Category: Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props
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Buying one affordable property, getting two ‘units’ and renting out one?
Many ‘experts’ claim that there are no more affordable properties. Browsing the listings in many property listings site would tell us that this is not true. However, many do not like secondary units. For example, the peeling paint outside the building, the need to fix a lot of things inside the unit as well as…
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Buy, move away and rent out your RUMAWIP unit?
I am someone who wish that only qualified buyers would be given the chance to buy any subsidised homes from the government. This is a basic need that all Malaysians should have. If you disagree with this sentence, skip this article yeah. This is also the reason why I dislike anyone who somehow managed to…
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Wondering why property prices are not going down?
Statistically, the availability of property price numbers for the Malaysian property market are usually 2 quarters behind. In more advanced countries, this is usually faster. Anyway, as long as we have some updates, we would still know the direction that the property prices are going. According to housingwatch.my, the Housing Price Index (HPI) shows a…
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Get the government to pay for your FIRST house deposit – Till 15th February 2018
I believe everyone should try to save for our own first-home downpayment. , However, I do know many Malaysians believe that property prices are already too expensive and they could no longer buy? Well, my ex-colleague earns less than RM4k per month and she has just bought her second property last year. It’s really possible lah.…
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Unsold units up by 40%. Should we be worried?
I think it’s always good to look at things from the the basics. A very real example, just because the market is slow does not mean people suddenly start hating some typical hotspots. This is why those few areas that you love to buy are still too expensive to buy. Second example? Oversupply numbers does…
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Property market crash? 4 factors to watch out for.
Every now and then there would be news about the potential for property market crash. It’s therefore important to always note all the potential signs for that to happen and then to be wary about them at all times. Today, we look at what yourmortgage.com.au has highlighted for the Australian property market. As per similarweb.com, yourmortgage.com.au…
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2018 property transactions? Sales up moderately, value up by single digit pct
I met this prominent property expert just a week ago in Penang. In our conversation, he reminded me that the Malaysian property market is certainly considered healthy even if nowhere near spectacular. It is far away from ‘about to crash’ situation. He is Raine & Horne Malaysia senior partner Michael Geh. He was quoted in an…