JLL: Budget 2021 encourages first home ownership
PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): Budget 2021 would help to encourage first home ownership, said JLL Property Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd country head YY Lau.
Budget 2021: Structured system needed for digital transformation of construction industry – PAM
PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): On digitalisation of the construction industry, Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) president Datuk Ezumi Harzani Ismail hopes that the grant allocated would not be targeted only to help companies to acquire software and hardware, but also to develop a structured system that would promote the usage of Building Information Modelling (BIM).
Alliance-DBS Research: Resolving oversupply still key to spur the property market
PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): The property measures announced under Budget 2021 are within expectations, according to Alliance-DBS Research senior analyst Quah He Wei.
Budget 2021: Out with the squalid, in comes comfortable and quality housing for the lower-income group
PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): The days of living in poor conditions are numbered.
MIPFM: Stamp duty exemption may not help strata property purchasers
PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) president Adzman Shah (pictured) said the full stamp duty exemption on Memorandum of Transfer (MOT) and loan agreement for first home priced below RM500,000 will be good for the property market but it may not help strata property purchasers if the strata titles are delayed beyond 2025.
Budget 2021: Lack of incentives to attract foreign investors
PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): A sharper focus on driving in foreign investments is desirable for Budget 2021, said Professor of economics at Sunway University Business School Dr Yeah Kim Leng (pictured).
Budget 2021: Industry leaders' feedback on stamp duty exemption
PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): To further promote homeownership, the Government has announced a full stamp duty exemption on instruments of transfer and loan agreement for first-time homebuyers on residential properties priced RM500,000 and below.
KGV International: Proper allocation of affordable housing is important
PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): KGV International Property Consultant (Johor) executive director Samuel Tan (pictured) praised RM 1.
Budget 2021 no help to tourism sector, say hotel and travel agent groups
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): The country’s leading hotel and travel agent associations say Budget 2021 falls short of the tourism industry’s expectations.
Budget 2021: Not a good time to further push up household debts – IDEAS
PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): Under the present circumstances, it would be unwise to further encourage households to increase their debts, said CEO of the Center for Market Education and Senior Fellow at Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) Dr Carmelo Ferlito (pictured), commenting on the Budget 2021 tabled this afternoon at the Dewan Rakyat.
