The Property Show

From the property oversupply to innovative forms of financing, we look back at some of the prominent property issues of 2018 with Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman, Executive Chairman of real estate consultancy Rahim & Co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris answers your legal questions on all things property-related. In this episode, we cover questions on resolving disputes between homeowners and developers or management corporations. Also, Chris addresses a query on the valuation of property for tax purposes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Derek Young and Gabriela Domicelj fell into home-sharing by accident - but have managed to build a thriving business, both as hosts and also consultants. They recently published a book, The Home Stay Guide, providing practical advice to prospective hosts. Derek shares his thoughts on the business potential of home-sharing and the broader benefits of the gig economy.  For those of you who woul...

Siva Shanker gives some tips to first-time home buyers on opportunities in the secondary property market. He also weighs in on the potential of the rental market as a solution to address the affordable housing shortage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The iProperty Development Excellence Awards (iDEA) 2018 recognized the most outstanding developments across 14 categories, including the People's Choice Award. We speak to iProperty General Manager for Agent and Developer Business Sean Liew and iDEA judge Dato' Surveyor Lau Wai Seang on the judging process as well as broader property trends evidenced in the competition. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Chris answers your legal questions on all things property-related. In this episode, we cover questions on the developer defect liability period, and whether buying multiple units under one bank loan is a good idea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There has been a lot of coverage on the FundMyHome initiative launched by EdgeProp.my early this month, which came with a mixture of fact and fanfare. Melisa Idris and Tan Chung Han cut through the hype and noise to bring you what FundMyHome is, and what it isn't. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the MRT accessible to the M40 and B40? House prices don’t seem to suggest so. Zaidel Baharuddin, Researcher for Center for Governance and Political Studies (Cent-GPS) joins Melisa Idris to discuss the 'The MRT Report: The Affordability of Homes Surrounding MRT Stations'. Read the report at https://centgps.com.my/publication/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 We take a look at Budget 2019, tabled on November 2nd, which contained initiatives aimed at helping first-time home-buyers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Home-sharing platform SubHome manages and markets a portfolio of home rentals, and offers complete hotel-like services. Melisa Idris speaks to Sandeep Grewal and Aravind Sinniah, co-founders of SubHome to find out more about its revenue-sharing mechanism with homeowners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Tan, Chur Associates answers your legal questions on all things property-related. In this episode, we cover disputes over payment of management service charges and the action that can be taken. Chris also answers the question: Can non-Bumiputras purchase property under the Bumiputra quota? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How have, and will, cities and built environments respond to the changing face of Malaysian society? Melisa Idris and her guests discuss housing, city planning and urban wellbeing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lewis Ng, Chief Business Officer, PropertyGuru Group discusses the findings of the latest PropertyGuru Consumer Sentiment survey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Carmelo Ferlito, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) helps us make sense of the recent headlines about the runaway property prices and oversupply in the market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris answers your legal questions on all things property-related. In this episode, we cover the pros and cons of setting up a company to invest in rental properties, and whether or not it's worth the fight to contest the valuation of your property. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keith Kam speaks to experts on the future of Kuala Lumpur city and an event they are organising next week - the 2018 International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EPIC Homes works with the Orang Asli community in Peninsula Malaysia to provide affordable, quick-to-build, modular houses. Could these principles be applied to other segments of property sector? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to Foong Yee about the trending property topics of the day. With over two decade of experience covering the property sector, Foong Yee shares her observations of the market and also sheds light on what developers are discussing today. She gives insight on the property trends churned out from data of EdgeProp.my - a property website Foong Yee and her team started three years ago that has ne...

Chris answers your legal questions on all things property-related. In this episode, we cover the due diligence needed before buying a property, wh at you need to know before  converting a residential land title to commercial,  and s teps to take if you want your neighbourhood to be guarded or gated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ihsan Hassan believes that affordable housing starts with good urban planning. What are the key criterias for good urban planning? Ihsan shares his insights on this. We also discuss about property financing. Ihsan says financing for affordable housing and housing is quite "lax" already here. He reckons "further easing" for property loans will be bad for our economy adding that we still need to bri...

The percentage of Malaysians above the age of 60 is steadily rising, according to the Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society. It was 6.2% in 2000, and is expected to hit 13.6% by 2030. This trend is spurring ever greater interest in the the niche market of property development catered to senior citizens. Pelaburan Hartanah Berhad together with UEM Group and Medical Care Services Inc have a joint venture...

PropSocial is a new digital offering that aims to provide potential property buyers the ability to crowdsource information through user reviews.   Melisa and Roshan speak to co-founder Samantha Tan about PropSocial, property trends and her outlook on the sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Tan answers your legal questions on all things property-related. In this episode, we look at queries regarding the maintenance obligations of the Joint Management Board; what counts as a proper eviction notice; and the different criterias of property ownership in Selangor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the average annual office supply at about 6 million sq ft, and more office supply expected to increase to 139 million sq ft by 2020, just how severe is the office oversupply problem here? We ask Young Khean this. Young Khean also shares with us his outlook for office vacancy and rental rates moving forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According the National Property Information Centre, or NAPIC, in 1Q18 there are over 34,000 unsold completed residential units, with a total value of RM22.7 billion. The figure was 40% higher than 4Q17. We ask Sarkunan Subramaniam, Managing Director of the real estate consultancy, Knight Frank to help us make sense of the data. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.