{"id":18857,"date":"2025-09-09T22:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kclau.com\/webinar\/?p=18857"},"modified":"2025-09-11T18:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:37:15","slug":"refinance-or-not-a-playbook-for-malaysian-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kclau.com\/webinar\/refinance-or-not-a-playbook-for-malaysian-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Refinance or Not: A Playbook for Malaysian Home-Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, BNM reduced the OPR from 3.00% to 2.75%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With it, I\u2019m now paying a lower interest rate for my existing mortgages. Typically, when interest rate is lowered, it is a good time to consider refinancing. The funds to be received could be reinvested for greater returns than current interest rate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, there is a cost to refinancing our existing mortgages. It is important for us to weigh both its pros and cons before deciding on it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here, I\u2019ll present a live case study on refinancing. It\u2019s based on an email sent by a fellow reader of ours at KCLau.com. 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With it, I\u2019m now paying a lower interest rate for my existing mortgages. Typically, when interest rate is lowered, it is a good time to consider refinancing. The funds to be received could be reinvested for greater returns than current interest rate. 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