Category: Iskandar / JB Property
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7 advantages of buying in a slow market
Buying in a slow market is always good, not just for property yeah. Can be any goods and services. It’s usually the most expensive during the best times too. I still remember this senior marketing manager in Penang who told me many years ago during the booming years. “Charles, people will laugh at me if…
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V-shaped recovery in property transactions. Happy news.
Recovery in property transactions, is this news for real? Charts to follow yeah. As they say, a picture paints a thousand words. Many times, a debate can only be settled with actual facts and figures and even then, the losing party may still not be satisfied and may even bring you to the court to…
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Best time to buy a property – when yeah? 2025?
Always that first question asked by many of my good friends. “When is the best time to buy a property?” If they are good friends, my answer is usually quite a long one. If they are acquaintances, I would usually tell them that the answer to the best time to buy a property is that…
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Property bubble in Malaysia? Look for these 4 signs.
This topic has NOT been mentioned for some time. Is there a property bubble in Malaysia? Well, if no one is talking about it, should the answer be a NO? Property bubble usually ends with a property market crash. Better not ask too many people. Housing developers will tell you that there’s no bubble. Potential…
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Press Release: iProperty.com.my Showcases Malaysia’s First Ever Rental Property Demand Data For H1 2020
? An analysis of rental property demand in H1 2020 using iProperty.com.my’s user visits and property listing data for residential properties in Malaysia with a particular focus on Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang and Johor ? Lower-priced high-rise properties recorded a higher rental yield of above 4% compared to landed properties (terrace homes) which recorded a…
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Worried? Residential property overhang. Positive or Negative? Up by 3.3% only?
Residential property overhang is always a concern. Somehow because of the high number versus years before, people postpone their property buying decision. Actually, I do not understand because if you are buying based on your needs, overhang has nothing to do with it. In fact overhang will help to make the property market to be…
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Possibility of a strong property market recovery? Yes, 2022 as per this survey.
Do I believe in predictions for the property market? What about for a strong property market recovery? Well, sincerely, not really unless the prediction corresponds to my own prediction. Haha. Anyway, it’s not just me. When we believe about something, we will always find evidence to validate what we believe. Now do you know why…
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SO FAST. Vacancy tax coming in 2021, probably.
Vacancy tax is coming if we read all the signs from the many articles in mass media (and blog..) Is vacancy tax truly needed? This was an earlier article on vacancy tax: Vacancy tax will crash the property market? (click to read) Perhaps a better question would be is vacancy tax truly needed for property…