News about Malaysia

PETALING JAYA (Feb 17): The outlook for the retail sector is expected to remain flattish this year due to multiple negative factors, said Savills (M) Sdn Bhd managing director Allan Soo.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): The Malaysian and Singapore governments have awarded the joint development partner (JDP) contract for the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project to a consortium comprising WSP Engineering Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Mott MacDonald Malaysia Sdn Bhd, and Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Property consultancy firm Rahim & Co said it expects the Malaysian property market to recover within the next year or so, as the decline in property transactions is seen to be slowing down.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Wong Engineering Corp Bhd, a manufacturer of high precision metal parts, plans to develop new sources of revenue by diversifying into the construction, property development and trading of construction materials.

Banking sector Maintain neutral: On Tuesday, Perumahan Rakyat 1Malaysia (PR1MA) announced that the Special PR1MA End-Financing Scheme for first-time house buyers announced in Budget 2017 will benefit at least 15,000 buyers.

While there was a sharp drop in the volume of transactions across all subsectors in the property market last year, average prices per unit are still increasing 5%, says CBRE | WTW managing director Foo Gee Jen in presenting the Malaysia series of the property consultancy firm’s Asia-Pacific Real Estate Market Outlook for 2017.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 10): Property prices in Johor’s Iskandar Malaysia is expected to drop in 2017 due to weak market sentiments and other challenges, but there are opportunities for developers to target buyers from overseas, said Landserve (Johor) Sdn Bhd executive director Wee Soon Chit.

AS the saying goes, home is where the heart is.

DUE to the overall weak ringgit and uncertain economic landscape, the property market in Malaysia will continue to be very challenging, says Foo Gee Jen, managing director of property consultancy CBRE|WTW.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 3): Rising interest rates in the US have sparked concerns that it will impact the rest of the world including Malaysia’s property sector.