QUOTE(accetera @ Sep 24 2016, 12:08 AM)
I'm saying 3% to 4% is Considered good already at today's market. If you compare to the majority of getting less than 4% today. If any readers who doesn't understand the concept of "relativity", please let me know for me to explain clearer.
I tracked more than 1,000 new property launches in KV with data for the last 5 years or so. Btw I'm an accountant and a property investor myself.
Now investors always think 4% to 5% is the benchmark. But let's be honest. The minute your rental cannot cover your instalment (loan of 4.4++%), then you know you are already not getting that level of returns. Simple as that.
By the way, when we all mentioned about 3-4% of rental yield,
It would be more accurate if we r to refer to latest market value of the property,
Not the purchase price.
For example,
10years ago I brought Apartment in Bkt Jalil for RM150k.
Rental rate during 2006 is RM800/month
Therefore, I enjoyed a rental yield of 7.2% as at Year 2006
Today this apartment is valued at RM400k,
Rental rate is RM1,200/month
The rental yield has been dropped to 3.6% as at today.
From both the above rental yield and return,
We can actually draw some conclusion as below
1) The rental rate has not been increase much (800-1200) for the pass ten years taking into consideration of inflation and time value for money.
2) The capital appreciation for Bkt Jalil apartment is increasing with the pace which is faster than rental yield.
It shown the oversupply situation is getting nearer with lesser demand for rent.
3) The increased in capital appreciation may also indicate increase in demand but more for occupier because the increase in rental yield pace is slow.
But if you plot a graph to compare both variable, you will realise that the oversupply situation is getting nearer due to the capital appreciation is starting to getting slow and constant (also due to 10years apartment).
In overall, I would still keep this property even the capital appreciation and rental yield is getting lower, increase in much slower pace for the following reason:-
1) The upcoming malls will at least keep the "minimum rental rate" been constant for rent to mall workers.
2) The increase in surrounding new property density will keep the capital value of my property when come to a stage of full and or saturated supply situation.
3) Of course, low entry cost (10years ago) and low maintenance fees which relief the pressure for holding....