put it as personal preference. According to a survey by PropertyGuru reported by Bernama, in terms of Malaysians thinking about investing in overseas properties, their preference would be…

SP Setia: CEO (Khor), COO (Wong) and CFO (Choy)

Apr 5, 2016

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Charles Tan

in London UK Property

First, I have zero number of shares for S P Setia. I own shares in a few developers but not S P Setia. I also do not currently own any S P Setia properties and is in no plans to buy anything by them within 2016. Some recent target prices for the stock as attached.…

Trump: Very massive recession for the US soon

Apr 4, 2016

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Charles Tan

in Property news beyond Malaysia, US / Dollar related

I read an article about massive recession in the U.S. First of all, I seriously hate it if the US hits a bad patch. It has reported weaker results and this has caused some concerns. However, one person seems to be extremely worried. He is the Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. At this juncture, he…

Property market is definitely not HOT in transactions, ok?

Apr 4, 2016

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment, Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props

I find it misleading that there are still news articles these days saying that the property market is getting hot, just like the weather we have been suffering from lately. Sorry, I disagree until the numbers show firmly that the transactions are growing for a few quarters. The property market has become more sensible, read here:…

Since household debt vs GDP so high, should we stop buying properties?

Apr 3, 2016

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Charles Tan

in Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props, Malaysian economy and BNM

Should we rethink our property investment? Perhaps to hold back till the GDP starts growing faster again? The reason is because when we buy, we would add to the numbers for household debts and this would then impact the Household debts versus GDP percentage. I read a very long article in The Star yesterday. While…

Sunway can give you home loan, up to 88 percent.

Apr 2, 2016

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment, Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props

If a property developer has enough surplus cash, could it offer home loans to its buyers? Some would argue that the question should be should it do so and not whether could it do so. I think it’s best to look back at the fundamental question, does it help them to sell more properties? Any…

Demand highest at the lower end of RM500,000

Apr 1, 2016

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Charles Tan

in Uncategorized

Working in Kuala Lumpur and need to buy a property? Well, anyone who believes affordable homes should be around RM500,000 may have to wait longer. Reported in a local media, Bank Negara Deputy Governor, Sukhdave Singh recently said that there is a mismatch in the supply of homes. There are a lot more entering the…

5 trends for property market Malaysia

Mar 31, 2016

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment, Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props, Property Penang

I read an interesting article about the five trends in property market Malaysia from a BM Website; gilahartanah.com. Thus, I think it’s good to translate and share with everyone including my personal comments. This is where more investors can read and decide which are the trends they would like to believe in. There’s really no…

Four Questions to Choosing the Right Condo Property for You

Mar 30, 2016

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment, Condos and High-Rise, Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props

It’s a good time to buy property. As Global Property Guide notes, Malaysia’s housing market still remains slow but is forecasted to gain strength later this year. And as you know, lower prices means a better investment. Before you can go through with the purchase of a condominium, it’s always best to check and double…

Author: Charles Tan