China;s RE is a bubble by price/capital income, 15x years average to salary, etc.

But dont forget >25% of new purchases in 2009-2010 was in cash... CASH!!. and the sub-urban numbers are believed to be much more higher.

I would say MY should burst before China.. by looking at the statistics. All eyes on CHina in next 50 years.

MY RE prices will follow and depend on CN, HK and SG. MY will take lead when the racist 513 happen again.

513? Many more you shd worry? Korea war? another 911? 2012? water world? Islamic countries attack Singapore? Wat else? Better leave the earth

Political instability!!!

sometimes when we think about the risks too much, we will miss the opportunities

sometimes when we don't think about the risks, we lose all our money

maybe u read it wrong, i didnt say don't think about the risks
just dont think about it too much

The key problem with some people is they keep forecasting that mkt will burst, but when the mkt really burst, they also hv thousands of excuses not to invest, why? Try to think in wat circumstances mkt will burst? there is no way mkt sentiment is good and stock mkt crash...if one dun prepare to take the risk, then forget about investment

Yeah, I think I know what you meant.

My statement is to remind people who don't think about risks at all that it could end badly for them.

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Added on February 10, 2011, 8:54 amMarket bursts when people find out that the market isn't as good as they had been thinking before.

This post has been edited by prody: Feb 10 2011, 08:54 AM

The fact is real property investor buys more when market burst

I still dun understand. Why spend so much time and effort in timing the burst when these time and resources can be better use to search for the right investment in accordance to your risk appetite?

Bulls make $$$, bears make $$$, its the pigs thats get slaughtered. From Pai

yeah, let say if the market burst..which we dunno exactly when
do u buy? can u predict the bottom price, people will again keep waiting
wait n wait...and during that time bank oso will tighten their policies to gives loan

for me, buy some, rent some and sell some all the times
better focus on right location rather then right timing

When the property market burst and the price drop....the price may still much higher compare to the price you bought now!!!

Share market have its cycle of 10 years (Sometime 3 years)

Property market may be 30-50 years...or never burst when you still on the Earth

Precisely, as I mentioned earlier, bubble happens sector to sector, at different place and timing, If we keeps waiting then chances may go away, of course homework is fundamental, one thing for sure, RM is only paper, better keep tangible good. However I personally feel that apt condo or service apt will be oversupply fr 2013 onwards in KV, be careful unless buy for own stay

Punters normally make money from props during good times.

Real investors make money from prop market irrespective good or bad times.

For genuine home-owners........in most instance the earlier you buy, the better it is. Your goal is not to make money out of this exercise.....but to minimize your expenses, so getting in early is the key unless you have an ability to see the future. If you are trying to time for a drop but with no 100% certainty............then you r just a punter.

+1

Why 1150 and 18.50? Based on what assumptions?

for the genuine home-owners........with current property price, provided they are going to get marrige to force them to buy, if not they will rather hold 1st....my opinion only..

I agree. The plane seems to have left the carrier. It will require us to jump in order to hope on.

I don't think I'm gambling by not buying. but will be gambling if I purchase at the cost of an arm and a leg.

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Added on February 10, 2011, 5:25 pmhumm... this talk about lowering our expectations. Well, unfortunately the houses being developed in my area are medium-high range homes.

I may not be rich, but I'm a working graduate. Don't tell me I need to buy a low cost house? Where my male and female children have to share the same room.

Meanwhile, there's this bungalow collecting weeds across of my low cost house.

This post has been edited by TheDoer: Feb 10 2011, 05:25 PM

Everybody like Airasia, But,

Too bad Airasia doesn't come too often and very hard to get your hands on them.

Moreover, Airasia do not cover many important routes. Even if they do, the travel is not as pleasant as MAS.

If u have a destination, lets fly MAS first while trying to get Airasia. MAS aint that bad.

The earlier u buy the ticket, the cheaper it is.

erm. I don't think you can compare buying a home with riding on Airasia. If you missed the chance, and the ticket is beyond what you can afford you wait next year.

You can't afford airasia then you jump to Mas? That's very unlikely.

Now, in the case of a home. If the price goes beyond our reach... then what? Wait for next life?