Author: Charles Tan
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Less than 1%: Penang affordable homes unsold. HOC probably extended.
Penang affordable homes. Latest Update. Affordable homes is an issue which is important to every Malaysian who does not have a roof over their head and the rental they pay takes up a huge portion of their salary every month. Do note that poverty is also caused by property; lacking of one to call our…
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Happiest place on earth (Disneyland France) is now silent
Disneyland says that they are ‘the happiest place on earth.’ I have only been to one Disneyland thus far. It is Disneyland France. I could still remember that boat ride where we went around the world and the song ‘It’s a Small World After All.’ was played. Plus that unforgettable roller-coaster ride which I dread…
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Office vacancy rate is up to 16.7 percent as at end 2020, higher than even 2008 crisis!
What is office vacancy rate Office vacancy rate (how much office space is not occupied) is one metric used to measure if the demand for office space is sufficient, increasing or decreasing. It could also indicate an acute oversupply of office space if the vacancy rate is 50% for example. This meant that half of…
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Property market depends on the economy. Agree?
Property market depends on the economy. Agree? Imagine everyone worried about losing their only job. Imagine companies delaying their hiring because they are not confident with potential future sales. Imagine those who lost their jobs struggling to find a new one. Imagine factories asking their employees to take unpaid leaves because orders from the end…
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EcoWorld Malaysia: Charting own future
The talk of a merger between EcoWorld Malaysia and UEM-Sunrise. This merger news received much attention when it first appeared. Many commentaries on both the bad and the good and also all those juicy rumours too. Anyway, all these can be considered ended. EcoWorld Malaysia chairman Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin announced that the talk…
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Your fixed deposit will earn lower interest, maybe.
I think most people’s money in the Fixed Deposit (FD) is already earning a lower interest; below 2% in interest at this point in time. Yes, I know this is really not a good time for those who rely on just the FD and has little diversification on anything else. Some say too dangerous but…
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Real Estate Market Stays Open Despite COVID
Press release by Juwai-IQI : Real Estate Market Stays Open Despite COVID — Average Homebuyer Today Has Three Fewer in-Person Interactions Than One-Year Ago KUALA LUMPUR (11 January 2021) — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced new Coronavirus-related restrictions on Monday. Still, Malaysians have continued to buy and rent homes despite the rising number of…
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Unemployment Malaysia: So many people out of job, would this crash the economy?
Unemployment Malaysia numbers, after 4 months of downtrend has gone up slightly. This is a good indicator of whether it’s easy to find jobs or not. Truth is jobs are still aplenty but the requirements may not be easy for everybody. For a list of all jobs, here’s JobStreet.com Malaysia. Just need to start searching…
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To do and Not to do during MCO Malaysia. Public Notice.
We have another 12 more hours and MCO Malaysia will start. The two infographics from Bernama for your reference. This is about MCO Malaysia. We can defeat the rising numbers again. Stay safe everyone and stay home, if possible. Please LIKE kopiandproperty.my FB page to get daily updates about the property market beyond kopiandproperty.my articles. Else, follow me…
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Property prices in Malaysia. What’s up? Or is it down now.
Let’s look at this topic today, ‘Property Prices in Malaysia.’ Note: Every state, every city would have a different number yeah. This stats is for Malaysia as a whole. Yesterday (no, not that song) as in long time ago. When I first started to invest into property (I define investment into property as second property…