Tag: Buying Property

How to calculate the real cash needed to buy property in Malaysia: the 8% transfer stamp duty, loan stamp duty, legal fees, service tax, and holding costs.

Before financing a Malaysia investment property: how leverage cuts both ways, vacancy and rate risk, and the foreign-owner tax stack from entry to exit.

How rental yield, capital appreciation and total ROI actually work in property investment, with a worked example and the mistakes that inflate paper returns.

How Phnom Penh has developed north, east and south — from Boeung Kak Lake and Diamond Island to the city's new southern growth corridor.

Cambodia's major infrastructure projects — a new international airport, an elevated rail and metro line, and Phnom Penh's mall boom — and why they matter for property.

An overview of Cambodia's key industries, wage levels and wealth distribution, and what they mean for the Phnom Penh property market.

A Hong Kong investor's own account of buying, signing for and renting out a Phnom Penh property, from first impressions to collecting the title.

What actually happens when buying property in Cambodia, from booking form and sale agreement to handover, taxes and title registration.

How Cambodian property titles work — Hard Title, Soft Title, LMAP title and strata title — and the paperwork buyers should understand.

What foreigners can legally buy in Vietnam, the ownership term and renewal rules, the foreign-ownership quota, and individual vs. company holding.