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In terms of opportunities this year, Foo noted that sectors such as data centres, workers’ accommodation, retirement living, health and wellness living and last mile delivery centres are areas to look at.

In a note on Thursday (Jan 6), its analyst Loong Kok Wen who maintained "neutral" on the sector said that despite an encouraging pickup in demand for property in 2021, she believes the sector is still facing negative headwinds that may hinder the continued recovery in property sales as well as earnings growth.

In a statement on Tuesday (Jan 4), Savills Malaysia shared its top property predictions in 2022 with comments by Khong, Savills Malaysia Deputy Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets Nabeel Hussain, Savills Malaysia Executive Director Marcus Chia, Savills Malaysia Director of Industrial Agency Kevin Goh and Savills Malaysia Director of Retail Services Murli Menon.

In a sector outlook on Wednesday (Dec 22), HLIB Research said job awards could recover, driven by both the private and public sectors.

“To upskill and improve the digital marketing capability of property developers (marketing and sales teams), Rehda Institute will look into developing a suitable DMTI through a certification programme in 2022 partnering with relevant universities and other partners.

At a joint press conference by Rehda and Rehda Institute on Thursday (Dec 16) titled "Current issues facing the marketing and sales of properties in Malaysia", he said: "In 2022, we still wouldn't be back to that level. So, given that the economic scenario is challenging, one of our major requests is to extend the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC), so that economic growth can continue and the sector can be supported in the coming year.

“If you look at the [recent] Budget, there are a lot of potential construction jobs but what we see is that there is some de-emphasis on the government in terms of mega projects like there is no mention of Mass Rapid Transit Line 3 (MRT3) for example. Secondly, a lot of the construction projects and the development expenditure (DE) most likely will benefit smaller non-listed players.

The Construction Industry Development Board's (CIDB) chief executive Datuk Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid said a proactive approach has been taken by the Ministry of Works (MoW) through the CIDB to increase vaccination rates among construction workers.

Since the amendment of Act 446 came under en­forcement last year, there is a surge of demand on workers’ dormitories that fit the requirements. However, the main problem is there is not enough supply to meet the demand as the busi­ness owners did not expect the Act to be enforced on such short notice.