Author: Charles Tan
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Gurney Wharf is one place I will bring my kids. When will this happen?
There is little doubt that visitors love to visit Penang. Lots to eat, lots to do and well, lots of places to just relax and do little. I was based there for 15 years and have many good memories too. Yeah, I still have properties in Penang which I intend to keep for as long…
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Please reduce the SST %. It will help the economy.
If you have read kopiandproperty.my long enough, you may know that I am for GST and against SST. However, I have no wish to debate on this today. Whatever the government of the day has decided, I will accept yeah. Sales and Service Tax (SST) was reintroduced in 2018 and the goods are taxed between…
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Only RM20 per year for parcel tax for the M40 household strata property owners. WOW.
What is parcel tax? This is effective from 1st January 2020 onwards. This is considered a new name for quit rents for strata buildings. Of course, change of just the name is not all that changed yeah. Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad says that parcel tax will be more transparent and allows owners to…
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Press Release: Sime Darby Property – XME Business Park marks MVV milestone
Press Release: Sime Darby Property Berhad has kickstarted the first project under the Malaysia Vision Valley 2.0 development with the groundbreaking of XME Business Park in Nilai Impian, Negeri Sembilan. Set amidst a gated and guarded environment with ample green lungs and versatile designs, XME Business Park sprawls over 69.72 acres of prime, freehold land in the…
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Press Release: PropertyGuru – Genevieve Godwin Helms Learning Culture at PropertyGuru as CHRO
Press Release: PropertyGuru Group, Asia’s leading property technology company, announced the promotion of Genevieve Godwin as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), with employee learning and development as key focuses in her new role moving forward. Best known for bringing PropertyGuru’s culture of learning to life, Godwin previously served as the Group’s Human Resources Director, bolstering…
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Key theme is affordability? It’s beyond property yeah.
You know the government has been talking about affordable properties for a very long time. It’s continuing to push for more of these cheaper but with minimum quality homes so that more Malaysians could own a roof over their heads. The private developers are also now doing the same. They would have loved to just…
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CAN’T predict the market but CAN give facts about… Kuala Lumpur.
Before you continue to ask me why I am always so supportive of the Malaysian property market or whether there’s something wrong with me, well let’s get this straightened out first. Sorry, I am not saying we should simply buy any property in Malaysia or even within Kuala Lumpur yeah. Whether it’s a booming market…
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Why you don’t want your RM8.8 billion? Please claim it!
You received a cheque for dividends from shares you hold for a particular company. It’s probably less than RM100. You put in on the dining table thinking that you will bank in the cheque tomorrow. Unfortunately, you then spill coffee by accident and the cheque got wet. You tried to dry the cheque with some…
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7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia). Time for nominations!
I personally believe developers should aim at building something of good quality for the buyers. The cream of the crop (developers) would thus have to stand out from all the rest. This is where property awards come in. Now, let’s look at the what’s in progress for the 7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) for…
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What happens when your rental unit is damaged by fire?
Many of us may have bought a place of a few hundred thousand ringgit and rented it out for a few thousand ringgit every month. Ever wondered what happens if the unit was damaged by fire? I was also wondering about this topic when my good friend who’s a down-to-earth and knowledgeable lawyer Alfred Chong…