Amir Asraf Lee, Author at IQI Blog

Will the revival of SPACs on Wall Street spur such listings in Malaysia?

Special purpose acquisition companies or SPACs have become a hot trend on Wall Street. The amount of money raised by SPACs in the past 12 months has topped US$120bil, going by Bloomberg data. The fever is spreading closer to home. Indonesia’s Gojek and Tokopedia consider floating SPACs in the US instead of taking an initial public…

08/03/20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Cambodia News & Event

Laos tipped to be the ‘next Cambodia’

With foreign homeownership rules being eased, Laos, one of the least developed countries in Southeast Asia, has the potential to become an investment hotspot and be the “new Cambodia”, according to analysts. In August, the government formally rolled out revisions to a new law allowing foreign ownership of flats for the first time in the…

03/03/20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

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Why are oil prices trending upwards?

We have again made the right call in 2021 in the oil market. As the year commenced, we at Juwai IQI shared with our valued clientele, through our newsletter, that according to our global market intelligence reconnaissance, oil prices will meander around US$50 to US$70 a barrel and that the forward price curve is very strong…

01/03/20212KViews 0Likes 0Comments

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Juwai IQI to hire over 1000 staff for technology hub in Malaysia

Juwai IQI, the Asian real estate technology group based in Kuala Lumpur, plans to build a data and tech team locally. The team is expected to have more than 1,000 employees eventually. Malaysia was chosen as the R&D headquarters due to its larger workforce compared to Singapore, universal English proficiency and "a far-sighted outlook on…

26/02/20212KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Australia News & Event

Australia Crown Resorts One Barangaroo property prices could fall, but wealthy owners won’t care

High-rolling buyers of the luxurious Barangaroo apartments owned by Crown are unlikely to be bothered if the casino no longer goes ahead, despite the possibility it could affect the value of properties, according to industry insiders. Questions have been raised over the potential financial impact the scathing Bergin report into Crown Resorts could have on its mixed-use…

16/02/20212KViews 0Likes 0Comments

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Chinese investors grabbing prime Asian real estate

According to Juwai IQI's data - from industry and government sources have revealed that from 2015 to 2020, Chinese acquirers purchased overseas residential real estate worth more than US$202.8 billion. According to American think-tank data, from 2005 to 2020, Chinese cross-border commercial real estate investment totalled no less than US$104.8 billion. Commercial real estate construction loans and…

15/02/20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

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Is the global economy in for a reset?

COVID-19 has created a financial bazooka for the global economy. Markets are going through an interplay between epidemiology and economics. Governments are having to trade off between healthcare and economic care. Around 60-73 million people have lost their jobs globally. So the big question is: Is the global economy heading for reset and following…

15/02/20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

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Asia’s US$90T real estate market – huge opportunity for the tech sector

New data reveals that Asian residential real estate assets are in aggregate now worth approximately US$90 trillion. That means Asia is home to about 45 cents of every dollar of residential real estate value located anywhere in the world. That’s why I believe Asia is an attractive post-COVID-19 opportunity for online marketplaces and technology companies. We have based…

15/02/20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

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Urgency to snare a home in Perth means sold 602k without even looking inside

Lily Chong, the Perth-based country head for IQI WA, said the Singaporean appetite for WA property was particularly strong. She said 60% of off-the-plan apartments— or 30 units —at Elements apartment tower at Carousel in Cannington had sold to Singapore-based buyers in the past five months. Foreign Buyers account for only 6 % of me apartment…

11/02/20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

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Juwai IQI Newsletter – Real Estate Market February 2021 [Bahasa Malaysia Version]

Kediaman Pasaran hartanah dijangka mulai pulih pada tahun 2021, berikutan prospek ekonomi yang lebih positif. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) menyatakan bahawa tinjauan yang lebih positif disokong oleh pemulihan permintaan global, dan pemulihan perbelanjaan sektor awam dan swasta di tengah sokongan berterusan dari langkah-langkah dasar. Komersial Kadar sewa rata-rata ruang pejabat di Bandar KL menurun kepada…

11/02/20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Will the revival of SPACs on Wall Street spur such listings in Malaysia?

Will the revival of SPACs on Wall Street spur such listings in Malaysia?

Amir Asraf Lee

Will the revival of SPACs on Wall Street spur such listings in Malaysia?

Laos tipped to be the ‘next Cambodia’

Juwai IQI to hire over 1000 staff for technology hub in Malaysia

Australia Crown Resorts One Barangaroo property prices could fall, but wealthy owners won’t care

Chinese investors grabbing prime Asian real estate

Is the global economy in for a reset?

Asia’s US$90T real estate market – huge opportunity for the tech sector

Urgency to snare a home in Perth means sold 602k without even looking inside

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