Property360Digest E-MAGAZINE Issue#5 | Page 22

TALKING POINTS Real estate investments are one of the most secure types of investing nowadays. We all know that stocks and bonds can be badly affected by recessions, as we had experienced during 2008. Real estate on the other hand, has the capacity to increase in value as time passes even as an effect of economic fluctuation. The original Golden Triangle emerges Here’s a tip for all you bidding investors out there: The ‘original’ Golden Triangle again By Gunaprasath Bupalan Good real estate investments give you better leverage hence makes it a desirable collateral for loans. The earning capacity for these types of properties makes it an attractive mortgage subject for banks and other financial institutions. Good real estate investment appreciates over time or increases its net worth through the years. Real estate is an investment where you can have a “say” on what happens to it. You can decide what to do with the investment and not just let others do the thinking for you as what happens with investments on stocks where a board of directors generally does the overall decisions for your investments. However, it isn’t always a bed of roses as it is made out to be. Real Estate investment needs a lot of research and clever involvement. Hasty decisions may not fare well unless you have the capabilities to sustain the repayments for a very long time and enjoy its capital appreciation at the end of the day. Smart investments on the other hand would come from thorough research initiations. Based on the above drawing, you can see that many years ago there was a road that was built that connects Kuala Lumpur, the Central Business District (CBD) with Port Klang, the import and export central. This was how most trade took place. Then in the 1965, the Sultan Aziz Shah airport was built replacing the Sungai Besi Airport. This created a new gateway for import and export as well as travel, complementing that of Port Klang. This instantly created a triangle (which I like to call the original Golden Triangle). My reason for this name is simply because this triangle created golden opportunities for the property industry and golden investments for homebuyers as many pockets of townships were eventually PROPERTY360DIGEST 22