https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/tags/property-market/ Recent content in property market on RPC Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Tue, 10 Oct 2023 08:58:49 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/echoes-of-2008-unraveling-the-myths-of-malaysias-stagnant-property-scene/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 08:58:49 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/echoes-of-2008-unraveling-the-myths-of-malaysias-stagnant-property-scene/ TL;DR As of Sept 2023, the total approved loan value exceeds RM29B; The loan approval rate for 2023 (Q3) is 56% exceeding property peak in 2013; People are still buying properties with supply for unsold properties reducing; High rise properties with the price below RM600,000 is the most transacted. Since the pandemic outbreak, we still feel that the general market is not fully recovered yet. Many sectors are still feeling the pinch and consumers are feeling the pressure of rising cost of living. https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/subsale-property-market-in-2021/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:00:25 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/subsale-property-market-in-2021/ There are three types of property market in Malaysia. The first is primary market. This is new launched developers’ projects. Second is subsale property which is secondary market. This is where you buy the property from existing owners. The third is auction property, which we vaguely referred as tertiary market. If you followed me long enough, I have been advocating investing in subsale property. There are many reasons why I tend to invest in subsale properties. https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/malaysia-property-market-2021-set-for-year-end-bounce-a-bit-optimistic/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:00:35 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/malaysia-property-market-2021-set-for-year-end-bounce-a-bit-optimistic/ Exactly two days ago, The Star released a news article on Malaysia property market 2021 is set for year end bounce, which I personally think that it is a little bit optimistic. I’ve been talking about this for the longest time that property is the biggest ticket item to purchase in their lives in majority of people. Thus, financing is inevitable. And in fact, it is a norm to get financing from the banks. https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/start-investing-property-in-2020/ Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:16:47 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/start-investing-property-in-2020/ If you are still wondering whether you should start investing property in 2020 , I strongly suggest you don’t thinking anymore and start taking the action to invest now. There could be never better time to invest. Just like stock market, there are many indicators which tell us that it is the right time to invest. For now we are not going to cover how to look for properties to invest. https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/changing-strategy-meet-current-market/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 01:12:43 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/changing-strategy-meet-current-market/ We often hear people complaining that there aren’t enough deals right now or no good deals or no takers around. Maybe they’re struggling with how to make money in the current market or maybe the strategy used is wrong in this current market and did not work as well as it did in the previous cycle. That led us to the question: How well do they understand your market? Most real estate markets are localized and geographic, and there can be multiple sub markets. https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/now-right-time-buy-property/ Thu, 07 Dec 2017 09:48:50 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/now-right-time-buy-property/ Is now the right time to buy property? On Rapid Property Connect FB Page on 16 November there were two articles with differing views on the property outlook for 2018. It’s always at this time of the year i.e. year end or beginning of next year (2018) that Property Outlook seminars or talks will be held to predict the outlook for 2018. Do you remember the outlook predicted for 2017? https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/are-we-about-to-see-a-buyers-market-or-a-rebound-in-the-market/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:08:01 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/are-we-about-to-see-a-buyers-market-or-a-rebound-in-the-market/ Since the start of Year 2017, we see so many conflicting predictions as seen from the many headlines in the local dailies of where the market will be for 2017 and beyond. Depending on whose perspective they are coming from i.e. developers’ or buyer or seller’s, their predictions may seem biased to some. So what do you see of the market? Let’s review the property from a neutral basis based on facts. https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/the-current-state-of-the-economy-has-far-reaching-effects/ Thu, 08 Sep 2016 12:17:15 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/the-current-state-of-the-economy-has-far-reaching-effects/ WE are indeed living in challenging times. The current fragile Malaysian economy will likely face several more lean years ahead as data continues to show that many households in the country are a vulnerable lot, given the state of their finances In the recent article in Star the following were cited. “To put that into perspective, a study on the financial fragility of urban households in Malaysia has found that only 10. https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/the-current-loan-tightening-situation-has-a-silver-lining/ Fri, 02 Sep 2016 00:01:14 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/the-current-loan-tightening-situation-has-a-silver-lining/ Exciting times will be here soon. Property players – developers and investors alike are now crying out in despair of the credit tightening. In fact, this mortgage crisis is expected to follow suit after a period of booms times. Granted, it all sounds pretty bleak and hurting to some, the current situation will soon be an amazing opportunities for investors ready for the change of scenery. Yes, the real estate cycle is going through some massive changes. https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/is-property-really-oversupply-in-malaysia/ Fri, 06 May 2016 18:01:09 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/is-property-really-oversupply-in-malaysia/ The oversupply of properties in Malaysia has become one of the most discussed topic in recent days. We could see newspapers, web portals and even some property experts are suggesting that the properties in Malaysia are oversupply especially in some particular sub-sectors. But is it true that the properties in Malaysia really oversupply? Not sure if anyone actually covered this before but it would be worthwhile to take an approach from different perspective. https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/how-does-the-economy-affect-the-malaysia-housing-market/ Fri, 04 Mar 2016 00:01:02 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/how-does-the-economy-affect-the-malaysia-housing-market/ In most countries, real estate represents a significant portion of people’s wealth, an average person has at least one-third of his or her net worth tied up in real estate. The size and scale of the real estate market make an attractive and lucrative sector for many investors. Sky rocketing property prices remain a very common topic among fellow Malaysians for the past few years. But right now, times are bad, will property prices starts to fall or remain stagnant? https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/buyers-market-vs-sellers-market/ Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:44:35 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/buyers-market-vs-sellers-market/ Anyone who has ever been involved with property, regardless as a homeowner or an investor, understands that real estate has a cyclical market movement. There are various factors to be taken into consideration when you plan to buy/ sell your properties but the most important one will be the current state of the property market. This is because the timing of the market can have a major impact on your purchase price/ desired sale price. https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/property-investments-world-events/ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:54:26 +0000 https://www.rapidpropertyconnect.com/property-investments-world-events/ Should property investments be look from a bigger perspective instead of area or regional specific? Does the world events affect real estate market?. Relating to the wider perspectives will enable property investors to get important clues as to the demand and supply in the market and the sentiments therein and take precautions too on any pending crisis. As the whole wide world is on the internet and with advanced technology, all information is almost available to the seconds.