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Property prices in some parts of Asia are skyrocketing; since the first quarter
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of 2009 Chinas rose 68% and Hong Kongs 31%. But some of the best real
estate buys may be farther south.
Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia top the list of best places in the
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region
to be a landlord, according to rental-yield data calculated by the
Global Property Guide, a research house and website. In those places the cost
of buying an apartment is relatively low compared with the money that can
be earned
by renting it out.
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We try to explain to people where they should be investing, says Matthew
Montague-Pollock, Global Property Guides publisher. One reason is for
income. One is for capital gains.
In Depth: Best Places In Asia To Be A Landlord
Montague-Pollocks team collects its information using in-house research,
information from accountancy and law firms, and central bank and national
statistical data. It ranks 13 Asia-Pacific countries in terms of rental yields
(technically, the gross annual rental income expressed as a percentage of the
property purchase price) in upscale parts of their major cities. These include
areas like Hong Kong Island and the central residential neighborhood of
Boeung Keng Kang in Phnom Penh, Cambodiaplaces where at least
moderately well-heeled professionals live, be they expatriate or local.
Jakarta boasts the best rental yield, 12.34%; Manila has 8.98% and in Kuala
Lumpur a landlord can make back 8.76%. Rounding out the top five are
Bangkok, Thailand, and Auckland, New Zealand.
Not only will you make more money from the rent, but also the chance that
the value of your property will appreciate is greater, Montague-Pollock says.
The yields are an excellent signal of property markets in general.
Local Indonesian markets are attracting the attention of fund managers and
property developers from places like Japan, India and Singapore, according
to Anton Sitorus, head of research at Jones Lang LaSalle Indonesia. But they
are finding some obstacles.
Unlike investing through the stock market or through project-financing
schemes, investing directly in real development projects or by buying
property in Indonesia is regarded as difficult and complex for investors and
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