Questions from the audience at the EdgeProp.my Talk on “Are you destroying your investment in real estate” on Oct 20 were forwarded to speakers Chur Associates founder and managing partner Chris Tan, and Architect Centre accredited architect and trainer Anthony Lee Tee.

“It’s not just about how good the building looks, it’s about residents’ safety. Many properties and lives were lost due to faulty fire-fighting equipment in a building.”

"Try to make sure that what is happening around the project does not make the property decrease in price."

“A tenancy agreement can help prevent nightmares for the landlord.”

“The market is never short of housing supply but the low discretionary income is the main concern.”

The traditional formula of buying a house for investment, either by letting it out and earning rental income or by banking on capital appreciation over time, is no longer so simple today.

The free talk was organised by property portal EdgeProp.my with partner Nippon Paint Malaysia. Nippon Paint was also the venue sponsor.

RHB Research Institute: We trim FY18-FY20F earnings by 1% for housekeeping purposes. However, we nudge up our discount dividend model-based TP to RM1.89 after rolling over our valuation to FY19.

Affin Hwang Capital Research: Although the government cancelled, delayed and renegotiated multiple big infrastructure projects, the RM8.9 billlion Gemas-JB Electrified Double Tracking (EDT), of which YTL is one of the two main sub-contractors, remains intact.

Kenanga Research: Maintain “market perform” with a lower TP of 41 sen.