Author: Charles Tan
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Penang property vs Singapore property?
After reading my article on Hong Kong properties, a friend said he did not know that Hong Kong properties are that expensive. What about Singapore properties? Let us look at the same criterias again, 700sf, lowest and highest. As usual, online is our best teacher. Stats from www.propertyguru.com.sg Looking at the numbers, it does…
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Kay’s Cafe at Tropicana Mall
I have been here twice. First time alone and second time with family. I do like the environment and the waiters are also well dressed. In terms of menu you have both eastern or western dishes and a lot of coffee choices. This includes latte. The latte is really average. Arabica aroma is missing and…
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Plan B, Ipoh.
Ipoh has been known as the white coffee city. The quality of every coffee shop serving white coffee is above average, just like if you sell laksa in Penang, it is unlikely that the laksa tastes bad. Or you may go out of business real soon. However, these days you can easily find a lot…
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Hainan Tea cafe
If there is a cafe with a good hainanese coffee but the food is so-so, would you visit? Chances are no. Today I visited a good cafe with hainanese iced coffee called Hainan tea. I also ordered its Nasi lemak rendang chicken. The gravy was really delicious. I enjoyed both tremendously. The shop is in…
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Buying Penang properties near cemetery?
I read an article recently about buying properties next to cemetery. I would think any sane buyer would definitely avoid buying next to the cemetery. However, I have to admit that two of my properties happen to be nearby or opposite cemetery. How did both of the properties fare thus far? Well one has given…
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What are REITs
REITs stand for Real Estate Investment Trust. In short, you buy a share in a company that manages and maximises returns from properties owned by them and sold to you via shares. The first REITs on Bursa was AXIS. It was listed in 2004. Returns to investors are in the form of capital appreciation if the…
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Georgetown Renewal – Boutique Hotels
We already have Space, People, Connectivity which is in favour of Penang properties. What else? Renewal. After UNESCO Heritage City was awarded to Georgetown, the property prices in the inner city soared. Many dilapidated buildings were bought en-bloc by investors and converted into money generating properties. Many were made into boutique hotels. Some of the…
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Hartanah di Pulau Pinang sekitar RM250 ribu
Di Pulau Pinang, hartanah mampu milik sentiasa diperdebatkan. Begitu banyak komen tentang apa itu hartanah mampu milik. Sesetengah berpendapat bahawa hartanah mampu milik itu adalah hartanah yang harga silingnya RM400 ribu dan kebawah. Ada pula yang mengatakan harga mampu milik itu sebenarnya RM250 ribu dan kebawah. Ini artikel saya tentang apa itu hartanah mampu milik…