Author: Charles Tan
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Too good to be true? Buy a home and not needing to pay for 4 years?
Looking to buy a home? These days, property developers have a lot of different campaigns and attractive offers. There are many offering homes under the Home Ownership Campaign which meant buyers need not pay stamp duty and there’s also that super low downpayment offer. Now, there’s one which says that if you buy one of…
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iProperty.com.my is Malaysia’s No.1 property site with 56% market share
Press release: iProperty.com.my is Malaysia’s No.1 property site with 56% market share ? According to SimilarWeb, iProperty.com.my is Malaysia’s No. 1 property site with the largest market share for property seeking audience? iProperty.com.my retains a wide leadership position over its nearest competitor 1? iProperty.com.my is the Most Preferred Property Site Brand in Malaysia according to…
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Ready or not, MCO extension announced. Till 4th February 2021
Actually, it’s not all gloomy for this MCO extension. The opening hours of eateries are now extended till 10pm from 8pm previously. Guys, PLEASE, stay home as much as possible. Ordering food for the next 2 weeks will not ‘kill’ us okay. We need to be united in this war against COVID-19.Beyond that, perhaps this…
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2021 Predictions for the world! (by VisualCapitalist.com)
I love predictions. Especially 2021 predictions for the world. I mean, everyone could be looking at the same world and have totally different predictions! Haha. Today, let’s look at one from visualcapitalist.com Frankly, this is a great site and everyone should take a look at least occasionally. I have referred to their contents a few…
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BNM’s decision on Overnight Policy Rate (OPR)
This is about the Overnight Policy rate decision today. To the ones who were worried that they would get ever lower Fixed Deposit rate after today, you should feel relieved. To the ones who had hoped to have a lower monthly home loan repayment, you would not get it, currently. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in…
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A win for home buyer on late delivery payment
There was this viral news about good news for home buyer. It’s about late delivery payment. Liquidated Ascertained Damages (LAD). Have I experienced claiming for late delivery payment? I am fortunate. Thus far, I have not bought any property where the delivery of the property was late and I had to go through the hassle…
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Perlindungan Ekonomi dan Rakyat Malaysia (PERMAI) assistance package
A very concise and good reference from GrantThornton for the just announced assistance package for MCO 2.0; PERMAI. I think most readers may want to refer to what’s available to them as an individual. Please refer below: 1. PERSONAL TAX RELIEF FOR COVID-19 SCREENING EXPENSES Currently, a resident individual is given a tax relief of…
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Gold as an asset? Russia also thinks the same.
Do you regard gold as an asset? I do. I think gold earrings for my wife is a good investment even if I have to pay extra for the design. I mean gold as an asset always appreciate, right? In 1999, I still remember I bought a 916 gold earring for my wife. If I…
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Press Release: PropertyGuru is Now the No. 1 Property Website as it Continues to Help Malaysians Find the Right Home
Highest website traffic as verified by Comscore, Google Analytics and Alexa; Highest market share as verified by SimilarWeb Innovative proptech solutions, actionable property insights, and strategic acquisition has propelled this rise and market leadership To commemorate this achievement, PropertyGuru will be giving back to Malaysians Kuala Lumpur, 18 January – With over 450,000 home choices,…
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Global Recession 2020. Global Growth 2021?
Did we suffer from a global recession 2020? 2020 should be a year everyone wanted to forget. It was a year most of us here in Malaysia were at home most of the time, even when we were not sleeping on our bed. COVID-19 came and wreaked havoc and many businesses were forced to shut.…