Read this articles:
What makes a property hotspot? in the Star.
BMC & Sg Long hit most of them
3. Ride on the research of big boys
An easy way to find a property hotspot is to follow the big boys as they have impeccable R&D teams. Anytime you hear rumours that an Aeon supermarket is going to be built in an area, property investors will immediately begin searching for viable properties in the area.
This is because an Aeon supermarket

will only be built in an area after an extensive research is performed to ensure that there is sufficient population amongst other criteria in the area to patron the supermarket.
Other franchises that property investors follow are McDonald’s

– as their biggest asset is not their Big Macs but their locations. If examined, you will notice that every single McDonald’s is located in a thriving area, and the branch is only built after extensive research on the population demographics.
4. The unexpected catalyst
Other ways to find a property hotspot is to find a catalyst. Some examples of an unexpected catalyst include industrial areas and universities – establishments that when they begin operating will require massive numbers of homes for their workers, tenants or students. Most often the public will not hear any news of its development, and only regulars of the area will know that something is up in the wind when the area is boarded up and construction begins.
A good example of this is the Taylor’s Lakeside University (UTAR in Sg Long

). Before the university was built, the area was a vast cul-de-sac with no prospects for capital appreciation. However, as soon as development on the university began with no news published anywhere of what it would be, property investors immediately began doing their research. And those who found out shortly after made handsome profits from their investments in the area when the property prices increased in value almost a hundred-fold immediately after completion of the Taylor’s Lakeside University.
A small room at D’Senza (All the Green series condos within walking distance of UTAR

) the residential high rise located beside the university can now be rented out for RM2,500 per month – and tenants are never in short supply.
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