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When we do not change, we stay the same. Oops…

Feb 22, 2020

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I love to have lunch and coffee with different people every now and then. I learn new things every time this happens and I do not mind to pay for the coffee and the meal especially to people whom I could learn from and share some of my perspectives too. In the real estate industry,…

Forest reserve in Selangor de-gazetted to prevent bushfires. (I learnt…)

Feb 22, 2020

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Charles Tan

in Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props

What are your thoughts on forest reserves? Should we be protecting all the forest reserves at all costs? Having been to many forest reserves in Malaysia, I think we should preserve them unless of course there are really valid reasons. For example, for catalytic logistics project such as East Cost Rail Link (ECRL). Another example,…

Is RM200,000 a safe amount for retirement? How sure are you?

Feb 21, 2020

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Charles Tan

in Personal Finance

I know the answer to the title. Most kopiandproperty.my readers will say ‘NO!’ Okay, let’s take a step back. How about we ask what’s the retirement age then? Malaysians should generally live to 75 years old and older in years to come. Earlier article here: When we live longer, better prepare more Thus, if we…

Riding the storm with an eye for the future. Inspiring sentence for all.

Feb 21, 2020

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Charles Tan

in Property Singapore related

The sentence was from Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat. (No prizes for guessing who will be the next in line to become the Prime Minister of Singapore yeah). He was announcing the BUDGET for Singapore and it’s aimed at a larges fiscal boost to the Singapore economy which has been affected by COVID-19.…

Hey, are you above or below everyone else? Salary increments lah.

Feb 20, 2020

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Charles Tan

in Career Related

It’s already 2020. It’s past the Chinese New Year. I think most of everyone already know their salary increments for the potential their employers see in them for 2020. By the way, increment is for the potential. It is NOT for past performance yeah. I believe you can perform a higher role, so I promote…

Press Release: Property Insight unveiled its inaugural ‘Malaysia’s Top 100 Property Developer Brand’ ranking”

Feb 20, 2020

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Charles Tan

in Press Releases (developers and more)

The first-of-its-kind local property developer ranking was conducted in collaboration with Acorn Marketing More than 700 respondents involved in the survey Ranking can be used as a benchmark for property purchasers to have confidence and peace of mind Malaysia’s best-selling property magazine, Property Insight has revealed its inaugural ‘Malaysia’s Top 100 Property Developer Brand’ ranking…

When Earth gets too expensive, let’s move to Mars! Okay, how much?

Feb 20, 2020

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Charles Tan

in Retirement Related, US / Dollar related

Sorry, I will not treat this as serious because there’s just too many places on Earth which I would love to visit before I say bye-bye to this world. Definitely not looking to stay in a red coloured planet yet. Want to know what it’s like to live in Mars? A man survived and I…

Jobs, Jobs and Jobs. That’s the foundation to our investments.

Feb 19, 2020

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment, Malaysian economy and BNM

Anyone intending to buy a property will need to get a loan. Well, nearly everyone except a buyer for one my condos who paid for it by cash. Thus, the process was a breeze and the keys were handed over within 30 days. The new owner is still staying there happily. She did not need…

China, Hong Kong and Malaysian properties? “Not connected”… for now?

Feb 19, 2020

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Charles Tan

in Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props

If your Hong Kong friends asked if they should buy a Malaysian property, what would be your reply? Hopefully it’s a positive answer yeah. For me, I will tell them about the potential as well the fact that they could buy and enjoy the same protection as local Malaysians. Remember that earlier article saying that…

When there’s an acute shortage, it may not even be money that matters.

Feb 18, 2020

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Charles Tan

in China and Hong Kong Property related

Robbers love money, usually. If they were caught, the punishment (jail sentence) will be similar whether they rob a major bank branch in the city centre or a small bank branch in a village. If the robber were to do some estimation, perhaps the amount of money stored in that major bank branch may be…

Press Release: PropertyGuru-Buyer’s Market As Asking Prices Trend Downwards Across Malaysia

Feb 18, 2020

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Charles Tan

in Press Releases (developers and more)

• Decreasing prices, cheaper loans and RTO schemes represent lower barriers to entry for home seekers • Serviced apartments grow in popularity, demand driven by young professionals and couples with disposable income • Negligible coronavirus impact on domestic property; possibility of upswing in international purchaser Developers and owners across the board are tempering their expectations…

First to announce a revised GDP number downwards.

Feb 18, 2020

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Charles Tan

in CORONA-COVID-19, Property Singapore related

If you have been reading, you may have noticed that Singapore is usually faster than many countries in many things. Property prices for example will also rise faster too. Thus, it is definitely prudent to say that whatever they anticipated may also happen here in Malaysia too. Recently, we have the Covid-19 (coronavirus) which has…

Author: Charles Tan