Media Release ---------------------------------------
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29 October 2021
Preliminary Media Release and Comments on Budget 2022 by REHDA Malaysia -
21 October 2021
REHDA Property Industry Survey 1H 2021 and Market Outlook 2H 2021 and 1H 2022 -
13 August 2021
Media Release on HKL Receives Part of REHDA’s RM1,25 Million Contribution in Battling COVID-19 -
22 July 2021
REHDA Donates More Than RM1 Million for COVID-19 Battle -
1 June 2021
Extension of Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) 2020-2021 -
28 May 2021
REHDA Supports the Government's COVID-19 Efforts and Calls for Amendments to the COVID-19 Act -
30 March 2021
REHDA Property Industry Survey 2H 2020 and Market Outlook 2021
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6 November 2020
Preliminary Media Release and Comments on Budget 2021 by REHDA Malaysia -
30 September 2020
HOC-MAPEX 2020 -
8 August 2020
Media Release on the Call for a COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill -
5 June 2020
Media Release on the Government's Short-term Economic Recovery Plan by REHDA Malaysia -
21 May 2020
Media Release on REHDA Malaysia’s 50th Anniversary -
20 May 2020
Media Release on REHDA’s CSR Initiative for Healthcare Frontliners -
6 May 2020
Joint Media Media Statement by REHDA Malaysia and MBAM: Government to Bear Cost of COVID-19 Testing for the Construction Industry and the Urgency for a COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill to Protect the Nation -
5 May 2020
Call to Practice SOP and Social Distancing at Construction Sites -
14 April 2020
Joint Media Statement by MBAM and REHDA Malaysia: Property Development and Construction Industry to Work Closely Together with the Government to Triumph against COVID-19 -
8 April 2020
Media Release on the Call for a COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill
- 8 November 2019
Media Release on Different Rates of Maintenance Charges for JMB in a Development - 11 October 2019
Preliminary Media Release and Comments on Budget 2020 by REHDA Malaysia - 26 September 2019
REHDA Property Industry Survey 1H 2019 - 16 April 2019
HOC - MAPEX April 2019 - 14 March 2019
REHDA Property Industry Survey 2H 2018 - 31 January 2019
Property Expo in Conjunction with Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) 2019
- 2 November 2018
Preliminary Media Release and Comments on Budget 2019 by REHDA Malaysia - 30 October 2018
Discounts on House Purchase - 29 October 2018
Media Release on Cost Saving for Developers - 10 October 2018
Media Briefing - REHDA Property Industry Survey 1H 2018 - 1 October 2018
Media Release MAPEX October 2018 - 16 July 2018
Media Release on the Handing Over of the Mantle of REHDA Malaysia’s Presidency - 14 May 2018
Media Release Following Malaysia’s General Election 14 (GE14) - 4 April 2018
Media Briefing – REHDA Property Industry Survey 2H 2017 - 13 March 2018
Media Release MAPEX April 2018 - 26 January 2018
Media Release on Government’s Proposal to Lower the Current Housing Loan Interest Rate
REHDA in the News ---------------------------------

28 September 2021
18 September 2021
17 September 2021
28 June 2021
27 June 2021
7 June 2021
2 June 2021
- REHDA sokong lanjutan kempen pemilikan rumah (Utusan Malaysia)
- An extension of the Home Ownership Campaign till year-end good for first-time homebuyers (New Straits Times)
- First day lockdown blues over work permits (The Star)
1 June 2021
30 April 2021
20 April 2021
15 April 2021
5 April 2021
3 April 2021
2 April 2021
31 March 2021
- REHDA harap lanjut kempen pemilikan rumah (Berita Harian)
- Soam Heng Choon: Vaccination is good for property market (Guang Ming Daily)
- Positive outlook for property market in the second half of the year (Sin Chew Daily)
- Pasaran hartanah menyusul (Harian Metro)
- Lanjutkan kempen pemilikan rumah (Utusan Malaysia)
- Home Ownership Campaign 2020-2021 sales hit RM25.65b as at end-Feb, says REHDA (The Edge CEO Morning Brief)
- Brighter second-half property market outlook (The Star)
- '51% of property developers not planning launches in H1' (New Straits Times)
30 March 2021
21 February 2021
9 February 2021
7 February 2021
26 January 2021
22 January 2021
19 January 2021
4 January 2021
13 November 2020
8 November 2020
7 November 2020
31 October 2020
20 October 2020
18 October 2020
1 October 2020
- Developers baffled by overhang (The Star)
- Unreleased Bumi lots contribute half of property overhang (The Malaysian Reserve)
- HOC sales to take a hit despite positive outlook (The Malaysian Reserve)
- State government should intervene in unsold housing (Sin Chew Daily)
- REHDA: Outlook for property sector turns cautious optimistic (Sin Chew Daily)
- Sektor hartanah dijangka lebih baik 2021 (Berita Harian)
- REHDA hopes sales volume in next year can be improved (China Press)
- Property sales rebounding (New Straits Times)
- Planning has been done before launch of MAPEX (Nanyang Siang Pau)
- Need for the government to release Bumiputera units (Guang Ming Daily)
- Lower sales expected for Home Ownership Campaign 2020/2021 - REHDA (The Edge)
- Kempen pemilikan rumah bantu rancak sektor hartanah (Harian Metro)
- HOC-MAPEX 2020 kickstarts today (EdgeProp)
27 September 2020
23 September 2020
14 September 2020
2 August 2020
23 June 2020
22 June 2020
15 June 2020
12 June 2020
7 June 2020
6 June 2020
- Stimulus measures likely to boost housing market (Sin Chew Daily)
- REHDA: Home ownership burden lifted (New Straits Times)
- Perkenal semula kempen pemilikan rumah (Berita Harian)
3 June 2020
29 May 2020
27 May 2020
22 May 2020
18 May 2020
8 May 2020
- REHDA, MBAM want government to bear construction worker's testing costs (EdgeProp)
- Fears of insufficient testing infrastructure (The Star)
7 May 2020
1 May 2020
20 April 2020
18 April 2020
17 April 2020
10 April 2020
3 April 2020
22 February 2020
28 December 2019
11 December 2019
- Soam Heng Choon: Developers looking for business opportunities overseas (Nanyang Siang Pau)
- Soam Heng Choon: Developers expanding overseas due to less development projects in country (China Press)
6 December 2019
5 December 2019
- REHDA sells RM21b worth of homes during HOC (The Malaysian Reserve)
- REHDA sees steady demand for residential (The Star)
- REHDA in talks over Residential Tenancy Act (New Straits Times)
- REHDA hopes more bank joining Rent-To-Own programme (Oriental Daily News)
- HOC dijangka raih jualan RM24 bilion (Berita Harian)
2 December 2019
Industry News ----------------------------------------
25 May 2021
24 May 2021
19 May 2021
17 May 2021
10 May 2021
9 May 2021
7 May 2021
28 April 2021
27 April 2021
24 April 2021
21 April 2021
- Real estate remains the focus of buyers (The Malaysian Reserve)
- Property prices hit rock-bottom, expected to rebound in second half 2022 (See Hua Daily News)
- Property market fairly sustainable, says JLW (New Straits Times)
19 April 2021
- ECRL route set to accelerate property value (The Malaysian Reserve)
- A good time to buy a house (Sin Chew Daily)
10 April 2021
- Rebound seen in second half of the year (The Star)
- Pengangguran turun pacu semula pasaran hartanah (Berita Harian)
6 April 2021
- Real estate sector total transaction value contracts 15.8% in 2020, says Tengku Zafrul (The Edge CEO Morning Brief)
- Kerajaan perlu kaji kenaikan harga barang binaan (Utusan Malaysia)
- Kempen Pemilikan Rumah dijangka sampai akhir tahun (Berita Harian)
2 April 2021
1 April 2021
31 March 2021
16 March 2021
14 March 2021
10 March 2021
9 March 2021
- Property prices dropped in 1Q21 (The Malaysian Reserve)
- Optimism building up in sector (The Star)
- No surprises in property sector earnings expected (The Sun)
8 March 2021
6 March 2021
27 February 2021
26 February 2021
22 February 2021
19 February 2021
9 February 2021
- Pembeli jangka harga rumah terus turun (Berita Harian)
- Mass vaccinations to spur property market in second half of year (The Sun)
8 February 2021
- Savills' real estate industry outlook for 2021 (The Edge)
- Property sector striving to growth further in year of ox (Sin Chew Daily)
- Property market likely to see recovery only in 2022, says Rahim & Co (The Edge)
- Have homebuyers' preferences changed? (The Edge)
5 February 2021
- More houses to be built this year for B40, M40 (EdgeProp)
- Construction sector earnings to recover by 11 percent (The Malaysian Reserve)
4 February 2021
30 January 2021
- Works Ministry launches strategic blueprint to revitalise construction sector and recover the economy (China Press)
- Of LAD and booking fees (The Star)
29 January 2021
- Cukai hartanah tidak terjual atasi masalah lambakan (Berita Harian)
- CIDB perlu pantau tapak binaan tangani penularan COVID-19 (Berita Harian)
27 January 2021
- Rumah siap tak terjual mungkin kekal tinggi (Berita Harian)
- Property overhang may stabilise slightly (The Star)
- Property market recovery stunted, delayed to 2022 (The Sun)
26 January 2021
- CBRE-WTW: Outlook of property sector in year 2021 may worse than last year (Sin Chew Daily)
- 'Real estate sector likely to be muted' (New Straits Times)
25 January 2021
- Pasaran hartanah dijangka terus kekal mencabar (Berita Harian)
- Date of booking fees deemed as start of late delivery charges will force developers to review their sales plan (The Edge)
24 January 2021
- Rampant price hike for building materials may hinder housing market (Nanyang Siang Pau)
- PropertyGuru: Malaysian housing market prospects positive (Sin Chew Daily)
23 January 2021
- Zuraida: Retirement village to be built at PR1MA land to take care of seniors (Nanyang Siang Pau)
- Working from home trend spurs demand for bigger houses (The Star)
- Perkampungan persaraan dirangka hadapi penuaan penduduk (Berita Harian)
- LAD definition made clear (The Star)
20 January 2021
19 January 2021
- Real estate market to remain challenging (The Star)
- Knight Frank Malaysia: Residential property market to remain challenging in first half of the year (Sin Chew Daily)
15 January 2021
10 January 2021
7 January 2021
4 January 2021
30 December 2020
- Property outlook challenging but bright spots emerge (The Sun)
- Developers clear inventory to realise cash (The Star)
- Affordable residential launches to drive market (The Malaysian Reserve)
29 December 2020
24 December 2020
23 November 2020
- Pandemic leaves lasting scar on construction sector (The Sun)
- Government spending helps the recovery of construction sector (Nanyang Siang Pau)
- CIDB: The value of approved construction projects reduced by 42% (Sin Chew Daily)
- CIDB to conduct more site inspections following spike in COVID-19 cases (The Star)
18 December 2020
16 December 2020
- Recovery in sight for property market by 2H 21 (The Malaysian Reserve)
- PropertyGuru: Malaysian housing market prospects positive (Sin Chew Daily)
11 December 2020
- Sektor hartanah kekal lemah tahun ini (Sinar Harian)
- NAPIC: Property market to remain soft (New Straits Times)
5 December 2020
4 December 2020
2 December 2020
27 November 2020
26 November 2020
- Zuraida: 30,000 units of properties worth RM20 billion unsold in the first half of 2020 (Sin Chew Daily)
- KPKT to provide real-time data on residential glut (The Malaysian Reserve)
- Budget sets tone for recovery (The Star)
23 November 2020
19 November 2020
18 November 2020
16 November 2020
9 November 2020
- Property sector allocations insignificant to curb overhang (The Sun)
- Comprehensive measures needed for property (The Star)
7 November 2020
- Waiver of stamp duty for first property lauded (The Star)
- Assessing home ownership affordability (The Star)
- First time house buyer gets stamp duty waiver (Sin Chew Daily)
6 November 2020
31 October 2020
30 October 2020
28 October 2020
- Reform the real estate ecosystem (Nanyang Siang Pau)
- 'Reduce stamp duty for first-time homebuyers' (New Straits Times)
27 October 2020
- iProperty: Should reduce stamp duty for first home buyers (Nanyang Siang Pau)
- Galakkan pemilikan rumah golongan muda (Utusan Malaysia)
26 October 2020
- Property developers' initiatives to help seniors age in place (The Edge)
- Contractors battered, heading into 2021 (The Edge)
16 October 2020
- iProperty: Rental market to improve in 2H20 (The Malaysian Reserve)
- Housing affordability: The reality (EdgeProp)
15 October 2020
14 October 2020
- Price correction in local property market in first half 2020 (The Sun)
- Move to reveal overhang details runs into barriers (The Star)
5 October 2020
3 October 2020
- Overhang hangs heavy over property market (The Star)
- COVID-19 tak jejas harga kediaman (Berita Harian)
1 October 2020
30 September 2020
- Skim sewa beli bantu belia B40 miliki rumah (Berita Harian)
- Property prices to remain stagnant as buyers await incentives (The Malaysian Reserve)
29 September 2020
26 September 2020
23 September 2020
- Plans for 1 million affordable homes scrapped (The Malaysian Reserve)
- Kediaman, apartmen tak terjual naik 11.56 peratus (Berita Harian)
21 September 2020
18 September 2020
17 September 2020
16 September 2020
- Zuraida: Rental record will become consideration on bank loan approval (Nanyang Siang Pau)
- Zuraida: Housing integrated data system to be completed next year (Nanyang Siang Pau)
- 81 percent Malaysians hope to buy their own house next year (Nanyang Siang Pau)
11 September 2020
- Zuraida: Ministry to beef up housing laws (The Sun)
- Vacancy tax on back burner (The Star)
- 'No vacancy tax for now' (New Straits TImes)
8 September 2020
7 September 2020
1 September 2020
31 August 2020
- COVID-19 Act to help contractors avoid paying late charges (The Edge)
- Resolve the property supply overhang in a positive way, not through a punitive tax (The Edge)
29 August 2020
28 August 2020
24 August 2020
- 'Vacancy tax could push developers to be more prudent with launches' (The Sun)
- Consultants: Vacancy tax won't solve overhang (The Star)
21 August 2020
19 August 2020
17 August 2020
13 August 2020
10 August 2020
7 August 2020
- Online shopping for properties gaining popularity (EdgeProp)
- Best time to buy a first-hand home (EdgeProp)
5 August 2020
4 August 2020
1 August 2020
27 July 2020
- What ails the Malaysian residential property sector (The Edge)
- 'Confusion over RPGT exemption plan' (New Straits Times)
25 July 2020
17 July 2020
- What’s pending for the property sector? (EdgeProp)
- Minat beli hartanah semakin meningkat (Berita Harian)
16 July 2020
15 July 2020
12 July 2020
10 July 2020
6 July 2020
19 June 2020
- Zuraida to discuss foreign property sale price (EdgeProp)
- Property demand expected to spike on investors' interest (The Malaysian Reserve)
18 June 2020
- HOC mampu tangani kemerosotan jualan hartanah (Berita Harian)
- 'Government measures can mitigate decline in property sales' (The Star)
15 June 2020
10 June 2020
8 June 2020
- Property investors under pressure (The Edge)
- PENJANA's HOC campaign can assist developers sustain cash flow (The Star)
7 June 2020
- HOC, sifar RPGT rancakkan sektor hartanah (Berita Harian Ahad)
- HOC to lift property market (New Sunday Times)
6 June 2020
5 June 2020
29 May 2020
28 May 2020
22 May 2020
16 May 2020
15 May 2020
12 May 2020
2 May 2020
1 May 2020
28 April 2020
27 April 2020
23 April 2020
- Resuming construction sector will benefit subsectors, small players (The Malaysian Reserve)
- Builders need protection against litigation, says HBA (The Star)
- 1,856 contractors get green light to operate (New Straits Times)
15 April 2020
13 April 2020
12 April 2020
11 April 2020
10 April 2020
9 April 2020
6 April 2020:
2 April 2020
1 April 2020
30 March 2020
- Property sales could move than halve during MCO period (The Sun Daily)
- Property developers in talks with Bank Negara Malaysia on plans to help market (The Sun Daily)
24 March 2020
20 March 2020
- ‘Rent-free’ rebates for tenants during MCO period possible (The Edge)
- Effects of COVID-19 on local property market (New Straits Times)
12 March 2020
10 March 2020
6 March 2020
- Alternatif pemilikan rumah (Harian Metro)
- Bantu miliki kediaman (Harian Metro)
- Malaysians pessimistic about housing market (Nanyang Siang Pau)
3 March 2020
29 February 2020
28 February 2020
16 February 2020
- Housing Ministry mulls Commercial Development Act (Sin Chew Daily)
- Malaysian developers waiting for post-outbreak breaking dawn (Nanyang Siang Pau)
3 February 2020
- A fresher approach to housing policy (The Malaysian Reserve)
- Affordable residential segment to see steady demand this year (The Edge)
1 February 2020
27 January 2020
- Inisiatif kerajaan rangsang sektor hartanah (Berita Harian)
- Threshold for foreigners to purchase high-rise properties in Selangor lowers to RM1.5 mil (Oriental Daily News)
22 January 2020
- 'Denda pemaju gagal jual hartanah' (Berita Harian)
- 'Study developers' situation' (New Straits Times)
21 January 2020
20 January 2020
17 January 2020
- How ownership concentration is happening, and why it matters (The Edge Financial Daily)
- Pembeli wajar diberi hak tentukan harga rumah (Berita Harian)
- Property market to see modest recovery in 2020 (The Malaysian Reserve)
16 January 2020
- Developers' earnings expected to recover (Sin Chew Daily)
- Property demand to recover slowly (The Sun)
15 January 2020
9 January 2020
- Knight Frank: Revival of mega projects continues to lift market sentiment (New Straits Times)
- Property sector to see more foreign buyers in 2020 (The Malaysian Reserve)
3 January 2020
1 January 2020
30 December 2019
- HOC boosts take-up on primary market (The Edge)
- Review on housing market in 2019: Buyers observe market turns sluggish (Sin Chew Daily)
28 December 2019
- Local property market to remain 'flattish' next year (The Star)
- Pasaran hartanah terus mencabar tahun depan (Berita Harian)
27 December 2019
25 December 2019
24 December 2019
20 December 2019
- First-time buyers to boost property market (The Sun)
- HBA: Partial CCC not a 'legislative anomaly' (The Sun)
- Ipoh property market has most positive outlook (The Malaysian Reserve)
19 December 2019
11December 2019
10 December 2019
- Unaffordable housing hits cost of living (The Sun)
- Property market expected to slump in 2020 (China Press)
9 December 2019
- Greater demand seen for affordable residential property (The Edge Financial Daily)
- Foreign buyers welcome to purchase unsold property units (Sin Chew Daily)
6 December 2019
- Trend pembelian rumah positif (Harian Metro)
- Lebihan bekalan hartanah diunjur berterusan 2020 (Berita Harian)
- Housing market not optimistic next year (Nanyang Siang Pau)
5 December 2019
4 December 2019