Author: Charles Tan
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Singapore investors MUST be top in Iskandar, always
Have you ever wondered who is the top investor in Iskandar. Actually, it was never Singapore in the beginning. In fact, Iskandar was thought of as just another potential white elephant then. However, today, Singapore is the top investor in Iskandar. The question, why must Singapore be the top and if Singapore is not the…
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Are you really looking for your first home? Try MASPEX, Penang.
A good friend who is a strong advocate for affordable property, Michael Geh the Senior Partner of Rains & Horne forwarded an announcement to me. It is about the Malaysian Secondary Property Exhibition Penang (MASPEX Penang 2014). It will be held in Penang beginning Friday (20th June). This is the kind of fair which I…
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Reclaiming an area 3% of Singapore.
Yes, this is as per what the title says. Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd, with Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor (PRJ) have planned a development of over 5,000 acres of reclaimed land. This is 3% the size of Singapore today! Remember Country Garden? The developer which launched 9,000 units of condo in one go and announced…
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It’s the duration, not the distance. ok?
My friend visited me the other day from Penang. Born, schooled, got married and working in Penang. A pure Penangite. She went shopping and at 545pm, she travelled from city centre back to my condo in Damansara Damai within 40 minutes. There were some slow jams here and there. When she arrived, I asked her…
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Financial Tips from Financial Guru, KC Lau
1. What are the three ingredients for someone to succeed financially if he/she had just entered the working world and have very little savings to begin with? I. Always live below your means: I see many youngsters straight away buy a new car after they got their first paycheck. This is so dangerous (no pun…
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Turtles, corals, water features, Your home
There are many projects in Penang which is above RM1,000 psf. I have only been to a few of them including E&O’s Seri Tanjung Pinang in Tanjung Tokong and IJM’s The Light, right next to the Penang Bridge. Somehow, I happen to have a few very rich friends though I am very far away from…
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Buying Iskandar, Sunway, Citrine, RM800psf
Sunway’s latest project is a 728hs township in Iskandar and its first phase will be launched soon. Pricing is estimated to be around RM800 per sq ft. They named it Citrine. Should you be buying since this is the first launch out of a huge integrated development? Are you seriously thinking about Iskandar? Well, Ms…
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IJM Corp, IJM Land, RM1.98B privatisation deal
If IJM Corp’s RM1.98 Billion share-swap deal plus cash is successful, IJM Land will be privatised and no longer listed. One less property stock that you can buy from Bursa. IJM Corp is asking IJM Land to consider it and reply by 23 June. I think the objections are likely to be low. If I…
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SIJORI. Haha. What’s this?
Do you know what is SIJORI? I do not, until I read an article written by Sharon Chen of Bloomberg. SIJORI meant Singapore + Johor + Riau. In one sentence, she said that for Singapore to continue to grow, it will need to rely on both Johor (Iskandar) and Riau (Indonesia). These two places will…