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Which is better? New property or secondary property? My first property was from the secondary market (Relau, Penang). My second property was from the developer (Sungai Ara, Penang). My 3rd property was from the developer (Kota Kinabalu) and my 4th property was from the secondary market. (Kelana Jaya). By the way, all of these are…

Luxury Homes? The number one is Sydney…

Jul 22, 2021

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment, Property Australia

Luxury Homes? The number one is Sydney… If you did not know which has more expensive homes between Sydney and Melbourne, then the answer is the former; Sydney. The median home price in Sydney is AUD10,060,000 (RM3,296,000). Source of info is realestate.com.au (click to go read) In fact, I vividly remember this conversation I had…

3 important points. Is property an asset or liability?

Jul 17, 2021

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment, Personal Finance

3 important points. Is property an asset or liability? I love property investment. I repeat, property investment. It’s not simply buying a property and think of it as an investment. I also disagree with property speculation yeah. Certainly not using whatever method which enables anyone to buy a property or properties beyond what their salaries…

House prices? 3 important things: savings, preference and interest rates

Jul 16, 2021

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment, Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props, London UK Property, Property Penang

House prices? 3 important things: savings, preference and interest rates. By the way, there are many other factors affecting house prices, not just these three stated in the title of the article but we look at these three for this article as these are the three main factors said to be pushing UK’s home prices…

4 important things to understand for first time home buyers

Jul 13, 2021

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment

4 important things to understand for first time home buyers Are you a first time home buyer? I was one as well, once upon a time ago. Are you worried because this is going to be a purchase of a few hundred thousand ringgit? I was as well, just that my first property was merely…

RM1.1 million per car park space is a good business decision, maybe.

Jul 12, 2021

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment

RM1.1 million per car park is a good business decision. Nope this car park is NOT in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong one is a lot more expensive yeah. Earlier article here. Do not be surprised with the price of one car park yeah. When car parks can be bought just like a home Closer…

One day the average home price will reach RM1,000,000. Are we ready?

Jul 8, 2021

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment, Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props, Personal Finance

What’s the average home price today? Well, it’s still below RM500,000 even for landed homes. Could we afford a RM1,000,000 home? We will look at the actual numbers below. Shelter is a need Shelter is a need. It means that everyone needs one. This is why when any calculation about living cost is made, they…

Would you rent if the rental is too high?

Jul 6, 2021

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment, Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props

Would you rent if the rental is too high? I love to ask this following question to the participants during my talks. Which one do you prefer? Higher property price appreciation or higher rental yields? Usually, the answer is I want both. Great answer. Does not happen, sorry. (I know some courses say it is…

5 reasons why buying further can still be okay.

Jul 5, 2021

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment, Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props

Just a week ago, I wrote about property price when it comes to distance and size. I think it has above average clicks and I am sure many Malaysians are aware that they do not have unlimited funds and thus would have to choose between distance (further away) or size (much smaller sizes) Well, let’s…

Price is an issue. 2 choices; Distance vs Size

Jul 4, 2021

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Charles Tan

in Kuala Lumpur / Selangor Props, Basics – Property Investment

Price is an issue. 2 choices; Distance vs Size

Home prices jumped 14.6% yearly is not something to be happy about.

Jul 2, 2021

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Charles Tan

in Basics – Property Investment, US / Dollar related

This home prices increase is definitely not in Malaysia yeah. We are much closer to ‘nothing moves’ versus a double digit price increase. The typical pay increase for America in 2020 was 3% or less. This is as per PayScale’s 2020 Compensation best Practices Report. Do read the full article in thebalancecareers.com So, how much…

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