#Article

Keeping the Balance: The Ying and Yang of Short Term Lets

As with most anything else in life, short term rentals and vacation stays are a mixed bag of positives and negatives. My first and only stay in a short ...

19-06-2019

#WestMalaysia

Malaysia Is Airbnb's Fastest Growing Market in SEA

Airbnb, the world's leading community-driven hospitality company, announced a 99% y-o-y growth in guest arrivals in Malaysia having welcomed more than two ...

27-11-2018

#airbnb

Owners at the Loft Residences Received Notice to Cease Airbnb Operation Immediately

Whilst most people are turning into Airbnb as a form of making passive income, it is known that not all residential developments adopt such short-term rent...

375d ago

#WestMalaysia

Home Sharing Has Much to Offer, a Letter From Airbnb

OVER the past few years, Malaysia has firmly established itself as one of Airbnb's fastest growing markets in Asia. With more than 1.5 million guest arriva...

21-06-2018

#EastMalaysia

Room of Opportunities in Tourism

Humphrey Ginibun, Marketing Manager of Sabah Tourism Board (STB) said in a presentation to Property Hunter that rooms or tourist accommodation is in short ...

22-05-2018

#WestMalaysia

Errant PR1MA Owners Must Face the Music

Strict preventive measures are needed to curb buyers of the 1Malaysia People's Housing Programme (PR1MA) projects from using their properties for personal ...

13-03-2018

#airbnb

Is Airbnb Illegal?

The Airbnb debate, an ever-popular topic, continues to roar on as 2017 came to a close with hints of a regulation being hatched up in the pantries of gover...

22-02-2018

#WestMalaysia

Airbnb, Short-Term Stays Registration Needed to Gauge Market Size

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) explained today that owners and operators who are renting out their properties for short-term stays here, such as through Air...

20-01-2018

#EastMalaysia

Put a Stop to Unlicensed Accommodation

SIBU: The Sarawak Central Region Hotels Association wants the government to come down hard on unlicensed short-term lodging. Its chairman Johnny Wong sa...

09-01-2018

#WestMalaysia

Is Airbnb Legal in Malaysia?

With the low rental market these days, one option for homeowners is to list it as a short-term rental or homestay. Homestays have increased in popularit...

20-12-2017

#WestMalaysia

Properties Remain Unaffordable

KUALA LUMPUR: When measuring housing affordability, policymakers should take into account a person's "lifetime” earning capability, instead of basing...

30-11-2017

#EastMalaysia

Is Short-Term Rental Returns Higher Than Monthly Rental?

How do you define "short-term" rental? Well, a short-term rental is a notion of renting out of a furnished home or apartment on a nightly basis when the la...

16-10-2017

#EastMalaysia

Where's a Property Hotspot

Without a crystal ball, it can sometimes be difficult to find the next best place to invest in. And yet, most seasoned property investors will tell you the...

28-04-2017

#EastMalaysia

Affordable Housing Shortage to Exceed 1mil by 2020

Affordable homes are indeed crucial to the people as it provides signs and indicator of a stable economy. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) expects affordable ...

28-03-2017