Before you commit yourself to a seemingly sound investment, you may want to know some of the more common mistakes made by investors when buying foreign properties.

Like it or not, almost every business sector is being impacted by the digital disruption wave and traditional businesses have to undergo digital transformation in order to keep their businesses running, including the real estate industry.

The most searched keywords by area on TheEdgeProperty.com’s property sale listings search in 2016 were Petaling Jaya, Kota Damansara and Setia Alam, all in Selangor. What does this tell us?

Over the next 15 years, the share of the Malaysian population aged 65 years and over will increase from around 6% to at least 11%.

As the saying goes, home is where the heart is. But the rising number of local graduates leaving the country to pursue careers abroad is a cause for concern.

As connectivity and infrastructure improve and the rental gap between Kuala Lumpur’s central business district (CBD) and city fringe narrows, more companies may move into or relocate to the CBD.

Due to the overall weak ringgit and uncertain economic landscape, the property market in Malaysia will continue to be very challenging, says Foo Gee Jen, managing director of property consultancy CBRE|WTW.

A policy change that came into effect on the first day of this year required employers to pay the foreign worker levy. This would have triggered a sharp hike in the cost of doing business.

O&C Resources Bhd may be a new player in the property development industry but it is ready to make a name for itself. Its management is from a low-key company, OCR Land Holdings Sdn Bhd, which was established more than 25 years ago.

There is a common misconception that being a real estate agent (REA) requires little academic qualifications. The truth is, to be a registered REA, a lot of time and effort must be invested to be qualified and recognised by the Board of Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Malaysia (BOVAEA).