The REAL deal: Don’t bark up the wrong tree
Clearly, it is at the state and local authorities that improvements will go a long way towards containing home prices.
RHB IB: Catalytic developments may be focused on Malaysia-Singapore Second Link area
The research house said projects close to the Rapid Transit System (RTS) should continue to see strong demand, and the Singapore dollar-driven consumer spending power is expected to have positive spillover effects on the retail, hospitality and real estate players further out from the city centre over time.
Potential en-bloc sale under proposed Urban Renewal Act unconstitutional
No rightful homeowner should be disadvantaged in any scheme in the name of redevelopment, rejuvenation or revitalisation when there are plenty of reasons such a move is unnecessary.
Money laundering and property — real estate agents should be on the ‘alert’, say experts
“Real estate agents are reporting institutions, which have obligations to carry out, among others, customer due diligence measures if there is reasonable suspicion of the commission of a money laundering offence or a terrorism financing offence.
MIDF upgrades property sector to ‘positive’ amid downtrend in overhang levels
It also sees the unchanged overnight policy rate (OPR) as positive for property companies, supporting recovery in demand for properties and buying interest.
BMI expects OPR to stay at 3% until 2024 amid easing inflation, slow economic growth
The projection was driven by the ease of headline inflation year on year (y-o-y) to 2% in July 2023, from 2.
Residential property overhang improves but challenges remain for office and retail sectors, says Ahmad Maslan
“Almost 58% of the overhang was condominiums and apartments.
Cautious optimism for Malaysia’s property market recovery as 1H transaction value rose slightly to RM85.37b
Selangor contributed the highest volume and value to the national market share, with 26.
Reader’s Response: Navigating discrepancies between expectation and reality in my new home
Upon reading “Addressing disparity between advertised and end product in housing industry”, a homebuyer finds herself agreeing on more than one point as she recounts her real-life encounter.
14 out of 25 cities record positive annual growth in 1H2023 — Knight Frank Asia-Pacific Residential Index
Singapore registers as the top-performing market with 8% YOY growth.
