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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Malaysia’s current focus on affordable housing may cause an oversupply in this segment in the medium term, said Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) president Michael Kong. “Encouraging homeownership among people in the middle to low…
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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Malaysia needs to have higher population growth to sustain the rate the country is injecting new housing supply into the market, said property consultancy firm Rahim & Co International Sdn Bhd director of research and strategic planning Sulaiman Saheh. “I have mentioned this a few years…
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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): It is time for Malaysian retailers and shopping mall operators to stop asking whether e-commerce or physical stores will win in the fight for shoppers and focus on combining the two to create a shopping experience targeted at millennials, said retail consultancy Savills Malaysia. Millennial shoppers,…
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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Alpha REIT Managers Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Stewart Labrooy said real estate investment trust (REIT) of government buildings would do very well, given the good location and quality of these assets. During his presentation at the 12th Malaysian Property Summit, Labrooy said having the government as…
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The property market is expected to remain resilient in the first half of 2019 followed by a gradual improvement in market activity, said Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) director Ahmad Zailan Azizuddin. He told EdgeProp.my that his prediction is backed by JPPH’s data which showed positive increments or only…
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Racial discrimination among landlords may finally come to an end, as the government is looking into measures to curb this ‘distasteful’ behaviour. House or room-rental hunters in Malaysia is probably accustomed to coming across advertisements with racial preferences attached to them. Some are not bothered by it, some think it…
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Header Image from BNM Real Property Gains Tax, or RPGT, is a form of tax imposed on the disposal of properties and the rate differs according to the number of years the owner has held on to the property. Stamp duty, on the other hand, is another tax payable upon…
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Featured Image from www.thestar.com.my  2018 saw some interesting transactions coming in, with price tags that shoots through the roof and beyond. This time, we’re going to dig our golden shovel into some of the most expensive transactions in Malaysia throughout 2018 across various sectors – from residentials to development lands. RESIDENTIAL…
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Featured image from MAPEX Facebook  It’s probably a good time to break the piggy bank (in this prosperous Year of the Pig!) for a house downpayment this year; as great savings for homebuyers will be introduced under Malaysia’s new Home Ownership Campaign – happening on 1st to 3rd March 2019. The…
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On 22nd January 2019, PEPS Executive Committee organized a courtesy visit to the Board (BOVAEP) to congratulate the new president, Sr Ahmad Zailan. The dialogue started off with an opening speech by the new President. One of the issues brought up for discussion was the Property Manager window registration period…