Tips on what to do before house-huntingIT is a difficult and tedious experience to buy your first home. After all, a home purchase requires a huge amount of money which is no trivial matter. The property will probably be the most valuable asset you own in your lifetime.To help first-time...

YOUR credit score reflects your financial credibility. It is not easy to establish a good reputation, but it would only take a second to destroy it. In fact, it is more often than not that we unknowingly damage our own credit score!The following shows how Malaysians unknowingly undermine their...

Commencement of works officially begins for the project and retail mall componentDBKL executive director (planning) Datuk Hj. Mohd Najib bin Hj. Mohd, Mitsui Fudosan Asia deputy managing director and chief regional officer to Malaysia Takehito Fukui, Mitsui Fudosan Company Limited managing officer...

Battersea Power Station Wins ‘Property Company Of The Year’ At The Evening Standard’s Business Awards 2017All the winners of the Evening Standard Business Awards with David Twohig, Chief Development Officer (back second in from left) accepting Property Company of the Year on behalf of the...

// // // Principal of Propedia Consultancy Sr Vicky How insists that the lack of understanding towards property buying is acting as a huge stumbling block for the younger generation to venture into the business of property investing.The jargons and terminologies may give people the impression that...

Factors that determine the value of retail offeringsBy Vicky HowWith the evolving retailers moving into online marketing, the behaviour of consumers has changed drastically over a brief period of time. Rather than expanding the number of branches, many retailers have now shrunk down the retail...

By Jonathan Roberts (jonathan@thestar.com.my)Affin Hwang Asset Management head of equity strategies and advisory Gan Eng Peng.Property commentators have opposing views when it comes to the direction of the Malaysian real estate market.As such, should young Malaysians go all out to invest in their...

By Jonathan Roberts (jonathan@thestar.com.my)verylongrun.com founder and independent certified financial planner, Julian Ng“Buy your first home as soon as possible, do not wait until it is too late” is an advice we commonly receive from well-meaning elderlies. The notion that renters are...

BY LOANSTREET.COM.MYNOWADAYS, with rising costs and decreasing land availability, you’d be hard-pressed to find a good property to buy or invest in. Those that are in a good location and have plenty of available amenities, while still positioned in the affordability range, are few and far...

BY LOANSTREET.COM.MYWE recently touched on the topic of the Perumahan 1Malaysia (PR1MA) initiative and how it has helped many citizens own their first home. The rising cost of living was not the only concern on the minds of Malaysians, so the PR1MA Act 2012 was a welcomed decision.Properties that...