The uncertainties over the world economic prospects have started to take a toll on the local property market.Transactions have been slowing down in the past…
Major property developers have been snapping up large plots of land worth well over a billion ringgit, even as the global economic scene turned more…
The 5% increase in the real property gains tax (RPGT) for properties held for two years or less is a realistic percentage, according to the…
Asian property investors are least likely to take investment risks, according to the annual Global Investor Sentiment Survey conducted by Colliers International.The global commercial real…
A leading property expert said he does not expect property prices in Penang to see a major correction if there is a global downturn.
Middle and high-end properties are getting more expensive partly because developers are passing on the costs they have to bear in building low-cost houses.
Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in tabling Budget 2012 in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday Oct 7, 2011 announced several proposals related to…
Property valuers and developers expect the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project to have significant impact on the prices of residential and commercial properties…
The construction sector is expected to get more prominence in the Economic Report 2011/2012 with its growth targeted at 7% in 2012 from 3.4% in…
The government projects the economic growth to pick up in 2012, with gross domestic product (GDP) expanding between 5% and 6%. This is a more…
The Real Estate & Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda) is confident the property market can be stable amid the gloomy global economic outlook. Its chairman…
The RM230.833 billion Federal Government Budget 2012 proposals, unveiled on Friday, Oct 7, will focus on seven core areas including reducing the impact of inflation…
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Our guide below sets out the main local taxes and assessments property owners pay in Malaysia. One interesting aspect of property ownership in Malaysia is the fact that houses generally pay much lower assessments than apartments or condominiums. A typical home in a prime residential area will often pay less than $100 per year in property taxes and assessments, but yet still enjoy world class public services such as street cleaning, refuse disposal and 'fogging'.