Should I buy now? DEPENDS...
A note from the Editor-in-Chief The current Covid-19 outbreak is unleashing havoc to economies across the globe.
Kedah, Perlis and Penang can be green states if no new Covid-19 cases in 14 days
KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Kedah, Perlis and Penang can be the first states in the country to be declared as Covid-19 green states, according to Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Malaysiakini report yesterday.
'Home-shopping' for grandma with Alzheimer's disease during home isolation
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Adapting to home isolation can be challenging, what more for Jason van Genderen's mother who has Alzheimer’s disease.
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Malaysia housing price drop could be worse than in 1998
PETALING JAYA (April 16): With the COVID-19 crisis and worries over an economic recession, housing price in Malaysia is expected to fall by between 10% to 15%, which is a deeper drop than in 1998 during the Asian Financial Crisis, according to NawawiTie Leung Property Consultants director and regional head of research and consulting Saleha Yusoff.
Property prices expected to decline by as much as 20% following Covid-19 — buyers market ahead, says MIEA
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Property prices are expected to decline by as much as 20% in the next few months with more motivated sellers, as the impact of Covid-19 continues to unfold.
IOI Properties appoints Voon Tin Yow as CEO
PETALING JAYA (April 14): IOI Properties Group Berhad (IOIPG) has redesignated its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lee Yeow Seng as Executive Vice Chairman and appointed Dato’ Voon Tin Yow as CEO effective April 15, 2020.
FT minister's announcement on Taman Rimba Kiara project 'sub judice', says TTDI residents association
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents Association (TTDIRA) considers Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa’s recent announcement about the continuation of the TTDI longhouse redevelopment project as sub-judice since the matter still being heard in court.
Buy now if one can wait for the ROI, property investors told
PETALING JAYA (April 10): With more properties at below market prices expected to come up for sale amid the dampened property market brought on by the sluggish economy and Covid-19 outbreak, many property investors are preparing to seek good buys.
Property management an important value add in buyers’ market
PETALING JAYA (April 10): The quality of a property's maintenance and management could play a decisive role in determining the property’s value in a buyer’s mind, says real estate agent co-founder of Kith and Kin Realty Freeman Woo.
'Best time to buy is NOW'
PETALING JAYA (April 10): While many are expecting property prices to come down further in light of the uncertainties brought on mainly by the Covid-19 pandemic, Rescom Realty team leader and PEHAM (Persatuan Perunding Hartanah Muslim Malaysia) Exco member Mohd Faizal Mohd Ismail reckons that for first-time homebuyers, the best time to buy a property is "always now".
