Thursday, April 28, 2011

FP 34 Investment in Property ( 三十 四) 投资房地产致富

( 三十 四) 投资房地产致富

    从事房地产业十余年,至到正式注册房地产代理公司,很多时候客户的问题多围绕在法律程序上。由于篇幅的关系,又加上房地产的问题都已在很多篇幅中早已论及,在此只以投资的观点与诸位分享投资于房地产的一些事项。

    最富有的华人李嘉诚的发迹,与房地产脱离不了关系。李嘉诚早在1958年开始涉足房地产,最初是在香港北角购地建造了一座12层高的工厂大厦,1960年又在柴湾购地又建了一座工厂大厦。当大陆开始一场史无前例的 é文化大革命û 以及一九九七年香港回归中国时,香港人不乐观以及人心惶惶抛售房地产。只有独具慧眼的李家诚逆道而行,在人弃我取的情况下大量廉价收购这些房地产。李嘉诚成功的运用了放长线钓大鱼的投资策略,在房地产价格迅速猛涨时,大唱丰收。

    在我国,靠土地发迹者不计其数,其中包括林梧桐、陈志远、郭鹤年、童国模、杨忠礼、李金友、谢富年、李深静等。

    这里不是鼓励诸位纯粹投资于房地产致富,因为也有人投资在房地产终告跌到焦头烂额。前几年香港人趁房地产价飙升的离谱时纷纷一窝蜂涌购房地产,历经东南亚的经济风波的洗礼后房地产价暴跌的惨不忍睹,以致房地产变成了负资产。不过,投资于房地产仍然是创造财富的法门之一。

    曾经接触过成功的生意人,惊觉他们之中很多对地产情有独锺。问其因由,很多都认为收租是很好的被动收入(Passive income),最适合退休不想劳动时的收入。我曾经就此提出几项忠告,首先,生意有其风险,万一生意失败,火烧屋子或逝世了,可有应变之策?如何摊还分期付款?谁承担屋子烧毁后所带来的损失?逝世后谁来收拾这些烂摊子?最怕的是,当您债务缠身时,债主趁机迫债。房地产并非易兑现的产品,在无计可施下,被逼以超低价出售房地产,结果得不偿失。对于有意投资于房地产者,这些都应事前善加规划。

    追根究底,人们比较喜欢投资于房地产不外是它们不会象信托单位或者股票衍生品般在短期里起落不定。更何况,它不会突然间不值一文或者变成废纸。

    此外,它是抗通膨的投资工具之一。它可以抵押以获取银行的贷款。从我们的祖先披荆斩棘至安居乐业,坚持的投资原理是土地的匮乏,房地产的价钱必会逐日上涨。以少少的头期钱,就能购置数以几十万元计的屋子,何乐而不为?除了租金外,其他收入包括了屋价的上升,赚取丰富的价差。况且,租金的收入如果有妥当的规划,甚至可以获取税户上的优惠。

    无怪乎,人们对房地产的投资,仍然趋之若鹜。

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

FINANCIAL PLANNING Q AND A:舊車要報銷‧如何處理?

舊車要報銷如何處理?
·              投資致富
 2011-04-10 19:59
明慧問,她爸爸在數年前過世,他在世時有立一份遺囑,把一輛舊車留給媽媽,如今,這部車子已經損壞,車險及路稅皆已過期。
請問:如果將這部車子當廢鐵處理,在手續方面應如何進行?
答:假如要將車子當廢鐵處理,可以將車卡交給陸路交通局,表明將該部車子報銷。
在呈交時,最好將車卡複印一份,連同一封信、這封信的副本,交給陸路交通局簽收,表明將車子當廢鐵處理,然後將複印本及副本保留,避免日後面對不必要的麻煩時,有白紙黑字可以證明。
有些人由於一時大意,或交給其他人代勞,可是,卻遇上沒有責任感的受托人,導致車牌後來被盜用,成了最大的受害者,因此,可以的話,最好是親自辦理。
星洲日報/投資致富財富問診室2011.04.10


FINANCIAL PLANNING Q AND A: 收入4千元‧購屋買車只能選一

收入4千元‧購屋買車只能選一
·    投資致富
 2011-04-10 19:57
讀者A小姐、今年23歲,目前單身,以下是她提供的財務數據:

我沒有信用卡,也沒有做任何的投資,沒有汽車貸款負擔。
我的問題是:
1、我想購買房子,可是現在屋價很高,請問我的能力範圍可以購買大約多少錢的房屋?
2、我最近想投資,投資在投資聯結壽險保單,請問風險高嗎?我是屬於較保守的,不能承擔太高風險。
3、以我目前的財務狀況,我可以購買汽車嗎?請問我可以購買哪一個水平的車價,才不會讓我有負擔?我不大喜歡面對債務。
4、我想創業,開一家咖啡廳,以現在的經濟狀況、適合嗎?
5、我希望在30歲之前達到50萬令吉的存款,依你看有可能嗎?
6、我每年花上500至1萬令吉的旅行費,請問我可以每年去旅行嗎?
要有屋有車
需調低要求
答:A小姐年紀輕輕,收入相當可觀,每月凈收入4千令吉,以目前的開支來看,扣除開銷2千345令吉,尚有1千655令吉,如果準備投資產業,這筆盈餘可以作為銀行的分期付款。
假如你比較鍾情於購買車價較高、車款較好的轎車,可能要捨棄購買房屋的計劃
旅行預算要調低
由於現在屋價昂貴,假如是在巴生河流域一帶物色產業,質量稍微好一些的在30萬令吉左右,如果購買到一間價格在33萬令吉的房屋,貸款30萬令吉、供款25年,每月份期付款在1千500至1千600令吉之間。
如此看來,買了房屋,剩下的供還汽車貸款餘錢已經不多,因此,房屋和汽車,只能選其一,如果同時要擁有兩項資產,需調低屋價與車價的要求,譬如說,屋價不超過25萬令吉、車價在5萬令吉以內。
另外,如果要增加儲蓄,每年依然可以出外旅行,只是,可能需將旅行的預算調低一些,例如預算在5千令吉以內。
不過,公積金賬戶的儲蓄只有2千500令吉,是否因為工作不久的關係,假如以A小姐薪金的數額來看,即使只工作一年,公積金戶頭的儲蓄也不只是2千500令吉。
30歲之前難存50萬
至於保險方面的投保,以一般的月保費不超過收入20%來看,那麼A小姐每月的945令吉的保費支出,顯得稍多了一些,因此,暫時不需要加額投保。
如果希望能有50萬令吉的存款,這是個可能達到的目標,只是放眼30歲之前達到這個目標,恐怕有些困難,即使沒有購買房屋和汽車,每月按計劃儲蓄,假設每月平均儲蓄1千500令吉;7年後,儲蓄的總額加上現有的5萬令吉存款,再加上儲蓄的利息所得,至多累積到20萬令吉。
由於A小姐表明本身屬保守派類型,不能承擔太高風險,因此,不適宜涉及風險較高、回酬較快或較大的投資,例如股票或期貨,比較適合將錢存放在定期存款,或者是購買一些保本基金,這些都需要比較長的時間才能看到成果。
來信提到不喜歡面對債務,因此,建議A小姐不要同時承擔兩份數目較大的分期付款,就是房屋與汽車貸款的分期,因為一旦涉入其中,你可能會覺得很綁身、人生的樂趣大減。
創業資金不小
慎思
關於創業的問題,這是一門比較大的學問,即使是小盤生意,每月的運作資本可能在5萬令吉之間,租金、伙記、水電費開銷,還有其他雜費,都是一筆不小的支出,而且至少要有6個月的運作資金。
許多時候業主會要求租戶至少簽一年的租約,不論生意好或不好,都要頂一年的租期,如果生意欠佳,這並不好辦。
要補充的一點是:若要創業,至少需對有關行業有基本的認識,如果可以親自管理會更理想,假如不能親力親為,也要有可以信任的人代勞,才不致血本無歸。
星洲日報/投資致富‧財富問診室‧2011.04.10

Sunday, April 10, 2011

INTERVIEW BY THE EDGE MALAYSIA : DEMAND FOR LANDED HOMES AT AUCTIONS

DEMAND FOR LANDED HOMES AT AUCTIONS
By Siti Sakinah Abdul Latiff
THE EDGE MALAYSIA city and country APRIL 11 2011 page 4

With the prices of landed homes in the Klang Valley on an upward trajectory, demand is growing for the property type on the auction market.This has resulted in bids that are way above the reserve price for landed homes in some prime locations.
Licensed auctioneer Tan Kang Yap of Hope Auction­eer says as the current prices of landed homes are at a "ridiculous" high, "buyers are changing direction, with some heading for the auction market to find affordable properties".
He does not believe that new property launches and homes on the secondary market will be any cheaper in the coming months.There are two reasons for the increase in prices on the secondary market, he says. First, potential homebuyers desperately want to buy a property in a par­ticular area but supply is very limited.
"Investors don't want to lose the chance to own a prop­erty in a certain area," Tan points out.
Second, it is a seller's market — homeowners are hold­ing on in the hope that prices will rise further.
"So, make a bid if you like the property because win or lose, it's ususally cheaper to buy at auctions than on the secondary market," Tan says.
But according to Auction Data Sdn Bhd CEO Gary Chia, the price of a property on auction could go up due to its "hot" location and be sold for more than its reserve price or even the asking price of a similar property on the sec­ondary market.
For example, in a survey by City & Country on landed homes auctioned in the Klang Valley that were priced from RM250,000 onwards in January and February 2011, a corner terraced house in Subang Jaya,with a land area of about 1,400 sq ft (no other information is available), was sold for RM800.000 — some 53.8% higher than its reserve price of RM520,000.
Another notable sale was that of an 8,275 sq ft corner terraced house in Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, that was auctioned off at RMl.l million, almost double its re­serve price of RM620,000.
"First-time buyers who are interested in the auction market should seek the advice of reputable auctioneers or real estate agencies before proceeding to bid for prop­erties," says Chia, adding that the auction and secondary markets have different customer segments.Also, the prices of auctioned properties may not always be lower than the market value; sometimes, they are even higher.
Chia says the growing investor interest in auctioned properties located in the Klang Valley, especially landed homes, is due to foreclosed properties being generally cheaper than new properties launched in the same area.
According to him, buying on the auction market has several benefits, for example the time to purchase and to sell the property is fixed, and the long negotiation period between purchaser and seller is eliminated.
An estimated 5,529 commercial and residential proper­ties were up for auction in January and 4,462 in February throughout the country.
In January, some 3,026 properties (2,701 in February) went under the hammer in the Klang Valley, of which 673 (555 in February) were landed homes.
"We estimate 10% more properties were up for auction in March," says Chia.
City & Country's survey shows that there were no bids for some auctioned properties, including a 3 1/2-storey detached house4n Taman Bukit Ledang, Kuala Lumpur, with a reserve price of RM6.1 million, and a 3 -storey semi-detached house in Beverly Heights, Ampang, with a reserve price of RM2.16 million.