Kim Wong 
With traditional income generators such as bonds and certificates of deposit (CDs) offering virtually no returns, many retirees are looking to real estate for regular income during their golden years. An estimated one in 10 retirees already supplements his income with some type of rental property. Using rental property for additional income shows no signs … Read more
In today property market, you might heard people said a lot about purchase home with lease option. If you are an existing property investor, this strategy may not strange to you while if you are newbies, what do you know about this strategy actually working? Whether you are existing property investors who going to purchase your … Read more
From the first decision to invest in real estate to actually buying your first rental property, there is a lot of work to be done. This task may be daunting for the first-time investor. Owning property is a tough business and the field is peppered with land mines that can obliterate your returns. Here we’ll … Read more
Buying and owning property is rarely easy or simple. When the property in question is in a distant location, the challenges multiply. Investing in out of state property might seem appealing if you live in an area where real estate is expensive. It might also appear attractive if you already own property where you live … Read more
According to the State Public Works and Utilities Executive Councillor Lim Hock Seng, Penang’s upcoming undersea tunnel and three paired roads are expected to cost a total of RM6.3 billion only. He was refuting the allegation made by Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan that the overall cost of the … Read more
Australian banks have introduced more stringent loan application rules for foreign property buyers, including the country’s four largest lenders – NAB, ANZ, Westpac and Commonwealth Bank, reported The Straits Times. Among the tougher rules implemented in recent weeks include reducing the loan-to-value ratio from 80 percent to 70 percent for borrowers who rely on overseas … Read more
Data from property consultancy JLL revealed that a higher number of newly built and uncompleted houses have been placed on the auction block so far this year, amidst a sluggish rental market and a supply glut stemming from the market heydays in 2011 to 2013, reported The Straits Times. To date, 13 units of completed … Read more
Singapore has emerged as the second biggest foreign investor in Vietnam after pumping in US$730 million worth of investments during the first four months of 2016, according to government statistics, reportedVietNamNet. Between January and March this year, the city-state invested in 50 new projects and poured more capital into 23 existing projects in the country, … Read more
Iskandar is expected to become the newest investment haven in Malaysia, especially its real estate sector, according to many experts interviewed by the New Straits Times. It is forecasted to emerge as one of the world’s most prosperous regions in the next 10 years after it was left behind by property booms in Penang, Kuala Lumpur … Read more
If you have a house, chances are that you’ve been told it’s your most valuable asset. And it’s true that your home can have a lot of value. However, the value in your home isn’t usually very liquid. It’s hard to transform the equity you’ve built up into cash. One of the ways that homeowners … Read more
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