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KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): Patience and hard work are the secrets to surviving today’s soft property market, said Malaysia’s top property agents.

PETALING JAYA (March 9): The Malaysian property market is expected to see some signs of recovery by this year-end, supported by an improving local economy and market sentiment.

ON a sunny Wednesday, at the small yet smart headquarters of boutique agency Property Hub Sdn Bhd in Mont’Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, a few of the agency’s well-dressed agents and negotiators are seen looking through stacks of organised files, while the rest are busy replying emails and answering phone calls at their respective cubicles.

UNDER the beating sun, beads of sweat quickly appear on his forehead.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): The Malaysian Annual Real Estate Convention 2016 (Marec ’16), which helps real estate practitioners stay abreast of the property market, is opening its doors to the investing public for the first time.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 5): Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) is organising the 30th  Malaysian Annual Real Estate Convention (Marec) on March 11 and 12 in Nexus Bangsar, KL to discuss Malaysia’s overall property market outlook .

Sold for: RM1 million Concluded by: Janet Chong of Hartamas Real Estate (012-318 8099) When: January 2016 Noteworthy: * Freehold * 1,390 sq ft * 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms * two side-by-side parking bays * bare unit Saville @ The Park is one of the newest high-rise homes in Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): Illegal property brokers and marketing companies are turning to new age media such as websites and applications to encourage landlords to use their services instead of real estate agents, said  the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, and Estate Agents Malaysia (BOVAEA).

Axis Real Estate Investment Trust (Jan 19, RM1.

Pintaras Jaya Bhd (Jan 18, RM3.