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Property Investment 101: 10 tips on choosing a good tenant
Before I start, I need to remind everyone again that there is really such a thing as “Law of Attraction.” Somehow, we always seem to attract many people who’s just like us. Our friends… our colleagues… our tenants… They are like us! Be good to people, usually they will be good to us too. I…
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Knight Frank: The Outlook for Malaysian Hotels 2023
As a well-known gastronomic hotspot in South East Asia, it was great to read that Malaysia has been finally validated on an international scale with the Michelin Guide covering two wonderful culinary hubs, Kuala Lumpur and Penang – 32 restaurants obtained the Bib Gourmand and 4 restaurants obtained a Michelin star. Malaysian cuisine is one…
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Bali tourism sector may be affected with this new law
I have been to Bali many times. First time was for a Toastmasters’ Conference. Second time was with wife. Third time was with my whole family including my parents, brother, sister and their spouse. Fourth time was with my wife’s family; my in-laws. So, you can safely say I love Bali. In fact I do…
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High-rise not good price appreciation? These appreciated within 12 months.
I bought my first high-rise unit in 2003. It was then followed by another high-rise and another and well, high-rise units in 6 cities / towns in Malaysia. I only bought my first landed property in 2020 yeah. So, 17 years of just high-rise units. Did I have any price appreciation at all? Haha. When…
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Travelling to Hong Kong? Tips to handle the 0+3 here.
A friend thought Hong Kong is still under strict lockdowns. He thought people are still staying home and shops are under restrictions etc. I think I need to explain on behalf of Hong Kong which has just moved into 0+3 travelling arrangement just a few weeks back. I think it’s fair to say that despite…
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Buying undervalued property? Please do NOT do this.
Everyone wants to buy undervalued property. People who wants to start investing wants undervalued property. People who has been investing would want to buy undervalued property. People who does not know what they want to do with property investment also wants to buy an undervalued property. I must share this classic conversation with someone who…
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Property transactions Malaysia: Numbers for H1 2022 looking good actually
Property Transactions Malaysia. First of all, thinking that Malaysia is in a crisis because US$ kept appreciating versus most of all currencies including Malaysia is not clever. Just in case anyone wants to know, British Pound reached a 35-year low versus the US$. AUD is at 2.5 year low versus the US$. Japanese Yen is…
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Overhang properties up means property prices down?
Let’s look at the Total Overhang Units to have an idea how many residential units are actually classified as overhang. Overhang property unit is defined as units that have received their Certificate of Completion and Compliance but remain unsold for more than nine months after launch.
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Looking at RM versus more currencies
Too many people are trying to ‘sell their business or their programme’ by harping on ringgit’s depreciation versus the US$. It’s like if anyone are still foolish enough to invest in Ringgit based investments, it will be the end of the world for them. (the investors). By the way, I remain extremely confident with the…
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Internet cities? What’s that, really?
We have the internet which continues to have an explosive growth in users and penetration. We also have property development where many are being pitched as self-sustaining new townships where people could work, play, grow and even have fun without the need to drive to the city centre everyday. Now there’s this new term called…