Category: Basics – Property Investment
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What is a V-shaped economic recovery?
Macroeconomics is a branch of economics that studies how an overall economy—the market systems that operate on a large scale—behaves. Macroeconomics studies economy-wide phenomena such as inflation, price levels, rate of economic growth, national income, gross domestic product (GDP), and changes in unemployment. This definition is a comprehensive one provided by investopedia.com (click any of the links to read)…
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That 70% property price reduction prediction?
Before you continue reading what I personally think about the viral news about the possibility of property price falling by 70%, do read this important view from FIABCI Malaysian Chapter President Michael Geh about the property market of Malaysia: Malaysia property market in one word? Resilient. Once you have finished, then do read this prediction…
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Question. When will I get to buy THAT property at THE price I want?
From the day I started kopiandproperty.my which was in November 2013 until today, this question has never failed to continuously pop up every time someone (usually first timer) thinks about property investment and after waiting for some time, the bad news come and they will ask this question again. “When will property prices be falling?”…
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Property market Malaysia. Views from industry leaders.
I read theedgemarkets.com nearly daily and they recently have a very good article featuring the views from many prominent property personalities in Malaysia about the state of the property market here in Malaysia. The title of the article is aptly titled, “Property market outlook and opportunities in times of uncertainty.” (click to read full article…
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Guys ah, moratorium do not delay the desperate sellers, fyi.
You know, there was this quite viral piece of news just a few days back. It says that the property prices may fall 10 – 20%. My views about it here: Property prices expected to fall due to COVID-19 and recession Some agents say that their buyers have started to ask them about such properties.…
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Dream home? It does not happen now.
What’s your dream home? A bungalow with lots of land around the house and you could even drive a car around the house? A luxury condo with a 12 feet ceiling height and an olympic size swimming pool within a super low density development of say 100 units? An affordable apartment of 900 sq ft…
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Housing prices expected to fall 10-15% due to COVID-19 and economic recession.
I know. The title will be very exciting for those who were waiting with lots of spare cash. Imagine that property you were waiting to buy for the past 12 months is now 10-15% cheaper? It will be very scary for someone who just bought a property last year and has just started paying for…
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Buying few years earlier, yield should follow later. (should, not guarantee)
When the market is hot, property prices could rise with every transaction. Your neighbour on the left told everyone he sold his unit for RM500,000. Suddenly that next transaction 2 weeks later could have been RM520,000. Another 2 weeks later someone said that another unit has been sold for RM540,000. When the market is hot,…
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Scary for many? Current house prices still too high for Malaysians.
House prices still too high for Malaysians
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Save on cigarettes and afford a new car! There’s more yeah.
How much is one pack of cigarette today? RM17. (or around this number) How many packs do two of my friends; Mr. Gu and Mr. Ha smoke per day? ONE pack. That’s RM17 per day. In a month, that’s roughly RM510. Mr. Gu quit smoking cigarettes last year though and has been successful as at…