Author: Charles Tan
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Kwasa Damansara, NAZA TTDI and TWO MRT stations
There is little doubt that I personally like Sungai Buloh area compared to the Kajang area. Thats why both parts should continue to do well. I have many friends who prefer Kajang and said Sungai Buloh is ‘so far.’ Haha. Another piece of good news. Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd has just awarded a 12.7 acres…
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Learning from Havoc Hartanah in Kuala Lumpur
Knowledge is vital in anything we do. Our first job and later a career. Our first home and later an investment. Our slow dip or fast jump into the stock market and later an experienced person whether win or lose. All these requires knowledge. Otherwise, its purely luck or perhaps a gamble. As with luck…
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SP Setia wins Malaysian Developer of the year: SEAPA 2015
Yesterday, I was at JW Marriot Hotel Kuala Lumpur for the South East Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) 2015 gala dinner. It was attended by more than 300 influential industry leaders, VIPs and top real estate professionals. The biggest award of the night; Best Developer went to SP Setia which also won numerous other awards such…
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How many of us are ‘blue-chip’ level anyway?
Not many of us are wealthy enough to retire. Perhaps not yet anyway. A better question is, how many of us consider ourselves BLUE-CHIPs? Wow, this is a question many would be looking at me now. We are not stocks, why are we blue-chips then? Haha. Warren Buffet always buy undervalued and fundamentally sound companies.…
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I only rent out, fully furnished.
Thus far I have only been renting out my units under a fully-furnished condition. Not even partially furnished. I have even recently influenced a full investor to rent out his home fully furnished and I will share his excitement in the below few points. There are no right or wrong. Some prefers to rent out…
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Penang’s catalyst for higher growth, awarded.
Penang island is a small place, really. Singapore is 710 square km while Penang island is just 293 square km. In terms of populations, Penang island has an estimated population of 680,000 while Singapore has already hit 5.4 million and planning for 6.9 million by 2030. Penang has always been jam-free when compared to KL.…
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Expert Series: South East Asia Property Awards 2015, for better developments
Terry Blackburn is one of the founding partners of Ensign Media in 2003 and was the founding editor of Property Report magazine. He oversaw the title’s expansion to become Asia’s leading media platform for luxury real estate, architecture and design. Remaining committed to Southeast Asia’s vibrant and emerging markets, he started in 2006 the highly…