Author: Charles Tan
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Investment is aimed at replacing our day jobs?
My ex-CEO, Mr. Mark Chang the founder of JobStreet.com (he sold JobStreet.com many years ago) told us that if we have a job which we love, then we no longer feel that we are working but we would instead love what we do every day. Briefly, we jump out of our beds to go to…
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Remember the lessons from the Golden Goose story?
If you do not know this story, it’s okay. You can read a very short one here. In brief, a poor farmer and his wife saved money slowly and one day he has enough for a goose. He hopes the goose will lay him eggs which he could then sell in the market. The next…
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Land price going higher, home price going higher, right?
Do we believe property prices are going up because developers had to pay ever higher prices for the land which the development is to be built? I do not think so but my opinion does not matter. Let’s look at some numbers. The below is a very clear image showing how land price increase seem…
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It’s something illegal! Of course we should be worried, no?
Suddenly, we noticed that police officer under the overhead bridge a few hundred metres ahead. He has a gun; speed gun lah. What do we do? Quickly look at the speed which we were driving and quickly slow down? Haha. If we had followed the speed limit, why need to be worried or scared and…
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Maybe even lower home loan rates and lower fixed deposit rates this year.
It was a surprise for many when Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) reduced the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) recently. Article here: Yeah, lower mortgage rates, Oops, lower FD rates too It’s loved by many home buyers and yet it’s not a good news at all for those with lots of fixed deposits (FD in banks. While…
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18% discount has started. PLUS expressways. Have you enjoyed it yet?
I am still in Sandakan, Sabah for my Chinese New Year holidays. Thus, I am unable to enjoy the 18% discount on PLUS expressways until coming Monday (3rd February 2020). I hope everyone enjoys this 18% discount which will be in place until 2058. To be objective, it’s true that with the inclusion of yearly…
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Brexit transition starts. What are the changes?
kopiandproperty.my does not only write about property yeah. The Executive Editor has a business degree majoring in marketing as well as a Master of Business Administration (MBA). He takes interest in many issues and Brexit is one of them too. Well, it has finally come to that day when Brexit shall start its transition stage.…
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GDP forecast stays despite coronavirus. Stimulus can be later if needed.
Malaysia’s GDP growth for 2019 is expected to be 4.7%. This is a good number yeah. For 2020, our Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng had earlier announced that the projection is for 4.8%. This is also considered a very good number but there has been many other predictions by others and the number of 4.8%…
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Richest and the poorest. How big is the actual gap where income is concerned?
When someone starts to earn profits from their businesses, it’s usually a continuous one barring any sudden unforeseen circumstances. What happens then is that their business earnings will start to have a widening gap with the workers who earn a fixed pay every week or month, depending on which country we are talking about. This…
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Property market from property developers’ results.
The banks can only earn good profits if people continue to borrow and is able to pay back on time. If the borrowers did not pay back on time, then the Non Performing Loans will go up and the banks will have to allocate more of their funds for this purpose. If the banks are…
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IJM Land: Designing Homes for the Future
Press release by IJM Land. DESIGNING HOMES FOR THE FUTURE Every design has its purpose in IJM’s latest contemporary space Simplicity and practicality have dominated the headlines of lifestyle trends all around the globe, and in an established and award-winning township of Seremban 2 located 60 km south of the capital Kuala Lumpur, lies Rimbun Impian, IJM…