Unprecedented property glut? Whose fault is it?
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): The glut in homes priced below RM300,000 is due to their “wrong” locations, reiterates the National House Buyers’ Association (HBA).
Rehda: Developers could work more closely with KPKT under new National Housing Policy
PETALING JAYA (Jan 29): Malaysia’s new National Housing Policy (Dasar Perumahan Negara/DRN) 2018-2025 provides property developers with more clarity on the possible ways the private and public sector can work together to resolve the market mismatch issue in the country, said Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) President Datuk Soam Heng Choon.
Rehda: Not location, location, location anymore but location, pricing and type
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Real Estate & Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda) president Datuk Soam Heng Choon said the property mantra of location, location, location no longer holds true these days, having overtaken by location, pricing and type.
#10yearschallenge: The property personality edition
The first month of 2019 saw the #10yearschallenge taking Facebook, Instagram and Twitter by storm.
RM3.8b worth of unsold properties in Johor
JOHOR BAHRU (Dec 19): The southern state of Johor has 5,988 units of unsold properties worth RM3.
Improve end-financing access and standardise Bumiputera quota release mechanism, urges Rehda president
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 22): The Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) Malaysia president Datuk Soam Heng Choon has urged the government to make end-financing more accessible to homebuyers and standardise the Bumiputera quota units release mechanism nationwide to solve the property overhang problem and encourage homeownership.
Rehda Institute, MRMA to set up residential REIT to provide rental housing
KELANA JAYA (Nov 13): Rehda Institute is looking at introducing a Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) which could provide more rental housing to the B40 income group.
Budget 2019: A budget with 'more answers than questions', says MIEA
PETALING JAYA (Nov 2): The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) has described Budget 2019 as a budget with “more answers than questions”.
Budget 2019: How will govt monitor new home prices, asks Kenanga
PETALING JAYA (Nov 2): Kenanga Head of Equity Research Sarah Lim (pictured) said it will be interesting to know how the current government will monitor the selling prices of new houses.
Budget 2019: Rehda lauds move to have innovative property crowdfunding platform
PETALING JAYA (Nov 2): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) President Datuk Soam Heng Choon (pictured) has lauded the government’s initiative in introducing a new technology-based mechanism –property crowdfunding, to encourage homeownership.
