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Budget 2026: What Home Seekers Should Know, Especially First-Time Home Buyers
Budget 2026 matters for first-time home buyers because fiscal measures (stamp duty, RPGT, income tax reliefs, credit guarantees) and broader cost‑of‑living changes shape entry costs, financing capacity and market supply. Key points: the 100% stamp duty exemption for...
Foreign Buyer Rules and Thresholds: What Can Be Bought and at What Minimums
Malaysia allows foreign property ownership but under a layered legal framework: federal permission plus state-level controls. Foreigners (including non-citizens, foreign companies and PRs) can buy many residential properties—especially strata units—subject to state...
What the Strata Management Act 2013 Means for Your Building’s By-Laws
The Strata Management Act 2013 created standardized statutory by-laws for strata schemes in Peninsular Malaysia and Labuan, which generally override conflicting clauses in older Deeds of Mutual Covenant (DMCs). The Act provides a common legal baseline for issues like...
Malaysia’s Industrial Frontier To Be Defined By Industrial AI
Industries across ASEAN are entering a transformation driven by advanced manufacturing, infrastructure and sustainability goals, and industrial AI is emerging as a key enabler. Unlike consumer-focused AI, industrial AI blends physics-based simulation, engineering...
Rehda Institute calls for updated housing policies to reflect changing market needs
Rehda Institute has previewed its "Housing for All: Co-Creating a Needs‑Driven Framework," urging Malaysia to adopt an evidence-based housing policy that is regularly reviewed to reflect shifting demographics, incomes and local market conditions ahead of National...
FAR Capital makes ‘impossible’ rental returns, with data dispelling critics’ disbelief
FAR Capital argues positive cashflow from property is achievable with the right strategy, despite widespread scepticism. The firm says 2026’s rising rental demand—driven by economic uncertainty and low new supply—has pushed rents up, but many landlords still lose...