Author: Charles Tan
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Winners of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards 2020.
Historic 15th edition of PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final laurels the best of Asia-Pacific real estate OUTSTANDING COMPANIES JUBILATE ONLINE AS THEY BEST PEERS ACROSS THE REGION FOR HIGHLY COVETED TITLES FROM LONG-RUNNING AWARDS PROGRAMME Eighty-seven companies compete for 35 sought-after regional titles, including new regional Developer awards Developers and projects from Singapore score…
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Time to change or be changed. Our choice.
Is is the best time to change? Well, we have changed tremendously for the last 9 months. Sorry, I meant, we were changed by circumstances. COVID-19 changed everything we do and how we do it. We have seen many businesses in trouble and we have also seen many who has managed to survive because they…
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When big brands fail, jobs will be lost. Up to 25,000 people will need new jobs
When big brands fail, the often cited reason is due to online competition. Sometimes, do we really believe this is the reason? I mean if the brand has huge support, it is so easy to just set up an online retail site right? Perhaps there are other reasons but it’s okay. Let’s just believe that…
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My first visit to KL East Mall by Sime Darby Property
Just wanted to visit a new mall as I have NOT visited any new mall for at least 10 months? Dropped by KL East Mall by Sime Darby Property. Where is the location? Ask google map. Image below. Anyway, it’s really at the east of Kuala Lumpur. That’s why it’s called KL East. 😛 it…
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Wage Subsidy? 2.64 million Malaysians have money to spend
Why wage subsidy is very important to the economy. We recently saw the very hotly debated i-Sinar. Some say the requirements are too tough. Frankly, if one does NOT need it as a last resort, please do not apply for it. This is for a new handphone or downpayment for a new car. This is…
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V-shaped recovery in property transactions. Happy news.
Recovery in property transactions, is this news for real? Charts to follow yeah. As they say, a picture paints a thousand words. Many times, a debate can only be settled with actual facts and figures and even then, the losing party may still not be satisfied and may even bring you to the court to…
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Gross impaired loans has grown 3.6% in October. Bad?
Malaysia’s gross impaired loans has growth 3.6% in October. When we get ourselves a loan, we need to continue paying for it every month. Moratorium meant that we could stop paying but once it’s over, we need to restart the payment. Non-Performing Loan (NPL) is when borrowers fail to pay their loans for 3 months.…
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MIEA – The 12th Year in Recognising the Best Real Estate Practitioners in Malaysia
Press Release by MIEA: The 12th Year in Recognising the Best Real Estate Practitioners in Malaysia with NREA PETALING JAYA, 30 NOVEMBER 2020: The National Real Estate Awards (NREA), presented by the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) returns this year to honour and celebrate the achievements of real estate practitioners in Malaysia. Running in…
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One bank declared dividend already. Wondering about all other banks.
After reporting profits for the financial year ending 31st Dec 2020, Maybank has declared dividend (single-tier interim dividend) of 13.5 sen. Yes, I start to wonder how will all other banks be reacting to this. By the way, from all the reports I read, I have not read about any bank suffering huge losses because…
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Buy a property, get a new home as long as you own the property.
If you like the idea buying a property and getting a new country to call new home, then this is a news for you. Buy a property, get a new home as long as you still own the property. Okay, let’s be realistic. This is definitely for the very wealthy who has enough money to…