Just notice 1 of our emerging friend turkey raise its opr from 3.5% to 8% t prevent its currency continue depreciate.

Realistically, how many people or company have the opportunity to buy prime land? Use prime land as example for average joe is irrelevant.

Guess you have missed recent news reports on sg property.

Foreigner RPGT for the 1st 5 years = 30%. 6th year onwards = 5%. Foreigner can only sell to foreigner.

As if land is never over priced, zero holding cost and immuned to demographic change.

What about less prime land?

Guess the experienced land investor didn't tell; one need positive cash flow from else where to hold land and many lands need to hold for over 10 or even 30 years. With positive cash flow, there are many other investment options available.

Good one, I know a fellow hold a piece of land for 50 years (2 generations), finally able to sold it to developer,  KL land some more ...lol

Enjoy your reunion dinner lah, Cow Hyde tanglung can't shine one (牛皮灯笼点不明)  .. lol

Gong Xi Fa Cai everyone. .

People that know financial planning will only invest their surplus/free cash on land.

Not much land left.  Next plan is to reclaim land.  Indonesia has just restricted aggregates export to Singapore.  Reclaim land is going to be very expensive on psf basis as imports of sand and aggregates become challenging.  http://www.ura.gov.sg/uol/publications/res...ns-reports.aspx  Many are buying into Iskandar (mostly oil palm plantation land) as this happen.  That's all from me in this thread 

still this issue.. tell us how much u want to sell then?? at least 550k not to suffer any loss in investment..

the echo hill project right 450k launched.it will  finished on 2016? how much is the selling price? minimum 550k? right or not? minimal profit 50k on DSL... sure the so call owners want to sell ah?

This time reli serious.. u also know..
DIBS is d tool for speculation.. by bringing back DIBS in backdoor further proof that many investors are working class.. and very low holding power.. for low or middle class flippers.. selling upon VP is the only way and not a choice like high flippers..

No matter how u justified.. the prop price has go beyond.. the market u previously targetting (low income.. middle.. upper middle income) has shrink to ( middle income and high end in which by 2015 the middle income grooup will totally be elimated leaving upper middle) those rich  already are you guys.. agents are middle class too ya..

the affordability issue cuts deep.. even a fallback plan like takingvrent will lock your credit ...dat is also anothet stop to fresh soeculations

hey that increase issue I have address greatly 750k exsmple .. u are making a lost for long term holding despite increase..

1997 not serious mehh? Bukit beruntung wor..

now very good meh.. seen phonomena of SOLD but VACANT through any cycles?

Second half will see.

Negative.
Increase in unemployment
increase in interest rate
Weaker RM meaning ppl lost confidence on msia
More foreign fund ship out money from malaysia.
China market worsen
Neighbour Sg n Thailand economy worst.
More Units VP . More empty/ less attractive rental yield
More consumer money spend on petrol n food tnb n less money spen for investment
why 1st buyer buy overprice in market if govt Pr1ma is more resonable price n better entry price?
More auction units in the market for not so strong holding power.
weak prime minister only care about kankung price resulted political unstable like 'allah issues'
so many good vounrer  klse counter very cheap..better goreng klse
Positive
Cost push construction cost. Eg all illegal bangla in jail
ppl absorb n use to govt new policy.
petrol subsidy will drop.tol wilk increase so price of property sure increase
i am DDD..... so i can only think more negative than positive on property investment in 2014 2nd half
   

I am DDD ma.  So 2nd half u know la.

As long as ppl still drive  n eat banana... i will not cut margin.

if klse ytlpower pbb gamuda topgrove reit drop too much and many opportunity there. I will cut margin and shift my investment to klse

Klse have lots of opportunity during crisis....

many retire uncle n auntie sapu alot during crisis with cash.

capital gain tax free and liquid.

Nobody (except those with vested interest) uses property as a HEDGE to inflation, gold is used as hedge, as gold have FIXED value everywhere. Your property only has discretionary value.

Even that, gold prices goes up & down, sometimes even against the expected inflation outcome.