Rapid urbanisation in cities has taken place over the last decade in the country, impacting the living quality of its inhabitants. We speak with Girish Ramachandran, Executive Director of 27 Group on how a Smart City, which can be defined as a technologically modern urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect specific data, can help address the malaise of modern living and transform living spaces for its inhabitants.

The National Energy Transition Roadmap outlines the country’s plans to accelerate into a high-value green economy. One of the exciting projects from NETR offers an income opportunity for households to lease out their rooftops for solar generation. We speak with Dr Tan Loke Mun, Director, ArchiCentre on how NETR and the announced solar projects will impact individual households and the property construction sector.

Minister of Local Government Development (KPKT) Nga Kor Ming said in Kuala Lumpur alone, there are 139 aged and poorly maintained properties that require redevelopment. And his ministry is pushing for the enactment of a new law that can speed up the redevelopment of old properties. We speak with Au Foong Yee, Editor Emeritus, The Edge on all things urban renewal, inner city development and the role governments and the private sector can and should play in this effort.

Tourism, Arts and Culture minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing announced that the government will review the terms and conditions for the MM2H program following a 90% drop in applicants. It’s widely believed that the MM2H program helps the local property market, especially for the high end properties above 1 million. We speak with See Kok Long, Executive Director, Metrohomes to look at the current requirements and get his suggestions on how to improve it.

On the Property Show, we drill down the question whether property prices are really appreciating and how one finds values and sweet deals in today’s market. Is it always about buying from new launches, or should one consider the secondary sub sale market? We speak with Alvin Ong, Managing Director, EdgeProperty, who shares the Start Portal program and the data points one should look at before purchasing a property.

On the Property Show, we check in with the ESG roadmaps amongst our Malaysia property developers, and their journey to carbon neutrality by 2050. And how does this translate into the projects with green building certification? And what more can the government do to offer financial incentives to accelerate the momentum? We speak with BK Sinha, Chief Sustainability Officer, Habitat Enviro, to share his views on this state of affairs of ESG amongst our property developers.

On the Property Show we talk about developers incorporating ESG sustainability in their corporate office space development. Whilst these efforts will lead to innovative practices in managing the carbon footprint, the current depressed rental rates does not help. We speak with Amy Wong, Executive Director, Research & Consultancy, Knight Frank Malaysia, on how developers are going green against the backdrop of a 30% oversupply in office space.

As a rule of thumb, one usually will set a 20% budget for renovations and another 5% for interior design works. Of course the budget can vary depending on the scope of work and ones taste for the finer things in life. But once a project starts, cost overruns and delays are common difficulties faced by home owners with their contractors. We speak with Jacky Chuah, CEO, Rekatone who shares his tips on appointing contractors and avoiding common pitfalls.

Looking to rent out your property but have no prior experience? Or if you have, but still unsure what’s the best way to get a higher rental yield, or finding good quality tenants for your property is a challenge? We’ll speak with Vincent Lim Founder of Cozy Homes to understand the state of affairs of the rental market and seek the answers and tips landlords can apply to obtain a higher rental yield.

Deputy Minister of Local Government Development, Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, said the country has almost 600 sick and abandoned projects and to address the issue, reforms to the HDA Act may need to take place. A Panel of Experts has been assembled to advise the Ministers on the HDA review. We speak with Dr. Mohamed Rafick Khan bin Abdul Rahman, Chairman of Victims Malaysia, an NGO that looks at the plight of abandoned project home owners.Image by: Shutterstock

On the Property Show, we have a panel of 2 guests to talk about affordable homes, and how we should be reframing the conversation. Is it an issue of supply or demand? And should we be focusing more on social housing and social mobility? We talk to Dr Carmelo Ferlito and Prof Consilz Tan to get their 360 degree view on the problems surrounding affordable homes.

We talk to Loong Kok Wen, Deputy Director, Head Regional Property, RHB Research Institute on the recently released National Property Information Centre’s, or commonly known as NAPIC, Q1 2023 property transaction numbers. We will seek her views on the bleak transaction numbers and the growing overhang numbers. And ask her if this is just a short term blip or something more worrying? And are there still any investment sector or segments to look out for?Image by: Shutterstock

On May 25, the Penang Island City Council Mayor announced a ban on short term rentals immediately affecting popular platforms such as AirBnB and booking.com. We talk to Chan Ai Cheng, President, Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents to seek her views on the impact to tourism, and who are the losers and winners of these new rules.Image by: Shutterstock

We speak with Daniel Gambero, President of the Malaysia PropTech Association to understand how his members are helping drive the digital transformation agenda in the property and construction industry, and how start up companies can raise funds to develop their fledgling tech platforms, products and solutions, that can ultimately provide a better customer experience.

What can residents do to stop green spaces from turning into concrete? Wong Shou Ning discusses this issue with Alliff Benjamin Suhaimi, a Partner with Messrs Thomas Philip.He was the lead solicitor for the legal team representing the TTDI residents in quashing a development order in the Taman Rimba Kiara recreational park.Image by: Shutterstock

Malaysians are among the top buyers and even investors in the UK property market. But as the UK contends with recession and higher mortgage rates, will the real estate market cool off this year?Sim Wie Boon speaks to Stuart Leslie, International Sales and Marketing Director, Barratt London on demand for UK properties, and the case for buying newly built houses.https://www.barratthomes.co.uk/new-homes/london/Image by: Shutterstock

Is it possible to construct buildings which are better for the environment? What then is a definition or standard of a green building. Serina Hijjas, chairman of the Green Building Index Accreditation Panel (GBIAP) tell us about Malaysia’s first comprehensive green rating system and how it promotes sustainability.Image credit: Shutterstock

There are at least 20 cases of building fires in Malaysia daily, some which can be prevented. Architect Chong Lee Siong, a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Architects and the Institute of Fire Engineers UK, Malaysia Branch tells us what the regulations are with regards to fire safety and what we can do to make our homes, commercial spaces and even large venues safer.Image credit: Shutterstock

Are international investors buying Malaysia property since borders reopened? Kashif Ansari, co-founder & group CEO from Juwai IQI tells us if there have been more transactions. Whilst telling us of the current policies and what changes need to be to make it even more attractive.

Buying a hotel as an investment is not for everyone. James Buckley, executive director at Knight Frank Malaysia helps us understand the market, how to value a hotel and what are potential risks ahead.Image credit: Shutterstock

Properties in Australia have always been a top investment choice for Malaysians, no thanks to familiarity with this country. So is now a good time to invest in Australian real estate? And what does the process entail? For some answers, we speak to Ian Chen, Group CEO of Jalin Realty International, a real estate agency with presence in Singapore, Indonesia, China, Australia and Hong Kong.Image credit: Shutterstock

The property market in Malaysia is still challenging especially with a slowing economy and the 100bps increase by Bank Negara Malaysia last year. Enter The Makeover Guys which pioneered smart interiors; a strategic, cost-effective method of furnishing that increases rental value and enables tenants to live in better homes. We discuss with Gavin Liew, Managing Partner and Founder of Makeover Guys.Image credit: The Makeover Guys

Generally retail malls have been a prime beneficiary of a pandemic recovery and also a slew of incentives and cash handouts for the B40 and M40 groups. However, footfall is still below pre-Covid levels while there is also a surge of incoming supply. Why are malls still being constructed when there is still a growing threat from e-commerce over the longer term and existing malls even in matured areas are not doing well?Image credit: Shutterstock

According to the KPMG Global Proptech Survey, only 25% of real estate organisations have a well-established data strategy. With an ever changing world, this is deemed more vital now to be able to understand consumer preferences, the right land to acquire and also for governments to have the right housing policy. But why aren't Malaysian companies or even the government embracing this change?Image credit: Shutterstock

The Real Estate & Housing Developers' Association Malaysia has a new president. Datuk NK Tong took over the reigns of REHDA in July 2021 during a period which saw Malaysia take her first tentative steps into a post-Covid world. He talks to us about navigating new realities that also brought with it a new government led by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and a recently unveiled Budget 2023.Image credit: Shutterstock

On the Budget 2023 surface, there appeared to be nothing too significant for property buyers and companies. This may be disappointing as property ownership has become more challenging. Additionally Rehda has also warned of increasing property prices. How are industry players reacting to the incentives for Budget 2023? We discuss this with Loong Kok Wen, Regional Head of Property at RHB Investment Bank.Brought to you by Mah Sing. Reinvent Spaces. Enhance LifeImage credit: Shutterstock

Property ownership in Malaysia has been a perennial issue especially with stagnating wages, higher interest rates and inflationary pressures. Some may even fantasise on owning multiple properties with a steady stream of rental income but concerns on securing the right property always arises. We discuss this with Faizul Ridzuan, the founder and CEO of Far Capital.

Khazanah released a report on Residential Settlements and Spatial Inequality: A Study of Greater Kuala Lumpur Neighbourhoods. The gist of the report is the widening inequality from not just a monetary standpoint but to other concepts of well-being associated with the various types of “freedom and function" that one might have access to. We speak to Dr Suraya Ismail, Director of Research at Khazanah Research Institute.Image credit: Shutterstock

Foreign based architects are not new to Malaysia. Our majestic KLCC twin towers were designed by a renowned Argentinian architect - César Pelli while Sir Norman Foster's firm Fosters and Partners has designed many buildings in the KLCC vicinity. Are these foreign architecture firms competing on a level playing field with their Malaysian counterparts? We speak to Mun Inn Chan who is the founding partner for Design Collective Architects (DCA) and EDI Architects Sdn Bhd for insights.Image credit: Shutterstock

How time flies and we are in 2023 and the year of the Water Rabbit. What a year 2022 has been with Malaysia welcoming a new government and in 2023 China has finally re-opened its borders. What will this bring for the year ahead and will it be a thumping year for the property sector? We speak to Master Kenny Hoo of Good Feng Shui on this Lunar New Year edition of the Property Show.Image credit: Shutterstock

More Malaysians are starting to look at buying properties at an auction. But auctions can be daunting as one is buying a property without inspection. Additionally many people do not understand the process. We discuss this with Chris Yap, Principal of Feliz Realty. He has 17 years of experience in auction property.Image credit: Shutterstock

On today's Property Show, Philip See speaks to Darien Bradshaw Executive Director of Private office, Residential Project Marketing from One Global Property Services on Australia’s property market. We ask him the challenges faced by the Australian property market following successive rate hikes by the RBA and how significant is China's reopening on the market in 2023.Image credit: Shutterstock

Today on The Property Show, Keith Ooi. Deputy Group Managing Director at Knight Frank Malaysia joins Philip See to discuss how the property market fared in 2022 and the outlook for the year ahead.Image credit: Shutterstock

Being the last Wednesday of the last month of the year, we have the legal property clinic and in this episode Philip speaks to Chris Tan from Chur Associates about what he expects to be on the property legislative agenda of this new government following the formation of the PH - BN unity government. Will the Residential Tenancy Act be finally passed? Will there be more schemes to create more affordable housing or perhaps will there be a repivot towards supporting rental programmes?Image credit: Shutterstock.com

In today's Property Show, Philip See speaks to Koh Cha Ly, CEO of Urbanmetry about the progress proptech has had on the real estate industry. We ask her where has been the progress and the missed opportunities as well as tap her thoughts on some of the problems that technology has helped solve and where it can further disrupt the industry.Image credit: Shutterstock.com

A recent Airbnb survey has found that 43% of homeowners in Malaysia have considered hosting to take advantage of the new appetite for travel. Also, 85% of Malaysians polled said they were looking for ways to offset rising costs of living. Mich Goh, Airbnb’s Head of Public Policy for Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong & Taiwan talks about tips on how one might become a host if you have that spare living space lying around somewhere.Image credit: Shutterstock.com

With space becoming a precious commodity in our urban landscape, and the pressure to reduce our carbon footprint, Philip See will discuss with Shonn Mills, Global Divisions Director for Ramboll's high rise structures and Ng Pek Har, Director, Web Structures how high rises are being regenerated while balancing environment and economic considerations in today's Property Show.Image credit: Shutterstock

In our monthly property legal clinic, Philip See speaks to Datuk Ringo Low from Ringo Low & Associates about the challenges in managing both the tenant and landlord as he builds the case that getting the tenancy agreement right in the first place will ease a lot of tensions in the future.Image credit: Shutterstock

In today’s show, we take a peek into the world of interior design and get the perspective of Winston See from Paper Space on how the role of an interior designer has changed, and whether interior design is really all style and no substance. Philip See speaks to Winston on the challenges of managing not only the owner or client but the contractor as well.Image credit: Shutterstock

In this week's Property Show, Philip See speaks to Ashwin Thurairajan and Teo Chiu Ping from GreenRe, one of Malaysia's leading Green certification bodies to discuss the opportunities and challenges of greening buildings in Malaysia.Image credit: Shutterstock

How easy is it to buy your first home post pandemic? What are the typical mistakes and challenges first time home buyers make? Philip See speaks to Syazwan Jafri from Syazwan Syazani & Partners as we try to assist first time home buyers what to look out for.Image credit: Shutterstock

Philip speaks to Masahiro Kobayashi, Executive Director, Member of the Board, Japan Housing Finance Agency (JHF) about Japan’s property market as we understand whether a weak yen and relatively low interest rates has kept the Japanese housing market buoyant as well as whether foreign investors are beginning to show interest in the market. Image credit: Shutterstock

In today’s episode of The Property Show, Philip See speaks to Timothy Toh, Team Leader of real estate agents at KW Malaysia, on how this profession has changed over the past decade, and how the role has evolved with digitalization along with their compensation structure. Image credit: Shutterstock

The latest PropertyGuru Malaysia biannual Consumer Sentiment Survey has shown that nearly all respondents now consider flood and landslide risks before deciding on a home purchase. There also seems to be more awareness on sustainability issues. Sheldon Fernandez, PropertyGuru Malaysia's country manager, talks to us about some of the findings, the company's financial performance and future plans, as well as an outlook of Malaysia's real estate market going forward. Image credit: Shutterstock

In today’s episode of the Property Show, Philip See speaks to Chan Ai Cheng, President of Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents, about how Budget 2023 and also the upcoming GE15 will impact the property market.Image credit: Shutterstock

In today’s Property Show, we delve deeper into affordable housing, and this time we ask how private capital can support the massive demand of affordable housing all across the Asia Pacific. Philip See speaks to Satoru Yamadera from the Asian Development Bank about how governments can support the construction of affordable housing, and also what necessary affordable financing solutions can be taken to help all take their first steps onto the property ladder.Image credit: Shutterstock

For this month's legal property clinic, we speak to Khairul Anuar Shaharudin from Khairul Suhaila and Hazlina, as we discuss all things related to insurance focusing specifically on mortgage insurance as we unpack what all the wonderful acronyms of 11. ‘MRTA’, ‘MLTA’, ‘MRTT’, and ‘MLTT’, mean as well as understand the specific things to watch out for when it comes to flood insurance as we head into flooding season. Image credit: Shutterstock

Philip See speaks to Wan Rou from One Global Property about the spending habits of Malaysians when it comes to overseas properties, where are the hotpots and how challenging is it with the weaker ringgit?

Today's property show is a special one, straddling Merdeka and Malaysia Day, Philip speaks to Hud Bakar and Ahmad Farid Baharuddin from RSP architects on Malaysian inspired architecture and how Malaysian symbols and prolific figures such as our founding father Tunku Abdul Rahman are subtly (and not so subtly) incorporated into our cityscape

In todays property show we speak to Wong Hon Chong, a contractor based in Klang, on all the challenges faced when trying to renovate your property post pandemic. I am sure many of us have had our fair share of bad experiences with contractors and Wong helps us navigate the common mistakes we make when we begin renovating our homes

Datuk Ringo Low answers your legal conundrum as part of the Legal Property Clinic. as we get his perspective as well on the latest DBKL ruling over the requirement to complete your renovations in 12 months

The Property Show where Philip See will be speaking to Eli McGeever, Director - Research & Tech Innovation (One Global Labs) of One Global Property Services as we have a broad ranging discussion on the overseas property market but we deep dive on the dynamics of the Hong Kong and Singapore property market 

On today's property show, we try to answer the question on how truly affordable is housing Malaysia. Much has been talked about the fact that property is becoming increasingly out of reach of many Malaysians with questions on how effective the government has been in ensuring that more Malaysian can get onto the property ladder. We speak to Dr Suraya Ismail, Director of Research at Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) to try to get some answers to these questions

Many of us are worried about the trajectory of Malaysia residential market. On today's property show, we speak to Sheldon Fernandez, Country Manager Malaysia for Property Guru to unpack the different surveys and indexes that Property Guru has in place to measure the sentiment and also market direction. With the concerns of government stimulus waning and bank negara increasing the OPR, are we going to see a down turn in the residential market across the nation?

It's the last Friday of the month and as usual we have the property legal clinic.  This month Philip See extends his conversation with Chris Tan from Chur Associates on further pitfalls that could delay property transactions

We speak to Ronald Lim, a Singapore-based architect who is co-chief Editor, the Singapore Architect magazine and Honorary Secretary, Royal Institute of British Architects - Singapore Chapter on how the architecture profession has evolved and whether 'Star-chitects' is an asset or liability to the profession

On today’s property show, Philip See speaks to Rory Cramer, co-founder and CEO of HomeViews the first and only dedicated review platform where tenants and owners can provide feedback for residential developments based in the UK. We ask him how dedicated review platforms are an increasingly important trend to get transparent and unbiased views especially for property investors that live beyond the shores of the property

House prices continue to soar all over the world and as borders of many countries have finally reopened, are foreigners inflating the prices of property. We ask Prakash Loungani, Macroeconomist of International Monetary Fund on whether foreigners inflate property prices globally.

Christine Li Head of Research, Asia Pacific at Knight Frank gives her insight on China's property market as to how the zero covid policy has impacted the property market and if any lessons will be learnt over the Evergrande debt crisis.

It's the last Friday of the month and we have the legal property show. So Philip speaks to Chris Tan from Chur Associates on all of your legal conundrums and we talk about the potential pitfalls that could deter a property transaction from taking place.

We get into conversation with Hamdan Majeed, Managing Director of Think City on the Right To City (R2C) Programme as we try to elevate the quality of life in the urban environment and expand the standards of living beyond just providing shelter.Image credit: shutterstock

On today's property show, Philip See speaks to Prakash Loungani, a Macroeconomist from the International Monetary Fund on how the global housing market has been trending throughout the pandemic and how rising interest rates are expected to put pressure on a market that has been on the whole frothy. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

In today's property legal clinic, Khairul Anuar Shaharudin, Property Lawyer helps us unpack all your questions and concerns over maintenance fees and sinking funds.Image credit: shutterstock.com

We talk about Sponge Cities! A very interesting concept on how cities can be designed to improve their management of water and increasingly discussed as a solution to manage our increasing flash floods. We speak to James Lau from Dr Nik & Associates to get his perspective on this as well as his views on the recent flood mitigation activities announced by DBKL.

The MRT3 project has been revived recently, with an estimated construction cost of RM31 billion, and will involve the construction of 31 stations over 50 km of rail lines. En. Sulaiman Saheh, Director of Research, Rahim & Co International discusses connectivity and the valuation of property. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Leow Mui Lee, Senior Executive Director of Tricor Taxand gives her perspective on the different dimensions of property related taxes as she helps us navigate the changes and pitfalls when filing your taxes for 2021 with respect to properties. Image credit: Unsplash.com

For the last Friday of the month, Philip See speaks to Datuk Ringo Low as part of the legal property clinic, diving deep into the topic of discrimination in the rental housing sector. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Kuala Lumpur has close to 200 shopping malls and there are new ones being built and launched. However, not all malls are created equal. Some malls struggle and some are abandoned. What factors make and break a mall and what can we do with these struggling malls? Murli Menon, Director of Retail Services at Savills Malaysia share his thoughts with us. Image credit: Unsplash.com

On today’s episode of The Property Show, Philip See is in conversation with Ahila Ganesan, Director of Strategy and Development at Think City as we get her perspective on the recently published report Understanding Women’s Perception and Experience of Safety in Downtown Kuala Lumpur. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Philip See speaks to Tyson Yuk, Group Director at Propnex Realty Singapore, currently the Largest Public Listed Real Estate Agency in Singapore, for his take on property investments in these times of uncertainty. Subsequently, Tyson helps us get back to the fundamentals on how we should look at property as a form of investment. Image credit: Pixabay.com

As property prices in Australia continue to skyrocket, Darien Bradshaw, Executive Director of One Global Australia explains how the different segments and locations have performed, and how Malaysian investors can pursue these opportunities beyond supporting their children's educational needs. Image credit: Unsplash.com

For the last Friday of the month, we have the property legal clinic and this time we do a deeper examination over the proposed Residential Tenancy Act. While this act attempts to address the imbalance of the tenant and landlord relationship, it's also drawn a lot of flak from certain quarters. So we speak to Jesy Ooi, a partner at the real estate practice, Skrine, to get her perspective on this legislation. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

In conversation with Gregory Ho Wai Son and Lim Han Hsuen from Khazanah Research Institute over their latest research, Living Next to Poor Housing, we explore the much debated topic of 'Not In My Backyard', or NIMBY. We ask, what actually is the NIMBY phenomenon, and what are the implications of low cost housing projects for certain communities that give rise to it?

As we head into the Johor state elections, Philip See is in conversation with Tan Lih Ru, associate director, and Keith Ooi, deputy managing director, of Knight Frank Malaysia for insight into the latest developments within the Johor property market. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Co-founder of boutique block chain consultancy firm, Celebrus Advisory, Edmund Yong talks to us about the hype surrounding the metaverse and whether there really are investment opportunities in virtual real estate. Image Credit: Pixabay.com

Property Legal clinic on JMBs and MCs with Chris Tan from Chur Associates. Image credit: Shutterstock

Matt Benson, Programme Director of Think City speaks to us on how urban regeneration has or has not evolved with the pandemic as we unpack how cities in Malaysia need to adapt with these fast changing trends. Image credit: Unsplash.com

Philip See speaks to Datuk Chung Chee Leong, CEO of Cagamas, the National Mortgage Corporation of Malaysia on its role and its recent product, the reverse mortgage scheme or Skim Saraan Bercagar, a new product to help us unlock value from our properties in these challenging times. Image credit: Unsplash.com

We have now moved into the Year of the Tiger from one that we had expected to be Ox-picious. What will it be like this time around? Will it paws-perous for the property sector? Will we see business come roaring back from the ravages of the pandemic the past two years? Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Being the last Friday of the month,  Philip See will be speaking to Khairul Anuar Shaharudin for the Monthly Property Legal Clinic to answer all legal conundrums over pets, including questions on social media about the problems that arise when pets and property intersect. Image credit: Pixabay.com

Alan Cheong from Savills Singapore shares his perspective on Singapore's public housing market and the Housing Development Board. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Stuart Leslie, International Sales and Marketing Director at Barratt Developments gets his perspective on the latest real estate developments taking place in London as well as how the pandemic and Brexit has impacted it.

James Lau, Associate Director from Dr Nik and Associates shares his perspectives on the root cause behind the recent flash floods in the Klang Valley and whether we can prevent it. Image credit: Pexels.com

In December's legal property clinic, Datuk Ringo Low answers your questions on all your legal conundrums and the legal ramifications around the recent flash floods. Image credit: Unsplash.com

Playful learning landscapes aims to create fun and enjoyable learning environments in dreary public spaces like the bus stop, supermarket, library and public parks as Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Helen Hadani from the Brookings Institution helps us shed light on this innovative concept. Image credit: Pixabay.com

Eli McGeever, Director of Research & Technology Innovation at One Global Labs, shares his perspective about the evolution of property technology as a result of the pandemic. and whether property technology will one day be able to replace real estate agents. Image credit: Unsplash.com

Savills Malaysia deputy managing director Nabeel Hussain speaks to us about the much talked about "What Workers Want – Malaysia" survey which said eighty-one per cent Malaysian office workers said they would prefer to return to the office. Image credit: Pexels.com

On the last Friday of the month we have the Property Legal Clinic and to answer your legal conundrums we speak to Chris Tan from Chur Associates. Image credit: Unsplash.com

Premendran Pathmanathan, General Manager for Customer Data Solutions & Quality, iProperty.com.my helps us dissect their latest 1H 2021 Portal Demand Analytics publication which analyses the residential rental property demand using iProperty.com.my’s user visits and property listings data in across major urban centres. Image credit: shutterstock

Philip See speaks to Nirmala M.Supramaniam, she is the Head of Household Financial Education at the Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan Kredit (AKPK) on managing housing loans during this time. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

In this edition of the Property Show we take a look at Budget 2022’s proposals’ impact on where Malaysia’s real estate sector is heading, with the new year less than 2 months away. Image credit: shutterstock.com

In this month's Property Legal Clinic we speak to Khairul Anuar Shaharudin from Khairul Suhaila and Hazlina about the strata management act, contractual obligations, and what happens when the government acquires housing development land. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

In this edition of the Property Show, we speak to Melvyn Laang, General Manager for Business Development at Nirvana Asia Group & Kenny Hoo, Founder & Chief Researcher of Good Feng Shui Geomantic Research on the property of the eternal kind - where you want your final resting place to be and how to go about making that decision. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

We speak to Chan Ai Cheng, President of the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents on the 12th Malaysia Plan and her hopes for Budget 2022. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

We speak to Sunway Group Chief Innovation Officer and Sunway iLabs Director Matt van Leeuwen about how Sunway Group tries to kick start innovation and disruption in the property sector. Image credit: Sunway Group

Datuk Chang Kim Loong unpacks the various issues and challenges that house buyers are facing in this pandemic, as he warns us that if a deal is too good to be true - it probably is. Image credit: Pixabay.com

Today, we speak to Datuk Ringo Low from Ringo Low Associates about vaccine mandates across multiple property formats and the relationship between tenant and landlord, shopping malls and their tenants and visitors, as well as powers of the JMB in condominiums. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Dato' Stewart LaBrooy shares his take on the development of the REIT industry, how the industry has fared during the pandemic, and what the future holds for the different portfolios. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

We speak to Jaime Chew, Property Consultant and MM2H Agent on how the recent changes in the MM2H programme will affect the property market. Image credit: Max Ku / Shutterstock.com

In conjunction with our country’s independence, Datin Mazrina, Vice President of the Malaysian Institute of Planners and Imran Clyde, Director of City Expo Malaysia help us understand the challenges and opportunities the pandemic presents in designing the cities of the future. Image credit: Shutterstock.com