I agree.
a tad unfair... then again, nothing is fair.

Sorry but I don't agree with this article, that too coming from a greedy developer. He also twisted facts on Singapore, the cooling effect did make a difference in Singapore and curb property price hike.

In Malaysia the developers created this mess with the government colluding in dIBs. DIBs is the root cause of the inflated prices and one we can't recover from. Though it is no more and the government clearly said no discounts, yet developers openly give discounts and thanks to lack of enforcement nothing happens.

The development in klang valley especially in KL is becoming indescriminate, developers start building at crap locations, next to HTC yet people buy.

I think government should strictly enforce and stop the discounts. Only people who really have the financial ability to take on debt should buy a property, else rent and save, that's what people did for dozen of years.

http://www.thestar.com.my/business/busines...e-house-buyers/

Dibs, low entry cost/illegal discount is akin to u.s subprime before 2006.


This post has been edited by icemanfx: Dec 26 2016, 10:51 AM

game over.

now the discount trend is
Preview 8%
Launch 8%+2%
after launched 3 months 8%+2%+lucky draw
after 6 months 8%+2%+lucky draw+cash rebate....

yup, its quite common nowadays, it's crucial to choose a good developer for early bird discount

the best discount in 2016 is from subsale market

The reason developers build next to HTC because these land were acquired at 30-50% of normal land price. (in other words, land that nobody wants)
As such, developers are able to offer their projects at cheaper price + massive discounts + furnishing.

Government will be glad that they could get rid of all these land.

2017 will be more discount, china developers are coming to Selangor to mass build and the market will be flooded with new projects.
Those that cannot sell in 2016 will be forced to give more discounts