Tag: Buying iskandar property
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33 percent fall in property transactions value in Iskandar
It does seem that negative news continue to surround Iskandar these days. Oversupply situation today, potential further oversupply for the next two years as well as the much lower demand these days with the negative sentiment. The craze of Singaporean buyers with Iskandar has reduced tremendously too. I remember just a few years ago, Singaporeans…
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Changing strategies in an oversupply residential market?
A Maybank analyst said in a local daily report that Malaysian developers are now switching their strategies from all residential into landed and industrial properties. The reason is because the incoming supply of these new residential units would cause an oversupply situation by end of 2015/2016. For many years, the launches of residential high-rise in…
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21% discount for properties in Iskandar? Or higher?
While I have heard of discounts by some developers, especially those who priced their properties way too high but this is the first time I read about a 21% discount reported in The Star today (30th Aug). It read, ‘Country Garden hasn’t raised its maximum discounts beyond 21% since launch day’. It said that if…
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Nothing in Iskandar yet for me but does not mean it’s NOTHING to me.
I have no properties in Johor yet. Am I thinking of buying in Iskandar? My next property is most probably in Kepong, a secondary one, for rental. However, for those who kept saying that Iskandar is too overpriced, all the Johoreans cannot afford and that everything seems to be in millions and millions, let me…
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Singapore, United States, Spain, Japan, Netherlands and Iskandar
Just few days ago, another friend pointed out again that Iskandar would face oversupply of condos due to the huge China developers who are building thousands and thousands of units there. I reiterate my personal views that oversupply in the short term may happen but as long as every of the planned investments happen and…
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Increase of Vehicle Entry Permit and Iskandar property demand goes down?
Sorry. Please allow me to smile if not laugh. I seriously do not think this should ever be the reason why Singaporeans would stop buying a property in Iskandar. There are many other reasons, more valid ones but Vehicle Entry Permit? This was the same reasoning given to me when I decided to buy in…