Author: Charles Tan

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

If someone were to tell you that the next market high will be in 2018, what would you do? Nothing? Good decision, you may have just stopped yourself from buying because of some predictions and that’s great. However, it’s also bad if you do nothing because what if this is true and you missed earning…

Urban migration and sustainable cities of the world – FIABCI

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Do you know that by the next generation, seven out of ten people on earth will live in the cities exerting pressures that may trigger a monumental crisis if not managed well. This topic will be deliberated in a world gathering of 1,000 delegates of FIABCI, the French acronym for the International Real Estate Federation. The…

Buy house, get wife? Deal is done!

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Remember earlier reports about a woman offering her house for sale and said that if the offer is right, the price would include her as well? Read here: Buy property, get wife free. It has been reported in Time.com that the woman’s offer of both the house and herself has been ‘sold.’ The woman, Wina Lia said, “His…

Property stocks undervalued: 52 percent discount – AmResearch

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in IPO / Equity / Stock Market

Today, when I was giving a presentation to my colleagues, I asked if any of them bought any shares / stocks. Everyone said no. I laughed and told them that everyone should also think about this as another form of long term investment. I explained briefly about LinkedIn which is a listed company in US.…

Penang Island vs Mainland (Part 1/4)

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There are a few people I talk to when I want to know latest updates for Penang property market. One of them is the founder of penangpropertytalk.com, Mr. Ken Lim. Many weeks back, we spoke about how mainland may be changing and he said that he would research and do articles to compare mainland and…

The aging newspaper and the gaining online

May 19, 2015

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in PropTech FinTech etc

When you want to browse for properties to buy, which site would you go to? If you want to know what’s the latest transacted prices for a certain area or property, where do you go to? If you would like to read about property news, which would be your main site? How about property blogs,…

From most polluted to ‘Venice of the East’.

May 19, 2015

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in Iskandar / JB Property

Yes, an online article in propertyguru.com.my said that one of the most polluted rivers in Johor will be transformed into the ‘Venice of the East’ once it’s cleaned up. This is part of a RM2.5 billion revitalisation project by Riverside Terra Sdn Bhd. The river is Sungai Danga. The aim is simple. This ‘Venice of…

Kra Canal of Thailand, changing the shipping world

May 18, 2015

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Something I read many years ago caught my attention again today. It was a Facebook sharing about Kra Isthmus. What’s that? Kra Canal? What’s that? Well, this is where Thailand digs a water canal route from one end to the other, thus literally splitting Thailand into two parts. It will provide a link from the…

A developer does not equal to a successful mall

May 18, 2015

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in Retail / Shopping / Mall News

How many malls are coming up in the Klang Valley? I have already lost track. However, I did share in an earlier article. Read here: Even more new malls coming up in Klang Valley My colleagues were discussing about buying a condo which is connected to a mall. He said these condos would fetch a premium in…

Losing your job, can you survive 6 months?

May 17, 2015

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in Basics – Property Investment, IPO / Equity / Stock Market

Seriously, today there are many negative news online. Every now and then, someone would be predicting that Malaysia will go bankrupt soon due to one institution. In fact many have said that the household debt versus GDP is so high that it is unsustainable. Many would tell you that the property prices are seriously way…

Penang’s coastal ferry service, not for me.

May 16, 2015

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