Treading cautiously while remaining optimistic

2015 was indeed a challenging year for the market due to several internal and external issues, such as the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the weakened ringgit, political uncertainty, and property market cooling measures, resulting in poor consumer sentiment.

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Country Garden expands landbank in Nanjing

PETALING JAYA (March 10): Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings has purchased eight pieces of land for its three residential property developments in Nanjing on March 7,  according to a report by Chinese news media.

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GST slowed down launches of commercial units

PETALING JAYA (March 9): The Goods and Services tax (GST) which was introduced in April last year has reduced demand for commercial properties in the market due to the additional 6% cost that buyers have to pay, said Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) deputy president Datuk Soam Heng Choon.

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These properties are most vulnerable to loan rejection

PETALING JAYA (March 9): Properties priced from RM500,001 to RM700,000 are the most vulnerable to loan rejection, according to almost a third of 159 respondents to the Real Estate Housing Developers Association of Malaysia (Rehda) property industry survey 2H2015.

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