Are some homebuyers in Malaysia paid to borrow and buy?
The number of properties going under the hammer in Malaysia has been on a worrying uptrend in recent years (see Table 1).
The number of properties going under the hammer in Malaysia has been on a worrying uptrend in recent years (see Table 1).
In this day and age, there is plenty of information, guides, articles, tools and checklists available online that can help you to shop for your perfect dream home.
In newly-launched high-rise residential projects, units on higher floors are usually tagged at a higher price than those on the lower levels.
PETALING JAYA (April 30): The cautious approach by developers to hold back new residential launches to focus on clearing unsold stock has resulted in improved sales at 40.
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) said total approved investments for the manufacturing, services and primary sectors rose 1.
KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): The Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) is calling upon the Housing and Local Government Ministry to change primary housing market advertising regulations so that housing prices in advertisements are clearer in nature.
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak has chided Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) chairman Sankara N Nair for taking the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to task after the fund claimed innocence over a land sale which allegedly caused losses of nearly RM800 million to the MRB.
PUTRAJAYA (Jan 3): To real estate developers who have been eyeing Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) lands for property projects, Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok says: “No, thank you”.
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian property market has bottomed and more property purchasers are expected to return to the market in the coming months, according to Ahmad Zamzuri Kamarudin, the organising chairman of the Klang Valley edition of the Malaysia Secondary & Primary Property Exhibition 2018 (MASPEX2018 KL) organised by the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA).
PETALING JAYA (April 21): The declining prices of properties on the secondary market – by as much as 6% in some cases – will affect primary market prices, prompting property developers to amend their offerings to control costs, said CBRE | WTW managing director Foo Gee Jen.