News about budget

KELANA JAYA (Nov 2): Budget 2017 may seem favourable to the construction sector as many infrastructure projects have been announced, but Master Builders Association Malaysia immediate past president Datuk Matthew Tee said the  effect may be limited as only a few big players will be awarded the jobs.

KELANA JAYA (Nov 2): The Malaysia property market will be experiencing a soft-landing as property prices are still holding up although price growth is decelerating, said Sunway Business School Professor of Economics Yeah Kim Leng.

KELANA JAYA (Nov 2): Housing prices  could only come down to the affordable level if all stakeholders were  willing to work together to bring down the development cost, said Rehda (Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association) Institute chairman Datuk Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip.

Will property prices come down?” This is not a new question especially in a time when the property market is soft.

Continues from: Property prices can come down if .

Continues from: On bringing down property prices ‘No more goose that lays the golden egg’ Tan (pictured): Right now we have many properties unsold in certain sectors.

Continues from:  On ways to lift the market ‘Prices will not come down but .

Property sector Maintain neutral: In the Budget 2017 announced last Friday, the government announced a new special “step-up” end-financing scheme for PR1MA (1Malaysia People’s Housing Programme).

PETALING JAYA (Oct 25): The good intentions behind the measures to increase the supply of affordable housing announced in the recently tabled Budget 2017 may be good but they would need effective implementation, said the Selangor branch chairman of the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda), Zulkifly Garib.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 25): This is the time for those looking to buy properties to look out for “bargains” as the challenging property market may prompt some developers to lower prices, said Datuk Steve Chong, the Johor branch chairman of the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda).