30/Jan/2015KUALA LUMPUR: The goods and services tax (GST) is expected to be a mere blip on the property sector, with a rise of not more than 3% to 4% in terms of property prices, according to property consultancy Rahim & Co executive chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman. more |
06/Jan/2015PETALING JAYA: Property transactions are expected to decline by about 10%, with house prices remaining flattish or rising slightly by 3% to 5% upon the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) on building materials, research house JF Apex Research said. more |
23/Nov/2014KUALA LUMPUR: The post-GST period will be a good time to buy properties, says IQI Holdings Sdn Bhd’s Alexander Woo, the first speaker at the Star Property Fair 2014. more |
 | 10/Nov/2014Useful advice: Lim giving her talk on 'How RPGT & GST will Impact the Property Market, Moving Forward' during the seminar. more |
31/Oct/2014WHEN middle income professionals are unable to afford their own home based on a single income and have to team up with either a spouse or another person to qualify for a mortgage loan, then it is a sign that the unaffordability of our housing market has become critical. more |
31/Oct/2014HBA is happy that more affordable homes are to be built under Budget 2015 and DIBS ban stays. more |
28/Oct/2014KUALA LUMPUR: The hullabaloo surrounding the impact of the goods and services tax (GST) on the property sector is unnecessary as it will be a one-off event and given time, the market will find its own level based on demand and supply, said four property consultants. more |
28/Oct/2014PETALING JAYA: Home prices will rise by about 2.6% once the goods and services tax (GST) comes into play, said the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda). more |
16/Oct/2014KUALA LUMPUR: Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda) president Datuk Seri FD Iskandar Mansor says the 2015 Budget was fairly positive for the property sector and hopes banks will ease their lending rules for first-time house buyers. more |
16/Oct/2014Budget 2015 brings good news for ordinary home buyers, but its projects and programmes are not enough to fulfill the housing needs of the entire country, according to Steve Melhuish, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PropertyGuru Group. more |
14/Oct/2014In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful. Let us pray and seek His blessings for me to table this important document, the 2015 Budget, to this august House and the rakyat. more |
14/Oct/2014Currently, gains from the disposal of property under the Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976, are assessed formally by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB or more commonly known as LHDN) more |
14/Oct/2014KUALA LUMPUR — Formulated with the focus on being a people’s economy, the Budget 2015 announced Friday addressed the issues of home ownership at affordable prices, says the country’s leading property website iProperty.com Malaysia. more |
14/Oct/2014KUALA LUMPUR — The government will address the issue of home ownership at affordable houses by building 80,000 units under the 1Malaysia People’s Housing Programme (PR1MA) with an allocation of RM1.3 billion. more |
11/Oct/2014THE value of property transactions rose to RM82bil in the first six months of 2014 compared with RM68.8bil in the same period last year, while the volume of transactions increased 3.3% to 193,405 during the period. more |
