Greater KL Population from 6 Million to 10 Million by 2020

Government expects the population in Greater Kuala Lumpur will grow from six million to 10 million by 2020 under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP). By that time, we will need additional one million new houses in Greater KL/Klang Valley. This is not a new story, market has been talking about this since 2010, in fact. [...]

Taylor’s University Next Campus in Mutiara Damansara?

Have your heard about the rumours that Taylor’s University is going to open a new campus in Mutiara Damansara or another lakeside campus near to the Flora Damansara apartment in Damansara Perdana? If you are interested to invest property in Damansara Perdana or Mutiara Damansara, perhaps you might interested to clarify the rumours, too. Oversupply [...]

Agricultural Lands of 3 Villages in Ayer Tawar Urged to Renew Land Lease

Kampung Raja Hitam, Kampung Merbau, and Kampung Jering were established between 1951 and 1953, during the British colonial period. Each household of the new villages has been allocated a piece of residential land and 4 acres agricultural land, respectively. The agricultural land title was given as 30 years leasehold tenure and extended for another 30 [...]

15 Hotspots for Landed Properties under RM500K in Klang Valley

Can you still find landed properties under RM500K in the Klang Valley? Yes, you can! There are still plenty of choices for a landed house below half a million ringgit. You will, of course, have to compromise to live farther away from the KL city centre or live nearer to it but in a smaller [...]

Building Defects Inspection Checklist for House Buyers DIY

As a house buyer, what should we do when we have taken possession of our new house from the developer? What are areas that we should inspect and how to carry out the defects inspection by ourselves? The following checklist has been drafted by referring to the quality standards stated in Construction Industry Standard (CIS [...]

Gold Price Technical Error

999 gold price = RM0.00/gram? It must be a technical error from the website of Federation of Goldsmiths And Jewellers Associations of Malaysia (FGJAM). The error has remained unfixed since 26 April 2012. I have emailed them about it and hopefully they will solve the problem as soon as possible. UPDATE [Thursday, 3 May, 2012]: [...]

Pelaburan Amanah Saham di Malaysia Menjana Pulangan Lumayan dan Stabil

Apakah pelaburan yang terbaik untuk bumiputera Malaysia? Tabung unit amanah ASNB (Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad) berjaya menjana pendapatan dan bonus lumayan serta prestasi konsisten seperti yang ditunjukkan dalam Jadual 3 dan 4 telah membuktikan bahawa ia adalah salah satu pilihan terbaik untuk mereka yang mempunyai profil risiko rendah atau sederhana.

Malaysia Affordable Housing Schemes

Buy Now or After Economic Crisis Hits

If I buy now, later crisis come, then I might lose my money. If I buy later, but crisis never come, then house prices could be even more expensive. So, buy now or wait for crisis? Let’s try this mix and match method based on the tables and questions I have created on below. Just [...]

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