Sean visits projects around Malaysia, answers viewers who write in about their money and homes, and explains loans and costs. Each video is written up here as a few minutes' read, with his own figures and a link back to the episode.
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Sean walks through a project and says what he likes and what he would question.
Viewers share their income, savings and dilemma. Sean tells them what he would do.
Sean's answers to what every buyer asks: loans, hidden costs, subsale or new launch.
The newest projects Sean has walked through, from show units to finished buildings.
33:46CompletedA seafront project in Kuantan built for holiday stays, with steps from the pool deck to the sand. Sean stays a night to see how it holds up seven years on.
38:59CompletedSean returns to a project he saw at launch, now completed, to check whether it lived up to the sales gallery. It did, and its rents have kept climbing.
46:36Show unitA new developer is finishing an abandoned taman on a mountainside near Batu Caves, with terrace homes from RM650,000. Sean sees why buyers queued for it.
39:37CompletedA Subang Jaya high-rise beside Dorsett Grand, facing the Subang Ria lake park, designed for short and medium stays rather than own-stay families.
44:30CompletedThe first phase of the Kiara Bay township in Kepong: two towers with only six units a side per floor, generous four-bedroom layouts and a facility deck on top of the car park.
35:30CompletedThe first completed homes in a long-hyped master plan arrive with the roads, parks and MRT already finished — and with the compromises a townhouse always carries.
People write in with their salary, savings and the property they have in mind. Sean tells them whether to buy, wait or sell, and why.
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A 32-year-old government officer already owns a Klang Valley unit and invests in global equities. He asks whether two new projects with rebates are really good deals, or just sales tactics.
A couple bought a new condo as their first home, but their first child arrives as it is handed over. Sean explains why he would rent it out and stay with family for now.
A 25-year-old booked a RM640,000 unit on a promised 15% return, then cancelled. Sean explains why that was right, and how to tell what you can actually afford.
Sean's answers to the questions most buyers run into, with the steps to take.
6:16Sean bought a semi-D in Johor Bahru when everyone seemed to be making money there, and was still paying for it a year after handover. He sums up the four mistakes he made.
12:39Asking prices are set by owners who want to sell high. Sean's three-part research ends with transacted prices: the median nearby, the outliers, and how often units actually change hands.
12:12Developers' names for landed homes can blur what you're getting. Sean explains zero-lot bungalows and link semi-Ds, what you can and can't do on individual title, and how strata estates are run.
7:02A slow-selling project passes from the developer's own promotions to agents, then to group-buying clubs, and sometimes to auction. Sean traces the path, and what each discount really means.
17:11Commercial or residential title, HDA or not, freehold or leasehold, Bumi or non-Bumi, individual or strata: Sean's first lecture explains the labels that decide your protection and your exit.
3:08They look alike, but serviced apartments sit on commercial land and condos on residential land. Sean explains how that changes car parks, density and utility bills.
Sean runs iherng, a YouTube channel about buying property in Malaysia. He tours new launches and finished projects, points out what works and what doesn't, and on Asking Sean works through viewers' own numbers. The iherng Journal is an independent site, not made by Sean: it writes up his videos and links back to each one.