Author: Charles Tan
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Print media has high readership and ads, still
I wrote about newspapers just a week ago. Read here: Newspapers need to embrace online, fast Today, an interesting article was published in The Star about the viability and sustainability of newspaper (print media) moving forward. It featured all the heavyweights from the media industry. Let me summarise the long article into a concise one below,…
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PR1MA: 10,000 units to be delivered in 2016?
These days, one of my personal wish is for more people to be able to afford a roof over their heads. One company that is receiving lots of attention for affordable homes would be PR1MA. I think I should highlight what PR1MA said to NST recently in an interview. We can revisit the things that…
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Huh? Property prices up 5-8 percent in 2016?
Sometimes I really do wonder what is really happening with the property market. I have many real examples showing that real estate negotiators are struggling. Some are now UBER driver, some have found new jobs and many are themselves negative about the market. A few people told me that the rental is also falling and…
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Gong Xi Fa Cai and Happy Holidays
Many friends who are the same age as me said that they no longer feel anything special about Chinese New Year. They do not even buy new clothes anymore. Let me share a little personal secret. Any celebration is only as awesome as how we would like it to be. Question is, do we? Blame…
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Newspapers need to embrace online; fast.
Do we still read most of the property related news on hardcopy newspaper or online? This is a question every GM of Marketing working in property developers must answer. Assuming their answer is newspaper, that’s really good, for the newspaper. As at this year, I still subscribe to TheEdge on a weekly basis. (They had…
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Property investment: Returns of 6 percent per year, buy?
I read a Facebook comment about property investment returns a few days ago. The property price for the said property in Singapore has appreciated 30% over a period of 5 years. The comment was that 30% is not a lot. I think what the writer wanted to comment was that 30 percent divided over 5…
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Having a targeted property is important, before decision
Whether we decide to buy a new unit or sell an existing unit. It’s important to set targets in advance. A colleague told me that she wanted to sell her commercial unit and use the funds to buy other residential properties. She asked if it’s a good idea. I told her that if it’s me, I…
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Property Malaysia? Rental will be weak for some time
Remember my article about the potential of sudden drop in property prices? Read here Please tell me honestly, who wants property prices to fall? Actually, times are getting extremely tough these days. My colleague who has a unit in the KLCC area told me that she has yet to find a tenant who’s willing to…
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Ringgit: Happy, yes. Lasting, maybe. Undervalued, still is.
I would like to reiterate, the Malaysian economy has not suddenly improved so much that the Ringgit appreciated so much and reached the highest level against Singapore dollar for past 6 months or highest level in 3 months versus US$. This was my same argument when Ringgit kept falling. The economy has not deteriorated so…