Should be crestbuilder/mbam eric yong then based on his replies.

Due to wage growth issues.

Majority of populations did not upskill, country as a whole we did not move up the value chain, so housing affordability is still a constraint for upward price movement.

Whereas others like thailand, vietnam, indonesia and singapore is climbing the production value chain at a faster paced than us relatively, so there is real income growth.

Not all property the same and not all location is the same.

There is no one broom sweep all way of investing in property, you got to do your due diligence and put in effort and not just use common observation and derive at a conclusion that now is the right or not the right time.

From 2019 up till 2022 there is still a divergent of property returns although many say its a property glut/bear market. Some properties have gone up by quite a-lot while some stagnate or even drop due to firesales or glut.

In the end need to do own research. An example you see which property/location is sought after by buyers that has improved earnings in the past few years. Eg industrial exporters, O&G industry players, F&B owners. And next you check the supply in those area. If you see demand is strong with many of those demand coming from people with continued improve earnings vs a limited supply in the market, then probably that particular property or location will appreciate. The opposite applies to those you see real income has drop and the location they look for.

There are many variables in investing on any assets class. If you take the easy approach of a broad market view and don’t put in the detailed analysis and work, no matter which investment you do won’t yield good result. There is never a “best” / “golden” time for you to make that decision.

All investment required guts to make an informed decision under uncertain condition. If you want sure win, go for fd.

Iceman is a perma bear. But another thing i observe is he rarely makes any decision not just in property but all other forms of investment type.

Apart from property actually his negative perception came true like the case of his bursa croc pond warning or his bitcoin prediction. He could actually made a lot of money last year short selling all those things based on his believe, but i din’t see any indication he pull the trigger on any of these bear views.

Or perhaps he just playing the role of a market observer like he always said