Author: Charles Tan
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Paya Terubong condo, indicative price is RM846psf!
My first apartment of 700sf was along Jalan Paya Terubong. It was RM123,000. I bought it when I was 25 years old and that’s slightly over 10 years ago. This meant the price per sf then was RM175 psf. The buyer who sold it to me bought the same unit just a few thousand ringgit…
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Bangsar for less than RM800psf? Yes, still available.
There are a few hotspots which many of my colleagues love. They include Desa Parkcity, Bangsar, KLCC and Mont Kiara. If I am buying today, for my family of 4, my top choice would be Desa Parkcity. However, if I prefer convenience so that it’s nearer to my office, I would take Bangsar. So, are…
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Australian property? Take note of ‘what if’ 2017 bubble bursting
Reported in news.com.au on 22 May 2015. Lindsay David, founder of LF Economics has issued his predictions about the state of Australia’s property market. He said that there are clear parallels between Australia today and the US and Ireland pre-2007. “People think you’re crazy, but slowly but surely I see a lot more people coming around to…
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Penang island vs mainland: Connectivity and Accessibility
Island vs Mainland continues. Ken Lim of penangpropertytalk.com would now compare the Connectivity and Accessibility between the two areas. Actually, the second bridge has helped many people to have another choice in the near future; Batu Kawan. Gone are the days when island is the only available choice if you are working in Bayan Lepas. Many…
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Another Premium Outlet, this time high up the hill!
My daughter has been to Genting FOUR times. She’s just 27 months old. Haha. It’s near enough for a short drive up and cooling enough for my liking. So, I was very happy to read that Genting Premium Outlets is currently being built and it will be Southeast Asia’s first hilltop Premium Outlet Centre. First…
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MRT Line 2 – 2022 deadline, tunnelling tender starts
By now, everyone would have read about the MRT Line (2). Proposed stations as follows: MRT 1 completion and MRT 2 Stations, the proposed ones. What is quite certain is that this project should be following the given timeline, just like MRT Line 1 which is as at today still slightly ahead of schedule. The tunnelling job…
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Ready to buy, buy, buy cheaper luxury stuffs?
Let’s not talk about property today. Let’s talk about my other interest, shopping. From shoes to watches to clothes and handbags for my wife (99% of all my wife’s handbags were bought by me), I could shop for hours. I think this is one way I can also manage whatever stress I may have from…
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Buy Iskandar today or tomorrow, still a gamble?
Iskandar is a hot topic these days but the contents are all about how ‘cold’ the market is. Take a look at a photo shared to me via WhatsApp recently. It originated from a website called fakemalaysianews.com After my friend sent the photo to me, I told him that perhaps the next photo would be…