-Then I better go buy the bricks right? It should be much easier to flip, not buy property.

MDC is certainly entitled to express their views. I think all of us have no issues with high-end properties getting out of reach but the MDC failed to take into consideration the fact that :-

1. There isn't enough low-end property in Klang Valley, PJ, Shah Alam etc.
   
2. The mid-end property is also getting out of reach of majority of the new working class.

The market need to be curb so that the gap is not widening.

Car got Viva or Saga which is RM30k.

Decent condo start from RM400k or more.

Yeah

I have few property agent friends.. most of them saying now that their 2012 business will mostly be lelong type business..

Nice map! 

there are not only the smart people, there're people who 'not affected from the crisis + smart + rich'.

Thanks for the news! "Luckily" mine is only 3 years plus later only complete. Hopefully that time okay back.

The global economic climate is so uncertain now and it is difficult to predict the future market. From my observation around my area, the prices of the house have stagnant. Those who intend to sell their houses at very high prices are still advertising their properties. The properties already for sale for more than half a year. But my observation might not be applicable for other prime areas.

do you need the data shown average price month by month, year by year? or the chart and s-curve?
i would say don't study too much about that, it will make you poorer. is proven the rich is not economist, even the uncle who sell the chicken rice are richer.

well, in that case, u should print out the data shown average price in klang valley or whole malaysia, and show to the agent who promote one menerung Bangsar; hey! My data shown 280psf in 2011, why u sell 1000psf.

Precisely...
Those who think that parking theirs' money in FD is zero risk could be wrong, dun forget currency notes is just a blank paper printed out fr an offset machine.
Share is another form of paper trading, no tangible goods to backup it's intrinsic value.
Real estate trading is quite similar to gold in nature. 

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Added on December 28, 2011, 1:24 pm
Interesting...
Many recent SOHO / Studio launches (selling hot) already answer yr doubt, developer setting an "affordable level" price in exchanged with an "affordable space" for you...450sf for 300K. Would you buy? It's affordable rite?
You may wait but not others..

can't apply the theory of share market, trust and bonds into property market which only one way to make profit, price up you gain, price drop you gone.
in property, other than for own stay, you can flip in short term capital gain, or hold it for long term capital gain with tenanted or vacant, you may have positive income from rental.
your rental may just enough to cover the loan repayment but tenant are paying for your bank interest & principle, in long term, although the price still maintain but profit can be make from the loan deduction.
although the rental only enough to cover the bank interest and you have to top up money for loan repayment, you still can make money if the price increase in future.
that's the reason people's mindset are so positive toward property investment, and it's least riskly among all other investment. and also one of the reason property price are keep going up in long-term.

among all other investment, it's least risky.
yes, we might have bad tenants and other issues, but problem always there in our life, and we have to solve it, not stop doing it.
car accident always happen everyday, of course it won't stop us to drive, am i right.

I think this is yr problem...

Bad tenants? - Yr tenant try to be nasty and you kenot do anything? yr claim is so weak

refer to this - > bad tenants

Lousy developer - The Edge has listed the Top 10 / 30 developers since 2003 for you, if you insisit to buy fr Talam, who to blame?

I have a friend who is the joint developer of condo projects in Bukit jalil and sungai besi. dun ask me what he did before this.

Expensive maintenance cost? - Why must you buy condo at the 1st place? or even you own one, wat does maintenance costs for? Security, facilities, or enhancement of the property outlook etc

all property need to maintain. pay quit rent etc etc...

No doubt, real estate is riskier than FD & Bond,
wat bout Forex? Stock Mkt? Gold? Unit Trust? Derivatives? Commodity? Antique? ....safer bet?

my reply is to the previous post that property is the least risky investment. Since this is not related and I have no need to answer this.

Aiyoh, this should be 2.5sty linked house la...