End of Private Lease Tenure — what happens then?
The Private Lease Scheme (PLS) was something unheard of in Malaysia 10 years ago.
Extending loan tenure to 40 years may not benefit borrowers
PETALING JAYA (March 12): There is talk that the maximum 40-year tenure offered to affordable housing loans may be extended to all mortgages too, as one of the counter measures to address the overhang issue straining the property market now.
Maximum loan tenure could be extended up to 40 years for affordable home buyers
PETALING JAYA (Oct 9): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is proposing a more flexible loan package with flexible interest rates and an extended maximum loan tenure for affordable home buyers, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
How to ‘use’ your property for higher returns
This is Part 3 of the 4-part series on my Property Investment Quadrant (PIQ) which examines the four actions you can take with your property investment, namely Buy, Sell, Use (Rent) and Borrow.
Security, a crucial aspect in absentee home ownership
PETALING JAYA (April 8): One of the problems being a foreign property investor is security and safety concerns for the property that they have invested in, noted Singapore Association of Property and Facility Managers president Dr Lim Lan Yuan.
5 things to note about buying property on the secondary market
IF you are looking for a ready, more secure and less speculative type of property, you would probably look at the secondary market first rather than those that are still under construction offered by housing developers.
