Author: Charles Tan
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EPF payout totalled RM51.14 billion for 2022
This was a super big news before it was announced; so many media outlets were predicting the potential number. It was also hotly discussed after it was announced. Some say it’s low, some say it’s respectable. Some say it could have been better IF… Regardless, here’s that article on the details of the announcement by…
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Penang International Airport expansion project starts 2023
A long time ago, some people said that instead of building KLIA, the government should just focus on expanding the Subang airport. Fortunately, the plan for KLIA proceeded because the Prime Minister then just went ahead. Haha. Today, KLIA is said to need future expansions too especially when we look at the sudden increase in…
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Property Investment 101: 4 tips for First Time Home Buyer
Are you a first time home buyer? I was one as well, once upon a time ago. Are you worried because this is going to be a purchase of a few hundred thousand ringgit? I was as well. I thought buying my first property was very scary and buying my second property would cause me…
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MRT Putrajaya Line will be opening in less than 2 weeks!
I am super happy reading this news today. It meant that Klang Valley is becoming even more connected and it’s getting harder for people to use the excuse just to buy a new car. 🙂 I will choose to drive because I prefer the convenience. However, as everyone knows, the petrol subsidy days are coming…
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Personal Finance 101: WORKING LONGER is compulsory for majority. Does it include you?
Here’s that news which should alarm many of us: 71pct of EPF contributors aged 55 and below do not have enough to rise above poverty level Briefly, this meant that for these 71 percent of EPF contributors, they will live under the poverty level for their savings versus the years they have to live with…
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Personal Finance 101: These are 5 important elements
Personal Finance 101: These are 5 important elements First of all, there are no links anywhere in this article for you to buy any savings plan or insurance or mortgage plans. There are also no links to view a virtual 360 of a property too. Haha. You are reading this in kopiandproperty.my and this is…
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The Mate @ Damansara with rental certainty and tenants’ quality
[Sponsored Post] The Mate @ Damansara with rental certainty and tenants’ quality Renting out a property is not easy but managing it is harder Some actual issues faced by me. A tenant called at close to midnight and said that there was no water at the unit. Another tenant called at 930pm at night and…
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UK house prices to plunge 20% because of rate hike?
This is the latest news about the AU property market. Read the latest blog post here: Property market Australia showing a drop for the first time since 2018. Negative? It’s impacted by the rise in interest rate. Briefly, interest rate is not so great for the property market. Buyers will find repayments become higher, thus…
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Property market Australia showing a drop for the first time since 2018. Negative?
The main reason stated for the decline in home values is because the demand has dropped and this was caused by the rise in interest rates by Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). In other words, buyers may have deemed the rise in rates as making the repayments too high for comfort and thus they are…
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PropertyGuru Malaysia Bags Two Awards at the 2022 Putra Aria Brand Awards
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 January 2023 – At the recent inaugural 2022 Putra Aria Brand Awards, PropertyGuru.com.my and iProperty.com.my won a bronze and silver award, respectively, in the Property Development category. The accolades, measured by Malaysian consumer preferences, are a testament to the commitment of both platforms to help buyers, renters and investors make confident property…
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Personal Finance 101: EPF is for retirement. Period.
When the government first allowed EPF withdrawals, I was against it. Even from the FB comments and my conversations, it is safe to say that many of the ones saying they will withdraw since it’s allowed do not need it in the first place. To these people, the withdrawal either gives them money to invest…