The recent tabling of Budget 2023 did not inject direct allocation towards the real estate market but the existing initiatives remain intact. This will somewhat stabilise the industry as a result of the fiscal adjustments because the existing tendencies will not be considerably altered.

The property industry is represented in Malaysia’s Statistics Department (DOSM) as two separate sectors – construction and real estate services. Data from both shows a picture of a male-dominated industry. No surprise.

Men may have historically dominated the real estate market but women are stepping up to the occasion and they might perhaps one day supersede their male counterparts if their trajectory continues skywards.

With the socio-economic upheaval of recent years, many homebuyers are forgoing a crowded city life to enter an era of serene living. Whether in small doses of nature-based facilities or sprawling parks and sustainable design, the public and property developers alike see eye-to-eye on improvements...

Inspiring a better quality of life is a central theme behind everything boutique developer BON Estates does, a sense of purpose that makes itself evident even in the company’s tagline Living, Well-Crafted.

Emerging property developer MCT Bhd has made its second land acquisition for 2023 with the purchase of three parcels of freehold land totalling 3.9 acres in Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur for RM64.6mil.

Malaysia is prone to floods, a natural-occurring disaster in the country causing heavy losses to real estate and businesses. But that is not the only water-related misfortune as water leakage from piping can also create undesirable effects as well as waste a precious natural resource.

Property developer MCT Bhd has acquired its first 2023 land deal with HPC Development Sdn Bhd. For RM58mil, MCT bought a 1.57-acre freehold residential land at Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur.

Master community developer Sunway Property is bringing its latest signature product Sunway Flora Residences, the first GreenRE Platinum residential development, to Bukit Jalil.

Western-inspired design styles, whether they are contemporary, functional or stylish, have long dominated the architectural scene in Malaysia. With the advent of modernism, the embracing of structural innovations, functionalism of buildings, elimination of ornamentations and rational use of...