Property Hunter Magazine Issue 63- February 2015 | Page 68

COFFEE TALK | kopiandproperty.com

PROPERTY BUYING?

UP IN H1 2015

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ssuming you
can have just
one choice.
Do you think
buyers would
buy more
within the H1 of 2015 or H2
of 2015? Actually, this is a trick
question. If you had answered
‘H1′, it meant that you are
positive about the market. In
brief, it means buyers may
be rushing to buy before
GST or that demand is slowly
recovering. Yet, if H1 picks up,
it is very likely that H2 would
continue the momentum.
From other countries’
experience with GST, most
of the time, demand may be
subdued just right after GST as
they are not sure how to react.
What if right after GST is
implemented, the developers
launch a ‘promosi besarbesaran’? Advertisement
banners saying that they are
absorbing all the GST and
on top of that offering some
free stuffs such as electrical
goods or renovation packages?
Fuel prices remain at current
prices and the people have
more money to spend since
they are spending less on
fuel? Economy moves along
and Malaysia hits a lower
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