“Although there are teething problems, but we are confident that should everyone play their part, we will be able to face the challenges head on to minimise any adverse impact,” MBAM President Foo Chek Lee and REHDA President Dato Soam Heng Choon said in a joint statement.

疫情肆虐，我国乃至全球经济前景黯淡，专家们预测房市可能需要等待数月，甚至数年时间方能恢复元气。

Getting out of the downturn this time around could be more difficult as it involves a major public health issue that is the Covid-19 pandemic, which has, together with other economic issues, impacted the economy not just in the country but globally.  Estimations on economic recovery range from months to years, and similarly, the property market would possibly enter into a down cycle before recovering.

Rehda president Soam Heng Choon said he feared that the next nine to 12 months would be tough for the industry and employers might have to resort to asking their employees to accept “slight” reductions in wages.

“Rehda is of the opinion that the enactment of such a bill (force majeure exemption bill or a COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill) will be beneficial not only to purchasers, developers, financiers and other property industry players, but also those in other industries that form Malaysia’s economic ecosystem.”

病毒来袭，作为房地产市场最直接的推动者，发展商们怎么看？

Government has to engage with the industry more so now than ever to find ways to tide the nation and its people over this troubling time.

The Movement Control Order imposed by the government to stem the spread of the COVID-19 which began on March 18 until April 14 (extended from the initial date of March 31) will see many sectors including the property sector struggling because of limited business activities.

I have been through so many down cycles over the years, this is one of the worst.

买房难，卖房也难！到底造成房屋滞销的原因是什么？如何解决？听听资深行家怎么说。