Category: Basics – Property Investment
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Ultra-high net worth Malaysians loves properties
I was having a discussion with a group of close friends who happened to be property investors as well. One of them told me of a friend, Mr. B who seems to be buying properties non-stop. Mr. B happens to be a Malaysian working in China and earning US$ currently. That’s great news because this…
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Property tips from a man with 170 properties.
I read some tips from a man, Nathan Birch from Australia who owns 170 properties in Sydney Morning Herald and I think it’s great to share his few tips here. I think they are good because we may be a little lost, a little blind, a little naive when we first started. Property investment is…
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No, No, my family does not need me to invest in property
I accepted an invitation for a public talk to share about my property investment experience recently. I think the organiser invited me because I do not represent any developer or real estate agency. I was speaking as a full time employee who loves property investment and believes everyone could the same. Someone who believes that…
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Forming a joint management body is essential, really.
How many of us would strive to take care of our own belongings? What about taking care of other people’s belongings? Well, I would do my best for the former but for the latter, it depends on a lot of things. What if I tell you that by taking care of what we have really…
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Think long term lah, when it’s property.
I love to read articles which serves to reinforce my personal views. Yes, I remain optimistic about property market Malaysia regardless of what people kept saying and yet doing the opposite. One example, talking as if Malaysia is going to be a bankrupt nation and yet asking me where to buy property. Seriously, keep cash…
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Should have, Could have and If only when it comes to property
I saw a Facebook image by a friend. It was ‘liked’ by many and I think it’s appropriate that everyone of us gets reminded again of what we did not do many years ago and the regrets of today. Let me start by telling you about some regrets that I have. They are all investment…
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Property market is definitely not HOT in transactions, ok?
I find it misleading that there are still news articles these days saying that the property market is getting hot, just like the weather we have been suffering from lately. Sorry, I disagree until the numbers show firmly that the transactions are growing for a few quarters. The property market has become more sensible, read here:…
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Sunway can give you home loan, up to 88 percent.
If a property developer has enough surplus cash, could it offer home loans to its buyers? Some would argue that the question should be should it do so and not whether could it do so. I think it’s best to look back at the fundamental question, does it help them to sell more properties? Any…
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5 trends for property market Malaysia
I read an interesting article about the five trends in property market Malaysia from a BM Website; gilahartanah.com. Thus, I think it’s good to translate and share with everyone including my personal comments. This is where more investors can read and decide which are the trends they would like to believe in. There’s really no…
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Households Malaysia: Financial assets up RM97.9bil vs RM70.4bil up in debt
First, let’s talk about potentially a bad news. Malaysia’s household debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio increased to 89.1% in 2015. It was 87.9 percent as at end 2014. Read here: Household Debt Malaysia? Better In other words, the household debts in total is actually worsening. Want to know what some other countries are doing? Well, take a…