Budget 2016 should focus on first-time homebuyers, say property players
PETALING JAYA (Oct 16): Property players are hoping that Budget 2016 will make it easier for first-time homebuyers to buy property.
The appeal of homes outside the city
ACCORDING to a survey by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda), the number of unsold units at new property launches has increased over the past 18 months.
Trends in the Malaysian property market
THE look and feel of Malaysian homes are changing, say members of the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Youth Malaysia (Rehda Youth).
Urban regeneration key to growth, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Revitalising the older parts of the city that are no longer economically viable is the only way to accommodate the continual growth of the city, said the deputy Federal Territories minister Datuk Loga Bala Mohan at the opening ceremony of the 7th International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities (WCSC) 2015 today.
KRI urges construction industry to improve productivity
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): There is a need to incentivise the construction industry to modernise, but it must innovate and increase productivity first to prevent a housing crisis, said Khazanah Research Institute (KRI).
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Property prices buoyed by a number of factors, say industry players
VIEW VIDEO PETALING JAYA (Sept 22): Industry players foresee a future increase in property prices as incoming supply falls, making it a good time to buy property.
Weak sentiment and slowdown to continue, says Rehda
KELANA JAYA (Sept 11): Weak consumer and industry sentiment is expected to continue slowing the property market in the second half of the year (2H2015), said the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association of Malaysia (Rehda).
Strong demand for affordable housing in Penang, says analyst
GEORGE TOWN (June 23): The demands for affordable housing priced between RM200,000 and RM400,000 remained high, so there is no danger of oversupply anytime in the future, said Raine & Horne International Zaki + Partners Sdn Bhd’s senior partner Michael Geh (pictured).
Landed homes still the most popular residential type in Melaka
MELAKA (April 23): While the majority of residential launches in Peninsular Malaysia were in the RM200,000 to RM500,000 range in 2H2014, launches recorded in Melaka were mainly in the RM500,001 to RM1 million range, according to The Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (REHDA) Property Industry Survey 2H2014 released in March.
Don’t impose GST on bricks, steel and cement, says Rehda
KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): The Real Estate Housing and Developers’ Association (Rehda) urged the government to exclude core construction materials such as bricks, steel and cement from the goods and services tax (GST) during the Malaysia Property Expo Klang Valley 2015 (Mapex-Klang Valley 2015) today.
