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September 22, 2023

Assessing the Financial Ripples of Floods on Real Estate Values in Southeast Asia

Floods are an annual phenomenon in Malaysia due to the northeast monsoon that brings heavy rain from November to March, which brings significant loss of homes, income and lives. Based on a study by DOSM, the overall losses in Malaysia due to floods amounted to USD 1.342 billion, of which living quarters amounted to USD 352 million. More than 5,500 and nearly 6,500 flood evacuees fled from their homes in Johor and Sabah amid the monsoon flood in January 2023 according to a report by CNA.
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Floods are an annual phenomenon in Malaysia due to the northeast monsoon that brings heavy rain from November to March, which brings significant loss of homes, income and lives. Based on a study by DOSM, the overall losses in Malaysia due to floods amounted to USD 1.342 billion, of which living quarters amounted to USD 352 million. More than 5,500 and nearly 6,500 flood evacuees fled from their homes in Johor and Sabah amid the monsoon flood in January 2023 according to a report by CNA.
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9/22/2023
MALAYSIA
Opinions

Solar-Powered Property Developments: Striking a Balance between Profitability and Sustainability

Integrating solar energy solutions in property developments is a pivotal strategy to strike this delicate balance, fostering environmentally responsible projects while maintaining commercial success. Solar energy, a reliable and abundant energy source, can be used to power urban infrastructure, including buildings, lamps, and vehicles. By planning ahead, reduced energy use and a smaller carbon footprint can both be achieved by designing buildings to maximise sunshine exposure.
News and Views
9/15/2023
MALAYSIA
Opinions

Developers Risk Overpriced Land Acquisitions Especially During Non-Monsoon Period

Findings by PropertyGuru DataSense suggest that property developers risk overpricing their land acquisitions, particularly if land purchases are made during the non-monsoon period with transaction prices used as a benchmark. Higher financing costs due to increased interest rates and premiums from banks and insurers are also another factor developers buying into flood-risk areas must grapple with.
News and Views
9/19/2023
Opinions

Overcoming Forex Concerns When Buying Overseas Properties

The audience knitted their brows in concentration as Ku Swee Yong touched on the “first principles” of property investing. Known for his widely-read and sometimes contrarian views in the media, the real estate veteran was responding to a basic question at the Invest Asia Property Show by PropertyGuru on July 30: Why even invest in foreign property?
China Solutions
9/11/2023
Opinions

On Taxes and Inheritance: Making Enduring Investments

The oft-quoted phrase by 18th-century American statesman Benjamin Franklin about nothing being certain in this world except death and taxes has endured through the years for its sobering truth. At the Sands Expo & Convention Centre on July 30, real estate investors gathered to discuss just that – the certainty of taxes, weighed against the uncertainty of investment returns.
News and Views
9/8/2023
MALAYSIA
Opinions

Curbing Discrepancies Between Show Units and the End Product - HBA

Misaligned expectations between the show units at the sales gallery and the actual unit delivered is a common cause of dispute between homebuyers and property developers.
China Solutions
9/11/2023
Opinions

Return of Tourists to Thailand Pushing Up Demand for High-End Condos

The revival of tourism in Thailand after Covid-19has given the country’s property market a boost, with Bangkok seeing more demand for high-end condominiums.
China Solutions
9/7/2023
Opinions

Vietnam’s Property Crisis: Is The End in Sight?

Investors in Vietnam’s embattled real estate market have endured a roller-coaster experience in recent years. The downturn in the once-buoyant market, which saw home sales shrink during the COVID-19 pandemic, sank into a full-blown crisis last year following the government’s crackdown on dubious property deals and its credit tightening.
News and Views
8/30/2023
MALAYSIA
Opinions

ESG & Real Estate: Emerging Trends in Malaysia

In recent years, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations have become an increasingly important topic for businesses, and this includes the real estate sector. An unprecedented global pandemic coupled with major flood and landslide events have contributed to pushing the ESG agenda to the boardroom.
News and Views
8/18/2023
MALAYSIA
Opinions

Enough of Burgeoning Burden of Taxes, says HBA

The National House Buyers Association (HBA) refers to the article by Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) urging the government to study the proposal to impose vacancy tax on unoccupied and unsold properties (residential and commercial) units. The article also states that the imposition of a ‘vacancy tax’ is practised in several other major cities worldwide, such as Vancouver, Canada and Melbourne, Australia.
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