Tag: why property investment
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You are selling but you are not a property investor. Oh…
You are selling but you are not a property investor. Oh…
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Property as a key retirement asset is no longer true today?
Property as key retirement asset is no longer true today? There was an article which went viral recently. It was shared to me in Whatsapp and I saw it again in Facebook too. This is the article in businesstimes.com.sg The article’s title is: “Property may no longer be pot of gold for retirement, says DBS.”…
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Home price RM250,000 and rental is RM1,000. Worth buying?
Home price RM250,000 and rental is RM1,000. Worth buying?
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Property price Malaysia: Yes, Q-o-Q, it’s negative!
This title is dedicated to all the property buyers who said they were waiting for property prices to drop before they jump into the property market and buy their dream property. Negative number means property price on average is dropping, especially if we compare the Q2 2021 to Q1 2021. It is a negative 1.6%…
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Airbnb Malaysia: Restart your engine and it’s 60 percent millennials. Cool!
It’s not been an easy time for anyone who’s doing short-term rental. Demand does exist but no one could travel for vacation means not many needed accommodation. Thus, it may now be the time that everyone involved in the short-term rental could heave a sigh of relief. More demand will be coming very soon. This…
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Summary of Median House Price in Malaysia from 2010 – Q1 2021
Summary of Median House Price in Malaysia from 2010 – Q1 2021. Sometimes, I am tired from answering people who asked if property investment is indeed a good investment. If I answer yes, then they ask if I am biased.
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Property Investment: Best Time, Worst Time, Sometime
1998: Best Time or Worst Time? If someone were to invest during the worst time, say the 1998 ASEAN financial crisis, this person would have gained tremendously whether she bought into the stock market (some counter which is earning profits), property (prices in 1998 vs today?) or even the unit trust. 1998 till today is…
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Financial 101? Get financial knowledge and use it. Free lunch? Forget it.
Financial 101? Get financial knowledge and use it. Free lunch? Forget it.
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Country with the highest GDP per capita? Is our own income higher?
Country with the highest GDP per capita? Is our own higher? Country with the highest GDP per capita in 2021 is Luxembourg at US$126,000 (RM534,000) pear year. WOW. Second place is much further away, Ireland at US$90,000 (RM381,000). Still pretty high. Switzerland is almost the same followed by another double digit percentage drop for Norway…
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When we are 60, just have a RM1,000,000 property, possible?
My parents bought a RM85,000 property in Ipoh 30 years ago. It is currently RM540,000. It took 30 years for that home to reach RM540,000. Still worth buying? The answer in short is, YES. Imagine if my parents chose to rent instead of buying that semi-detached property (which was not that common even then) in…
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When we feel we are too poor to buy a property
This article was first published in July 2017 issue of Ivory Living “I do not have enough money to buy a property today,” my colleague shared during a lunch recently. He continued, “I am looking at many condos but I could not afford them. I am just too poor to buy!” This colleague works in…