Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Rehda optimistic of property market outlook




KUALA LUMPUR: The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) is optimistic of the future prospects of the property market in Malaysia.

“For the first half of this year, the Rehda Property Industry survey for the first half 2010 showed that 62% of the developers were more optimistic of the market conditions compared with 43% for the second half of last year,” said Rehda president Datuk Michael KC Yam at a media briefing jointly held by Rehda and RAM Ratings Services Bhd yesterday.

The survey showed that 58% of the respondents had launched new projects in the first half of this year, a significant increase compared with 31% in the previous half, Yam said. ==> There are more choices for property investor

He said with the current favourable market conditions, the survey showed that 69% of the respondents would launch new products in the second half of this year. ==> Even more choices for second half of the year

“The majority of the developers also anticipated prices to rise in the next six months.
About 41% said their properties will increase in value by less than 10%, while another 40% of the developers expect their property prices to increase from 10% to 20%,” he said ......

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