KPKT is studying an option to purchase that would replace booking fees with a refundable pre-SPA payment of up to 5%, with interest paid back if the developer cancels. What it changes for new launch buyers, and what it does not yet answer.
Option to Purchase vs Booking Fee: What KPKT’s 5% Proposal Means for New Launch Buyers Read More »
Budget 2027 allocates up to RM20 billion in SJKP housing loan guarantees for about 80,000 first-time buyers, mainly the self-employed. Here is how the two SJKP routes, eligibility checks and documents work for a new launch purchase.
Self-Employed With No Payslip? How Budget 2027’s RM20 Billion SJKP Guarantee Works Read More »
Budget 2027 lifts the first-home stamp duty exemption to homes priced up to RM750,000, with full relief to RM500,000 and 50% relief above it for SPAs signed in 2027–2030.
Budget 2027 Stamp Duty: First Homes Up to RM750,000 Get Relief Read More »
Johor will complete about 115,000 new homes across 609 projects by 2030, with roughly 61% in the Johor Bahru district. Here is how that pipeline compares with DOSM population numbers, and what it means for new launch buyers.
Johor’s 115,000-Home Pipeline to 2030: Can Population Growth Absorb It? Read More »
From 4 October 2026 LPPSA raises its home financing ceiling to RM1 million and allows a second financing without settling the first. Full eligibility table, blended rates and rules.
LPPSA RM1 Million Home Financing: 2026 Rules Explained Read More »
MM2H participants bought more than RM5 billion of Malaysian property between October 2024 and August 2026. Here is what the numbers, the tier rules and the compulsory home purchase mean for new-launch buyers.
MM2H Property Purchases Top RM5 Billion in 23 Months: What It Means for Buyers Read More »
Rehda’s 1H2026 survey puts the new-launch take-up rate at 33.2%, with 59% of developers holding unsold completed homes. Rejected housing loans, not price, top the list of reasons. What the numbers mean for buyers.
Rehda Survey 1H2026: Only One in Three New Homes Sold, and Loans Are the Bottleneck Read More »
DOSM puts 8.4% of Malaysians at 65 and above in 2026, with 12 states now classified as ageing and Perak highest at 10.8%. What that and the National Housing Policy 2026-2035 change for new-home buyers.
Malaysia’s Ageing Population 2026: What Buyers Should Check Read More »
384 matched Kuala Lumpur condo resales show 59.9% sold higher, yet the median annualised return was just 1.2% a year. Entry price and holding period, not location, separated the winners from the losers.
KL Condo Resale Returns 2026: Why Entry Price Decides Your Profit Read More »
Three years in, Silicon Island has 480+ of 2,300 planned acres reclaimed and about RM1.9 billion spent. What is committed, what is only projected, and what it means for buyers in Bayan Lepas, Teluk Kumbar and Gelugor.
Silicon Island at Three Years: What 480 Reclaimed Acres Mean for Penang Buyers Read More »