Author: Charles Tan
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You sure you can get your car loan approved?
Sales tax for new cars is now exempted fully (for CKD models) from now till end of the year. So, perhaps this is a great time to get that new car we have been eyeing for a long time. The savings from the sales tax is enough for a cuti-cuti Malaysia or a cuti-cuti at…
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Sometimes, Malaysia may not be ranked. I am fine!
We love rankings. Especially the ones showing that we are well ahead of everyone else. We are in a good country. We were also the 7th best place to retire. (we are all already here…) We lost only to Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and Portugal. (Perhaps it’s also good to read a bit…
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Reopening is restarting. Also known as normalising.
I think this should be good news for theme park operators. They will be allowed to reopen beginning 1st July 2020. Yes, that’s today. A friend said that “so what if they reopen? You think they will get lots of people visiting it?” Actually, reopening is just restarting. This is also known as normalising. Any…
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Banks could extend the moratorium if they choose to. Two have responded.
Do you like the moratorium of 6 months? I think majority of Malaysians do. The moratorium of 6 months specifically for home loans until end September 2020 brought financial relief to many. It gave a breathing space to those who may have lost their job and is now struggling to find a new one. No…
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Book Review: Property Investment Wisdom by Dr. Peter Yee
Over 10 years ago, I bought Dr. Peter Yee’s book entitled “You Can become Rich in Property.” It’s a good book and he writes from the heart. He is also the author of all the following books too: “The Certain Way to Life’s Riches”, “Property Secrets” and “Hierarchy of Money Skills.” Recently, he has published…
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Which are the top 10 countries for property price growth?
In one latest list for the top 10 countries for property price growth, we are seeing many new countries which were nowhere near top 10 in the same period a year ago. Yes, all these countries are still affected by COVID-19 yeah. Usually, when transactions happen during good times, property prices may go up. When…
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Did not do well first 6 months. Will still hit yearly target.
How many companies do we know who did not perform well for the first 6 months BUT they could still hit their yearly target because they will start to do well in the second half of the year? Not many of these companies around that I know. Of course even during this COVID-19 situation, there…
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Negative 3.1%. No, it’s negative 3.8%! Ok, who’s right?
There are two giant lenders in the world. One is called World Bank and another is International Monetary Fund or better known as IMF. World Bank is not known as WB because WB may just become Warner Brothers for many of us. World Bank says that this is what they do, “The World Bank Group…
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the KopiTalk #6 – Making Better Decisions with Data
Updated 1st July. WOW, an hour of lots of actual information. Where are the most popular areas in Kuala Lumpur when people search? By the way, the most popular in search WAS NOT where the most transactions happen… Most searches also do not mean highest capital appreciation! Happy viewing yeah. Lots of good information to…
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Up to 40% discount to threshold price. Penang bids to clear RM2.6 billion overhang
Overhang is not unsold properties yeah. Overhang are properties where the keys have been handed over but the unit remains unsold for the next 9 months. If we bought a new property in 2016 and it needs 36 months to complete, it meant that we will have the keys in 2019. On that day, any…