Category: Property Australia
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Four important points about investing in Melbourne property.
I was at Resimax’s Property Power workshop recently. I think there were close to 100 pax in Intercontinental Hotel in KL. Learning as much as we could before we start investing is an important step, especially in a country where the currency is 3 times ours. I enjoyed the session because I learnt many new…
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Things we MUST know before we invest into Melbourne real estate
Real estate investment is a super-expensive decision to make. This is especially for Malaysians who are now diversifying into overseas properties. When we look at the distance as well as connectivity, education destination and even migration possibilities, Australia is usually a natural choice. Within Australia, one city usually stands out; Melbourne. It won “World’s Most…
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Expert Series with Australian Property Developer – Ken Dodds about the Melbourne property market
Charles Tan of Kopi and Property speaks with Ken Dodds- Resimax Group partner and director of Resimax Malaysia. Ken Dodds is uniquely qualified to offer insights and guidance to anyone wishing to improve their ability to identify, research and negotiate solid real estate deals. Ken has earned a reputation as a respected international speaker at…
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Melbourne: Most liveable and an attractive city for property investment?
I was in Melbourne just 2 months ago. It was my 4th time visiting an Australian city (besides Perth and Sydney earlier) and I have to say that it lives up to its tag of the world’s Most Liveable city awarded by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) for the past 7years. (2011 – 2017). My…
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KL is becoming too expensive? Now ranked 182 / 475 cities. Wow…
After travelling 18 days in Australia, specifically Sydney and Melbourne, all I can say is that I need real food, for example Nasi Lemak with Ayam Rendang and I don’t even mind if the rendang is not crispy. Just joking yeah. Anyway coming back to topic, it’s expensive here (Sydney and Melbourne for a Malaysian)…
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When even the car parks can be bought and sold like a home
I love extra car parks. It’s a great convenience. My earlier article here: Should I buy the 3rd car park? In fact, as long as a developer is building condos, they must ensure there’s sufficient car parks within the project. In some projects an additional car park can be RM50,000. This is considered very ‘painful’ to…
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Sydney: Cost of living, property, taxi, trains and shopping
From 1st June to 17th June, the total articles per day on average will drop to 1. I am really busy vacationing in Australia. Haha. Anyway, I am in Sydney now. I took a taxi from 13 CABs instead of UBER in Sydney. The trip from Sydney Airport to my hotel in Redfern costs me…
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Of bubbles, declining prices and mortgage defaults rising. (It’s a cycle)
After years of cooling measures recommended by the Bank Negara and even responsible lending policies by all the banks, the average home price increase in Malaysia is actually dropping for most states except for Johor. Take a look at the image showing the Q1 2017 versus Q2 2017 and vs the average for the past 26 years.…
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It’s not ‘sure profit’ with property investment
If someone tells us that he has profited from property investment, congratulate them. It’s just another investment which gave them good returns. If we believe everyone profits from property investment, that’s untrue. I have come across many friends who told me horror stories about their property investment adventure. One good friend who has a cafe…