December 29, 2018 Top three challenges for the property market in 2019 1. Controlling house prices — REHDA members will reduce house prices by 10% which is one way to liven up the property market. Sales and Service Tax (SST) exemptions could help reduce house prices by reducing the cost of developing houses. However, there […]
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Forward march
August 25, 2018 More than three months in, what has the government done right so far? What has it missed? More importantly, how should it move forward? Focusing on the housing and property sector, EdgeProp.my garnered some feedback and suggestions from the ground. Representing the views of economists, property developers, consumers, real estate consultants and […]
PEPS: KPKT’s measures good, but execution is key
July 25, 2018 While the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) president Foo Gee Jen believed the drafting a commercial development act and streamlining housing data by introducing a data input system are laudable, his concerns lie in their enforcement and execution. “They are commendable efforts […]
UPDATE 2: HSR axing ‘not a catastrophe’ for the property market
May 28, 2018 UPDATED May 29, 12.02pm The cancellation of the Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail (HSR) would have only a minimal impact on the property market, according to some industry experts. The hype from the project did not exactly translate into major investments around the proposed stations of the alignment, likely due to its redundancy […]
KGV International: 2018 is a year of shifts and survival
January 23, 2018 This year is a year of shifts and survival for the property industry as disruptions are making their way to the property market, which means that financing packages, marketing channels and designs will have to change, said KGV International Property Consultants Sdn Bhd executive director Samuel Tan. Commenting on the property […]
Mixed outlook for Penang housing in 2018
January 23, 2018 The Penang property market is expected to diverge further in 2018, according to real estate consultancy PPC International Sdn Bhd. In its session on the northern region’s market performance and outlook at the 11th Malaysian Property Summit today, the consultancy said the residential property segment will be more “complicated” this year. The […]