Political issues a big challenge to industry: Real estate agency heads
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Real estate agency heads said Malaysia’s current political uncertainty remains among the biggest challenges to the real estate industry.
Malaysian property agents must reach out to foreign markets in globalised era
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): As globalisation is an unavoidable trend in the future, especially after the signing of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Malaysian real estate agents need to equip themselves with cross-border property investment knowledge to embrace future challenges, urged Malaysia Property Incorporated (MPI) general manager Veena Loh (pictured).
Are luxury properties making a comeback despite the slow market?
PETALING JAYA (March 11): Despite developers scaling back on new property launches, the number of new bungalows and garden villa units launched in 2H2015 have jumped to 312 from 24 units in 1H2015, according to the Real Estate Housing Developers Association of Malaysia (Rehda) Property Industry Survey 2H2015.
Affordable housing not affordable to build
PETALING JAYA (March 11): Close to a third of 159 respondents to the Real Estate Housing Developers Association (Rehda) Property Industry Survey 2H2015 agree that the main issue with affordable housing is the increased overall cost of doing business.
How to survive a soft market
KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): Patience and hard work are the secrets to surviving today’s soft property market, said Malaysia’s top property agents.
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Sunway’s first high-rise residential project in Penang in 2017
PETALING JAYA (March 11): Sunway Property is currently drawing up plans for its first high-rise residential development at its mixed-use development, Sunway Wellesley in Bukit Mertajam in Seberang Perai on the Penang mainland.
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.
Luster, Koperasi Hartanah to build affordable homes in Perak
KUALA LUMPUR (March 10): Luster Industries Bhd is collaborating with Koperasi Hartanah Malaysia Bhd (Kohama) to build 106 units of affordable houses within the Taman Tasik 1 Malaysia development in Pengkalan Hulu, Perak.
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.
