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30th January 2010: The Penang property market was
to be a strong force in the very near future. Thus, it
was no surprise that investors were already speculating about its market potential. Gavin Tee, the Real Estate Investment Consultant was once again traveling up north where he was invited as a speaker to participate in Juanita Chin’s ‘The Property Investment Club - 2010 Seminar Series’
Participants gathered intently as Gavin presented his speech titled 2010 – The New Property Cycle with Opportunities Begins
“The new year would definitely bring certain opportunities if you look out for them.
Gavin went on with sharing his predictions and the property types that will be in demand for 2010.
“If an investor does his homework and analysis, he or she would be able to point out the High-end condos, landed and commercial properties that will give returns in the long run.”
“You must be ready to invest for the long term, as quick returns would be limited and with an estimated holding time of one year. I foresee that the property market would only adjust itself again and rise up to its natural state within 3 years,” he added.
It was a bright and sunny day in
Last Saturday (24th January 2010) was an exciting one, as over 500 participants attended the one day “Where to Put Your Money in 2010” event at the Securities Commission Malaysia, Bukit Kiara. With a distinguished list of speakers from the real estate, market trading and banking industries, it was a memorable outing for any investors as wave after wave of knowledge and key facts were pointed out.
One of them was Gavin Tee Swee Heng, a Real Estate Investment Consultant and Speaker. His key notes on “2010 – The property trend and its opportunities” proved enlightening and filled with vital facts as the participants listened intently.
“The Secondary Market is a strong market force in the next few years to come. Many investors will slowly but surely turn towards these categories as they see their potential in the upcoming years,” he said.
Despite the concerns of racial issues and discrimination, the unstable and ever-changing political stance, and the huge influx of overseas migration and overseas market investments slowing down the economic growth, Gavin still thinks that these are not enough to halt our rise in the property sector. “All the above might lead to a slowdown in the property market growth and result in “
Gavin also shared his experience in his property study trips to
The seminar was held in Mandarin and organized by Hua Zhong (The Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia), Sin Chew Daily and Great Vision.
Gavin shares the Networking Importance for 2010 Property Outlook
There has been much speculation as to what the year 2010 would bring to the property industry. After going through a speed bump year due to the worldwide economic downturn, many were concerned as to whether the recovery of this market would be swift or slow moving.
As the New Year progresses, going back to basics seem to be the only sure way of investment success. Networking platforms are as important as ever, where gatherings for real estate investors, developers, investment consultants and bankers are crucial in building contacts and business relationships.
Gavin Tee, a prominent real estate investment consultant and speaker believes it is a good year to start your investment again, provided you have an ideal platform for the long run. “Networking platforms are so important nowadays, as social events with the right participants bring in new faces that can widen your knowledge on the current property cycle and trends. This will assist with your decision making and ultimately determine how successful your investments will potentially be this year ,” he said.
Gavin will be sharing more of his views on the outlook of the property market during this “CNY Property Investors Networking Dinner” from 7.30pm – 11pm on the 3rd of February 2010 at Berjaya Hall,
A Chinese New Year Dinner organized for Real Estate Investors. You are invited to join the "property investors networking night". Let's meet the property industry experts and share their success.On the other hand, The Resort Properties and Green Buildings will begin to be the investment choices for investors. You will find that there is a growing interest on these properties. The world and our government will be the main forces creating the awareness on the importance of such properties. Although it may grow slowly but there is big potential in profit gains within 5 years. Thereafter it will grow rapidly. However, there are not too many choices in 2010 as there are limited buildings and projects with the above characteristics are available in the market.
With regards to the experiences from the last crisis which offered a period of 4 years to acquire goods and low property pricing, Gavin thinks 2010 is different:
1. The interest rate is so much lower compared to 1998 to 2003; we can almost say the highest to the lowest
2. The oversupply (which are mainly medium cost houses) happened in the outskirt and suburban areas in the last crisis while it currently occurs to the prime properties in the city and prime areas
3. The market will be able to absorb the oversupply much faster than the last crisis
4. There are not many auctions and bad debts (NPL) in this crisis
5. Today’s market in Malaysia is more “Globalised” and the property cycle is shorter
For the reasons stated above, WAITING is not a good strategy to apply like last time. Gavin believes we may only have ONE good year to invest.
If we are able to manage such trends and draw out a comprehensive long term plan, next year will definitely be a good year to go into the market, and 3 years later would be the harvest year where it shall be a good time to sell.
On December 4th, Wong Sai Wan gave the “Reasons to leave, Why not” article in the STAR to explain why the number of Malaysians leaving to settle down in other countries is growing. This is really alarming and something the Malaysian government must study for the sake of our country’s future.
However, it took me 4 days to get my new passport that almost delayed my overseas trip.
On the 3rd Day, I reached Damansara a bit earlier. It was about 10am after my busy morning work, but it took me half an hour to locate a car park. And eventually I chose to park the car illegally.
As Gavin’s last event for the year 2009, he devoted himself to deliver his presentation wisely and with confidence, giving a combination of topics like property trends, legal frameworks, landlording knowledge, etc. He chose a mix of participants with different backgrounds to enable a unique networking platform for his participants to learn from one another.
After the recently concluded Budget Talk, there was special emphasis on tourism-related properties as well as the introduction of the Green Building Index. The government is on the right track in focusing their efforts on areas like the tourism sector. During a time where the slowdown of the manufacturing & export industry is visible, the Budget 2010 does show the determination to develop the economy through tourism, where majority of foreign industries is indeed in an infant stage.