Author: Charles Tan
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Developers feeling the heat?
I read in The Star today about some developers feeling the heat from all the cooling measures undertaken by the government. I seriously believe if their product is the right one for the mass market, there is nothing to fear. Whatever cooling measures undertaken is to ensure the property bubble does not happen and there…
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Protect your wealth, always
Nearly forgotten about this very important step that everyone must have no matter how successful you are in the corporate world or how rich you are from property investment. Protect your wealth from sudden annihilation. There are many circumstances out of our control, that is for sure. However, if we are responsible, we must and…
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888 Kopi and Starbucks…. mug
No, no, this is not a comparison. How to compare Malaysian’s favourite cup of Kopi O with Starbucks’ coffee? Today, the article is about 888 Kopi O. Do you know that 888 has been around since 1942? Yes, in fact I remember seeing them in those old kopi tiam when I was still very young.…
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Secondary property market, now?
Personally, whenever market slows down, it should be a good time for some bargain hunting. This is especially so when the market has been booming for many years and if you drive past a lot of condos these days, a lot of it are unoccupied even if owned by someone. If we were to refer…
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Gen-Y and property
A close friend just complained to me about the Gen-Y in her companies. Always complaining non-stop. Always not satisfied of anything and everything. Thinking the company should follow what they think. Come to think of it, I quite agree. A lot of these Gen-Ys are really ‘unbearable’. However, today let me tell you about 3…
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Buying property? Higher interest rates in 2014
Many experts / bank analysts are expecting the BNM (Bank Negara Malaysia) to revise upwards the OPR (overnight policy rate) by 0.25%. Typically this meant that the interest you pay for mortgage would go up by similar figure. Some say as soon as Q1, some say Q2. This is unavoidable due to inflationary pressures. As…
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Butterworth property is BETTER WORTH.
Nearly everyone of my friends said they wanted to stay inside Penang island. No wonderlah the prices are going up a lot. However do you know that there is another place everyone can also consider? In fact it meets majority of what people tell me except for reasons such as ‘all my friends are in…