#Article

Malaysia’s Property Market Is in a 2020 Tailspin. Is There Hope for Sabah in 2021?

An economic review of the property market in 2020 and major launches in Sabah amidst the pandemic.

29-12-2020

#Article

V-Shaped Recovery in Property Transactions. Happy News.

Just two slides from my good friend, Sr. Michael Geh Senior Partner of Raine & Horne and Immediate Past President of FIABCI (Malaysian chapter) to show...

07-12-2020

#Article

World Bank Calls for Solutions to Ageing Population in Malaysia

Malaysia is officially classified as an aged society with more than 7% of the population this year are aged 65 and above. The World Bank calls for an inclu...

25-11-2020

#Sabah

Sabah Projected to See Biggest Swing in Rental Rates by 2022

In the “Property Survey and Index Q3 2020” by Juwai IQI, the Malaysian real estate industry expects a strong market rebound in 2022 after a pro...

23-10-2020

#Article

Airbnb an Important Role for Early Economic Recovery

52,100 local jobs and RM3.98 billion of Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was contributed by short-term rental activities between 2015 and 2019...

14-08-2020

#Article

Malaysia Set to Be One of Earliest Countries to Record Positive Economic Growth

The government is ready to assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including micro entrepreneurs in restarting their business activitie...

11-08-2020

#Article

Thumbs Up for Property Provisions in Recovery Package

PropertyGuru lauds the government’s inclusion of timely and relevant measures addressing property gaps in its recent Short-Term Economic Recovery Pac...

26-06-2020

#Article

OCBC Bank Thinks Malaysia's Growth Will Be Slow This Year

OCBC Bank expects this year to be a weak growth year for Malaysia, concluding the full year growth of 4.4% year-on-year (y-o-y). It said the current dat...

19-05-2019

#WestMalaysia

ECRL to Contribute 2.7% to Malaysia's Economic Growth - MIDF

The RM44 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is expected to contribute 2.7% to Malaysia’s economic growth, says MIDF Research. The research house expecte...

08-05-2019

#WestMalaysia

Man-Made Islands to Drive Penang Economy

Over RM70bil is expected to be raised from the three man-made islands under the Penang South Reclamation Scheme (PSR), enough to spearhead the state’s ec...

17-04-2019

#Sarawak

Social Media Buzz on Sarawak Retail Outlets

There is a fair amount of speculation on social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook concerning potential closure, downsizing and re-locations of...

10-04-2019

#International

Three Things That Could Crush China's Hot Home Prices

China’s home prices are hot. Average prices of new homes in 70 Chinese cities rose at an annual rate of 10.4% in February 2019, accelerating from a 10.0%...

08-04-2019

#EastMalaysia

Sarawakians Rejoice Over Sarawak-Sabah Link Road Proposal

Sarawak federal government has approved the Sarawak-Sabah link road project. This is amazing news for Sarwakians, especially in the rural areas and those i...

12-03-2019

#EastMalaysia

SEA's Longest Bridge Said to Spur Economic Over-Spill

South East Asia’s longest bridge undergoing construction in Brunei, Temburong Bridge, could benefit Sarawak says their governement. Once the bridge is co...

736d ago

#slow

7 Reasons to Buy in a Slow Property Market

If you do not know, there’s always news about the state of the unsold units of properties here in Malaysia. Here’s one latest one. It seems to be stil...

19-12-2018

#EastMalaysia

Sarawak’s Mega Projects to Boost State’s Construction Outlook in 2019

The pending implementation of mega projects, especially in Sarawak, will likely provide a boost on the state’s construction outlook next year, the resear...

05-12-2018

#EastMalaysia

Focus on Developing District, New Sandakan Councillors Told

State Health and People's Wellbeing Minister Datuk Stephen Wong Tien Fatt advised Sandakan Municipal Council (MPS) members to focus on developing the distr...

05-11-2018

#EastMalaysia

MASWings to Stop KK-Tawau, KK-Sandakan Routes

The Sabah government has expressed surprise that MASWings is considering stopping the KK-Tawau and KK-Sandakan air routes. Deputy Chief Minister cum Min...

03-11-2018

#EastMalaysia

China Firm to Build RM8 Bil Resort Off Labuan's Kuraman Island

A Chinese investor is to spend a whopping RM8 billion to develop an international island resort and marina destination off Kuraman Island, creating 10,000 ...

02-11-2018

#BankingInvestment

Economists: Malaysia More Insulated From Emerging Market Financial Contagion

The sharp plunge in the Argentine Peso (ARS) following the footsteps of the Turkish Lira (TRY) has raised concerns again about the risk of a contagion effe...

13-09-2018