重点报道：新冠肺炎冲击 发展商如何逆转疫境？
COVID-19病毒肆虐，严重打击全球经济，预期将重创全球经济。一系列前所未见的危机使政府、公司和个人都必须打起十二分精神应对。 为了阻止病毒扩散，我国政府宣布将原本为期两周的行动管制令（MCO）再延长两周至4月14日。商业活动被暂停的后果已经显现。 眼下时局已与往日大不相同，EdgeProp.
Help sought from minister to get property management services listed as essential service
PETALING JAYA (April 4): A joint memorandum calling for property management services to be listed as an essential service during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period has been submitted to Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin by the National House Buyers Association (HBA), the Malaysian Institute of Property and Facilities Managers (MIPFM), the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVAEP), the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) and the Property Surveying Section of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM).
The do's for property managers during MCO
Buildings don’t rest, not even during the current COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO), which has been extended to a further two weeks till April 14, 2020.
MIPEAC calls for urgent property market stimulus
KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The Malaysian Institute of Professional Estate Agents and Consultants (MIPEAC) has joined recent calls for the government to provide specific stimulus measures for the real estate industry in light of the prolonged slowdown and the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak and ongoing Movement Control Order (MCO) in the country.
Expect more auction properties as economy weakens
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): As the present COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO) pile more pressure on Malaysia's economy, the housing property market will not be spared either and more properties are expected to be put up for auction in the near future, said real estate consultancy Knight Frank Malaysia.
MIEA: RPGT should be zeroized till the end of the year
PETALING JAYA (March 31): The Real Property Gains Tax (RPGT) should be zeroized (as it was in 2007) till the end of the year to help boost the already soft real estate market in the country, said the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA).
Glomac’s 3Q net profit jumps over eight times to RM12.14m
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Glomac Bhd’s net profit for the third quarter ended Jan 31, 2020 (3QFY20) jumped more than eight times to RM12.
Movement control? The show must go on-line, say developers
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Visiting virtual property showrooms, live chatting with the sales person or even buying a property online are not something new in the digital era.
Proper guidelines on property management in times of crisis needed
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Property managers are calling for clearer guidelines to be drafted by the government and relevant authorities on how property managers should conduct their duties during periods of crisis such as the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
