Archive for October 2017
AirBnB: Boon or Bane?
Airbnb’s meteoric rise in only a few years has established it as the largest provider of accommodation in the world with a net worth of over RM120 billion. Airbnb has approximately three million listings and operates in 65,000 cities across 191 countries with about 80 million booked nights. By 2025, it is predicted that Airbnb…
Read MoreThe Accidental Airbnb Superhost
It has been eight years now since my first property purchase. I had just started work as an external Auditor when my father insisted that I begin my wealth accumulation journey via property investment. My maiden venture into the world of property investment thus started with a double-storey terraced house that fetched a rental yield…
Read MoreLegislative intervention needed to regulate AIRBnB
Airbnb is an online marketplace and hospitality service, enabling people to lease or rent short-term lodging including vacation and apartment rentals, homestays, hostel beds and hotel rooms. Interestingly, the company does not own any lodging; it is merely a broker and receives percentage service fees or commissions from both guests and hosts in conjunction with…
Read MoreSELLING for The Next Dimension
Real Estate Trainer, Property Investor and Entrepreneur Colin Tan of ColinTan Group of Companies is very much at home in the world of bricks and mortar. His reputation precedes him, having climbed up the property rung from a Realtor to undertaking corporate roles such as Group Director of Strategic Communications and Sales at UMLand, and…
Read MoreRecognising UMLand Seri Austin’s Crowning Achievements
Success certainly agrees with the highly-decorated, multiple award-winning UMLand Seri Austin township also known as Taman Seri Austin. Strategically situated in the easily accessible, fast-growing and popular growth corridor of Tebrau within Iskandar Malaysia in Johor Bahru, it comes as no surprise that the township continues to draw attention and receive numerous accolades given its…
Read MoreUnveiling Chow Kit Trade Centre’s New Chapter
Success is a continuous journey for Dato’ Michael Lim, Founder of VINSOON Group who worked his way up from being a salesman at a retail shop in Serdang, Selangor for three years before putting forward his first business idea into motion with Hypershoe. Established in 1996, Hypershoe is considered as one of Malaysia’s leading shoe…
Read MoreLegacy of The Lim Lineage
Rome wasn’t built in a day. Likewise, the building of the LBS Bina Group Berhad (LBS) empire was the result of years of prudent planning, execution and hard work which was started from humble beginnings by Founder and Chairman Dato’ Seri Lim Bock Seng in 1982 as a construction and transportation company. The elder Lim…
Read MoreSentimental in sentul: A township awakening to opportunities
Sentul, a town steeped in a rich and nostalgic past is now an emerging hotspot for various high-rise developments that are now shaping the future of the area. Indeed, walking down memory lane in this once quaint town which is witnessing the emergence of more high-rises located off Jalan Ipoh in Kuala Lumpur is akin…
Read MoreEnjoy Your Retirement
You have worked some 50 years of your life. So, retirement should be something to celebrate and look forward to rather than dread it. You are the master of your retirement and if you take care of several key aspects today, it can be a fulfilling one. Stages of Retirement What constitutes retirement can be drilled…
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