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COVID-19 Crisis Measures & Opportunities (Part 1 of 2)
by Anders Ong 2020’s most exciting year of the decade since year 2008-2010, everyone is donning a face mask and take sanitizer whenever they go; cleanliness is becoming a habits of Malaysians daily life, online food services are becoming more reliable and property had to go through more changes into ... Read More

The Property Cycle (Repeat Process)
by Anders Ong Sometimes some people earn more in property investment and sometimes some people just making lost in the market. Some are pure experts and some are pure luck if we had bought properties during the boom time every single person can also be an expert and boast about ... Read More

How To Spot & Invest In The Best New Property Development In The Market
by Anders Ong The trend had changed from years to years, ten years ago most property investors only had a few selections of new property development to invest and a few hot spots to choose. Today the market is wider and diverse with many developments planned by the Penang state ... Read More

Is allowing blacklisted PTPTN borrowers to apply for loans a good thing?
By Dr. Paul Selva Raj The Ministry of Housing and Local Government has announced that backlisted National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) borrowers who are listed on the Central Credit Reference Information System (CCRIS) will not be blacklisted if they apply to buy a home. Is this measure good for ... Read More

With federal funds for PTMP, scale of PSR to be reviewed
By Charles Tan I no longer stay in Penang but I support the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) scheme. The main reason is because it provides funding for Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) without which PTMP will not have the fund to proceed. Let’s understand that traffic jams in Penang is ... Read More

Claiming LAD and Defect Rectification from Developer
by Anders Ong Many home buyers have faces problems mostly during the handover of their property keys. It includes defect in the property itself and maybe late delivery of vacant possession. The most basic remedy to those problems are through filing of defect form to the property management for rectification ... Read More

Why 2019 will be a good year to purchase residential property?
by Anders Ong Wondering when is the right time to purchase property? Had been on the lookout for perfect property since last year? People still saying property market are trending downwards for year 2019? Waiting for the latest launching? Afraid of buying the wrong property or afraid of losing current ... Read More

Residential Vacancy Rates: Property Overhang and Market Supply
By See Kok Loong Lately, there are several publications such as National Property Information Centre (NAPIC) published on Jan 2019 on the data for 3Q18, the number of unsold homes in Malaysia has reached a new high of 30,115 homes amounted to RM 19.54 billion. (The above figure is the ... Read More

Better to buy a car or a house first?
By Datuk Alan Tong Many people kick-start the new year with a fresh set of resolutions. I always like listening to resolutions from the younger generation and take a peek at their life goals. It is interesting to keep our finger on the pulse. Buying a new house and a ... Read More

Why invest in properties on Penang Island now?
By Timothy Tye By “now”, I am referring to January 2019. To answer that question, I need you to take a moment to look back at the Penang property landscape for the past 5-6 years. In particular, I want you to pay attention to Penang Island, for that’s the context ... Read More
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