According to Malaysian think tank, The Centre, 73.19% of women prefer to buy homes or continue living in their own properties versus 70.14% of men. 

Malaysia’s central bank on Thursday kept the benchmark interest rates unchanged, as widely expected, citing improving economic growth and moderating inflation.

Noteworthy:

• Built-up size: 3,000 sq ft
• Land size: 3,800 sq ft
• Fully furnished
• 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms
• Nearby amenities: Putra Heights and Subang Alam LRT stations, Kawasan Industri Kota Kemuning, Emerald Nursing Care Home, schools, the Glades Plaza, Giant Hypermarket, Main Place Mall, Da Men Mall, One City
• Accessibility: ELITE, Persiaran Klang, via ELITE: LDP, KESAS, NKVE, SKVE

When: September 2023

The occupancy rates of shopping complex retail space in Malaysia improved by two percentage points year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2023, while the occupancy rate of purpose-built office space remained unchanged, according to the National Property Information Centre (Napic).

The number of completed residential properties that remained unsold for nine months continued to decline in 2023, extending the improvement seen a year before.

Malaysia’s property transaction value hit RM196.83 billion in 2023 — the highest ever recorded by the National Property Information Centre (Napic).

Malaysia’s auditor general on Wednesday flagged going concerns issues at two federal government agencies Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) and PR1MA Corp Malaysia.

Noteworthy:

• Built-up size: 1,200 sq ft
• Freehold
• Fully furnished
• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
• Nearby amenities: TERKL, KLCC Park, Pavilion Bukit Bintang, Changkat Bukit Bintang, F&B outlets, Jalan Alor, Plaza Low Yat, Tung Shin Hospital, Raja Chulan Monorail station, Bukit Bintang MRT station, Dataran Merdeka, Central Market
• Accessibility: Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Pudu, Jalan Imbi, Jalan Sultan Ismail, MEX, Sungai Besi Expressway, AKLEH

When: November 2023

The proposed development are of a 1,000-acre Johor-Shenzhen Industrial Park in Ulu Sedili, together with a 50-acre Johor-Shenzhen Innovation Development Hub in Johor Bahru.

The real estate developer plans to launch projects worth RM2.4 billion in gross development value this year, including some delayed projects.