The judges of the TheEdgeProperty.com Malaysia’s Best Managed Property Awards 2017.

The rejection rate for housing loans is as high as 60%, causing property sales to remain sluggish, says the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda).

Although the overall transaction volume has fallen, Penang’s housing market looks more resilient than other major markets such as Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Johor, based on transaction volume, said TheEdgeProperty.com product and business development director Alvin Ong.

Rehda says association will ask government to include it in the scheme.

If developers adopt the core housing development concept, house prices could come down by 30% to 40%, said past president of the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) Datuk Ng Seing Liong.

Representatives from the property development industry took part in the tour of Prince Court Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur and AraGreens Residences in Ara Damansara, Selangor.

Rising interest rates in the US have sparked concerns that it will impact the rest of the world including Malaysia’s property sector.

Interestingly, Johor’s residential transaction volume has not decreased as much as Kuala Lumpur’s and Selangor’s, noted TheEdgeProperty.com Malaysia product and business development director Alvin Ong during his presentation on the Johor housing market at TheEdgeProperty.com “lou sang” networking dinner with property industry players in Johor.

2016年房市最热讨论话题，有哪一些呢？

This year in property — 10 most talked about topics in 2016.