Category: Basics – Property Investment
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Alarming. Overhang property is a worry, right?
Someone posted some comments about overhang numbers in Malaysia. Overhang property is a worry, right? Overhang property looks worrying? Perhaps for many first-timers the overhang property seems scary. So, will the overhang properties crash the property market? I answer this as an owner. I have no idea. Without unforeseen circumstances, no. There’s no guarantee that…
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To lower property prices, just reduce number of facilities in high-rise units.
There are many ways to lower property prices. Everyone would have their own opinion. Build more units but smaller ones. Ask for higher density and the prices should become lower. Buy land much further away and build further away. Alternatively, reduce the quality of materials. Instead of European imported ceramic tiles, it could be imported…
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Malaysian House Price Index is negative 0.7% quarter on quarter!
This Malaysian House Price Index (MHPI) has been released every quarter. In fact if we were to refer to housingwatch.my we could see they have average numbers all the way back to 1990. This is the number derived from property transactions. It is NOT the price the owner wants to sell. It is NOT the…
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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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Happy news. Secondary property market slowed down but is back to pre-MCO levels.
Frankly, when MCO started, it’s a certainty that the secondary property market slowed down. I mean, even buying grocery is limited to the ‘ketua keluarga’ which fortunately is me. Else, I would have gone crazy if I am not allowed to come out and spend some money to buy groceries. What about you? Okay, they…
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Property market to collapse when moratorium ends?
Property market to collapse once moratorium is over? These days, everything seems negative. Someone prominent just posted some negative news about COVID-19 and yet refused to also state clearly on recovered cases. Somehow this person also forgotten to mention that vaccines are also on the way. Well… perhaps such a negative news will be a super…
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Early bird gets the worm. Late bird gets nothing, at all?
They say early bird gets the worm. Well, what about late bird(s) then? Start the day early or start the date later? Are you someone who wakes up early and is ever ready to face the world or are you someone who sleeps more and feel more refreshed when you wake up? Late Bird Gets…
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Should I be worried with property market post Covid-19?
Perhaps this is an article for some of us who are worried with the property market post COVID-19. This article was first published in Real Estate Malaysia (REM) magazine which is also Malaysia’s leading Chinese property magazine. If you like to read the full English version instead, it’s right after the two Mandarin pages. Basically…
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Need help on moratorium? This bank has OPEN DAY for 7 days in 17 branches nationwide.
Moratorium is ending. Anyone here needs help on moratorium? Do we feel that it will be a huge thing come October 2020? Earlier article here: Challenging time after moratorium ends? Do we think Bank Negara Malaysia will have to do something drastic come October 2020? Well their next Overnight Policy Rate meeting will only be…
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6 great tips to get your home loan approved.
How do you get your home loan approved? It was such a lively KopiTalk #14 session just a few days ago. My guest-of-honour was Ms. Jessica Jong who shared with listeners on how she managed to fully paid off her first home loan within 3.5 years. Yes, it took her just 3.5 years. . If…