News about Malaysia

PETALING JAYA (April 18): The number of loan applications for residential property purchases totalled 168,154.

KAJANG (April 18): The overall property market slowdown had worsened in 2016 with a decline in transaction volume by 11.

PETALING JAYA (April 18): Commercial real estate remains an important asset class for private investors, with 27% of global transaction volumes attributed to them in 2016, according to global real estate consultancy Knight Frank citing Real Capital Analytics.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): WCT Holdings Bhd proposed a share dividend on the basis of one treasury share for every 165 existing units to reward the construction firm's shareholders.

SEEING the value of your property nosedive because of poor management could be an investor’s worst nightmare.

PROPERTY owners have to play their part in ensuring that their property manager does a good job and that the property is well-managed.

THE biggest difference between a local property investor and a foreign one is that the former is often present in the country while the latter is often absent.

IT is no secret that stratified high-rise buildings are likely to form the bulk of new buildings in the future, especially in the city where land for development is shrinking every day while its population continues to grow.

MANY homeowners or property investors think that once they have signed the Sales and Purchase Agreement or when a project they bought has been completed, that marks the end of their worries.

MANY people think that their well-renovated homes which are secured with window grilles are a safe sanctuary for them to live in, but they may not realise that the fancy renovations and fixed grilles can kill them under certain circumstances.