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Scam. Retiree. RM400,000 parcel?
Always be aware of all the tricks which scammers are using to scam people these days. We recently have a scam related to the king of fruits, durian and the seller actually lost over RM400,000.
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Why property investment is a bad idea? Please let me share this okay?
I will be speaking in this Real Estate Summit (RES) 2021 and my topic is definitely considered a controversial one. “7 reasons why property investment is a bad idea.” Over the years, I have come to realisation that property investment is a good idea to some and a bad idea to many people too. Thus,…
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Real estate industry lost an icon today. RIP Sr. Michael Geh.
Real estate industry icon Michael Geh passed away today because of Covid-19. My last conversation with him was a video zoom at the end of April 2021. I will miss him tremendously. He is someone I respected tremendously. He taught me that one must always have the right principles and not be swayed easily due…
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Kuantan is now a city. How many cities are there in Malaysia?
Kuantan is now a city. It became a city on 21st February 2021. Kuantan is the capital city of Pahang. Did you know how many cities do Malaysia have? How many could you think of at the top of your mind? 5? 8? 12? Erm… you are quite far from the actual number. If you…
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Illaria Gamuda Gardens: 80% of Phase 2 sold
Press Release: Phase 2 of Illaria, Gamuda Gardens 80% Sold Petaling Jaya: Despite a soft property market, Gamuda Land has continued its strong momentum following the success of the first phase of Illaria Hillside Homes in Gamuda Gardens, which achieved 100% uptake. Virtually launched on Dec 12 via the Gamuda Land Facebook page, the second phase…
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Property Outlook 2020: Property market in low interest rate environment.
If we want to look at the property outlook 2020, we need to take into account the current LOW interest environment. When the interest rates are low, the returns from the fixed deposits are low. So, what should we do with our investments which are giving super low returns? Perhaps we could think about investing…
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Why do we need a Residential Tenancy Act?
Did you know that everyone may be signing a totally different tenancy agreement today when we rent a home? Depending on negotiation power, the agreement may be extremely lopsided to the owner (most of the time) or the tenant (sometimes). If we have a Residential Tenancy Act, then there is no need for anyone to…
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Don’t worry? GDP contracted by 17.1% Q2 2020.
This was the title in an article in channelnewsasia.com, “Malaysia economy contracts 17.1% in 2nd quarter, worst slump since 1998 financial crisis” (yeah, you can click to read the article if you like). Briefly, it looks bad, really bad when it comes to the GDP of Malaysia for Q2 2020. When the economy is in…
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Challenging times after moratorium ends end September?
First of all, I disagree that moratorium extension after 30th September should be for all just like the first round moratorium which was automatic for all and for 6 months unless one opts out of it. Any politician asking for it is NOT savvy to the fact the banks are not charitable organisations and has…
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A Talk with Lam Wai Loon and Leong Hong Kit on Resolving Construction Claims and Disputes
Malaysia property virtual talkshow – Property outlook for 2020 and beyond Construction Construction A Talk with Lam Wai Loon and Leong Hong Kit on Resolving Construction Claims and Disputes Event Date: 4th July 2020, 11am RSVP The COVID-19 pandemic has widespread effects on industries across Malaysia. Amongst others, the construction industry is one of the…
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MAREC 2020 – “Let professionals help you in your property purchase.”
I am someone who would always insist that buyers and sellers should deal with REGISTERED real estate professionals; negotiators and agents. We need to stop saying that in Malaysia anything goes. Do we really want to pay money to someone who looks like they are veterans in the industry but is actually not registered and…