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• Malls, more Malls Everywhere - Aug 28, 2010
  WITH the opening of 20 malls in the Klang Valley with a total net floor area of 4.4 million sq ft this year, the retail property market is likely to face an oversupply situation with pressure on rental rates, property consultants say. Many...
   
• Welcome to a Speculator's Market - Aug 28, 2010
  SINCE the last quarter of 2009, property prices have not gone up incrementally. They have escalated, especially for landed units. In certain locations, prices may be unsustainable. Up to the first quarter of this year, intermediate two-storey...
   
• Pros and Cons of Suburban Malls - Aug 28, 2010
  WITH so much shopping mall space already taken up in the Klang Valley, developers are turning toward building suburban malls in residential areas. One such example is the new 470,000 sq ft SSTwo Mall along Jalan SS2/75, set to open in the fourth...
   
• Can Penang ride its property boom wave? - Aug 28, 2010
  The success of Penang's bid to woo new investors will hinge on how its government handles the needs of existing investors who are in mega property-related projects.   In the face of an anticipated property boom in Penang, with the...
   
• Malaysia's Real Estate Beckons - Aug 25, 2010
  "LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION" is without doubt the real estate investors' conventional wisdom for investing in a property anywhere in the world. Malaysia today has been identified as on of the preferred destinations for real...
   
• Market Intelligence - Aug 24, 2010
  Statistics   more chart   Source : The Edge, Personal Money; Issue #108 Aug 2010 
   
• Are you financially on Track? - Aug 20, 2010
   Of late, we've been inundated with news that may significantly affect our financial well being. The headlines tell of uncertainties in the global economic recovery, volatility in the global equities market, rising interest rates, and rising...
   
• Retire Rich - Aug 20, 2010
  Last piece of the retirement puzzle In planning your retirement, don't forget to factor in long-term care.      more     Source : The Edge, Personal Money - Issue #108 August 2010
   
• Affordable but Small - Aug 19, 2010
  With properties in prime areas rising in cost, are studio apartments viable alternative investments?       more     by Lim Siew May Source : The Edge Magazine - Personal Money. Issue #108. AUG 2010...
   
• Penang Blueprint - Aug 19, 2010
  Speech by Liew Chin Tong, executive director of Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute, to introduce the Penang Blueprint Roundtable Series on Feb25, 2010. THE MALAYSIAN ECONOMY is at a crossoads; it has stopped being a high growth...
   
• Taking Tourism to the Next Level - Aug 19, 2010
   GETTING HOLD of Penang Global Tourism's (PGT) new managing director Ooi Geok Ling is a challenge in itself. Getting through to her mobile is no problem; pinning her down in one location long enough to conduct an interview is another...
   
• The UK Property Market.....Residential Review 1st Half 2010 Research by Hurford Salvi Carr - Aug 16, 2010
  Salient Points are as follows: Sales price in Midtown and across the City rose by an average of 6% and are now within 3% of September 2007 levels Prices in Docklands rose by 9% but remain 8% below September 2007 levels Frustrated renters have...
   
• “IS THIS A GOOD TIME TO INVEST IN MALAYSIAN PROPERTY?” IS INFLATION, THE TIGER IN THE FOREST?? - Jul 22, 2010
  Recently since January 2010 there has been much euphoria as it appears that a serious rally is in the making with the following cocktail of ingredients making for a strong brew of “irrational exuberance” in our...
   
• Malaysia's Real Estate Beckons - Jul 22, 2010
  “Location, Location, Location” is without doubt the real estate investors’ conventional wisdom for investing in a property anywhere in the world.  Malaysia today has been identified as one of the preferred destinations for...
   
• The Economics Of Heritage Revitalization - Oct 9, 2009
  Value adding to property and business in the World Heritage Site and its surroundings…. some random thoughts delivered at the Penang International Conference on Sustainable Cultural Development By Jason Teoh – Henry Butcher Malaysia...
   
• Buying A Property In Malaysia - Jul 9, 2009
  Make sure you are dealing with the owner of the property you are interested in or his authorized agent.   If you are buying directly from a developer, make sure it has a valid licence.   It is advisable to engage a solicitor to...
   
• Surge In Luxury Condo Launches - Jul 4, 2009
  GEORGE TOWN: More than 600 high-end condominiums will be launched on Penang island before the year-end. Although local property prices have not been significantly affected, the volume of transactions has dropped slightly since January. At...
   
• Property Market Update 1H 2009 - Apr 24, 2009
  Learn what’s happening, take stock of market intelligence, make well-informed real estate market decision …. and benefit from the knowledge base of an impressive array of experts including government, industry practitioners and...
   
• To Build or To Buy - Oct 15, 2008
  For many people, that is certainly the question. Each has its advantages and while most people consider new homes to be highly desirable, only a small percentage of homes purchased every year actually get built from scratch. So why do home...
   
• Value for Your Advertising Dollars - Oct 15, 2008
  How does a vendor decide which advertising vehicles are worth the money? Does a property get better exposure from saturation advertising in a few well chosen advertising vehicles or is the reverse true - a few ads in each of many different...
   
• Open House Guidelines - Oct 15, 2008
  Open for inspection programmes are an ideal way for busy vendors to expose their home to prospective purchasers without putting themselves out more than they need to. Purchasers also love them, for a different reason. They feel they can linger as...
   
• Renovating - The Cost - Value - Oct 15, 2008
  Most people think about the possibility of renovating their homes for a long time before they do it. But mostly what they think of is how they would do it and whether they can afford the changes they need and want. Many fail to think about the...
   
• Passive Solar Design A Smart Investment - Oct 15, 2008
  Research shows that about 40% of day to day energy use comes from heating and cooling the space we live in. Passive solar building design is becoming more popular with home builders who are keen to reduce their energy use while not giving up the...
   
• Seven Rules of Property Investment - Oct 15, 2008
  1. Keep vacancies, arrears and repairs to a minimum and tenant harmony to a maximum by setting the rent at ninety five percent of the current market value. Novice residential property investors often fall into the trap of trying to obtain market...
   
• Incidental Costs of Property Purchase - Oct 15, 2008
  Most people know that the cost of buying a property is more than the amount they pay to the real estate agent. But how much more? Individual contracts of sale can vary and level of borrowing affects cost, but most advisers say that prospective...