Kashif Ansari

Under the Madani Inclusive Housing initiative, the Prime Minister has mandated that all future housing projects allocate one or two blocks for lower-income groups. This initiative targets major cities like KL, Selangor, and Penang, where the affordability crisis is most acute. But will this bold move provide a sustainable solution for affordable housing in our cities, or are there unintended consequences we haven't yet considered? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Kashif Ansari, Co-Founder and Group CEO of the real estate data company, Juwai IQI.

Under the Madani Inclusive Housing initiative, the Prime Minister has mandated that all future housing projects allocate one or two blocks for lower-income groups. This initiative targets major cities like KL, Selangor, and Penang, where the affordability crisis is most acute. But will this bold move provide a sustainable solution for affordable housing in our cities, or are there unintended consequences we haven't yet considered? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Ar Sarly Adre Sarkum, Past President of the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM). He is also a member of the Panel of Experts for the Ministry of Development and Local Government.

Purata sewa di seluruh Malaysia meningkat 1.8 peratus kepada RM1,920 bagi suku pertama 2024 daripada angka pada suku pertama 2023.

Kaji selidik mendapati harga rumah dan sewa akan meningkat dengan ketara dalam tempoh tersebut sekali gus merangsang peningkatan aktiviti dalam sektor hartanah.

Kashif Ansari menjangkakan harga minyak akan terus kekal tinggi memandangkan permintaan yang kukuh, sekali gus memberi kelebihan kepada negara.

Kadar pertukaran mewakili peningkatan 4% hingga 5% dalam kuasa beli dalam dolar Singapura, ditambah dengan pasaran hartanah Malaysia menawarkan kemampuan yang sangat baik pada masa ini.

Malaysia's significant current account surplus will help insulate the economy from rising rates in the US, Kashif Ansari said.

Malaysia is set to reopen its borders to international visitors in 2022, following a nearly two-year closure, and this will have an immediate impact on the property market.

Signs of financial distress in the country are getting more prevalent and clearer as the COVID-19 impact bites deeper into the economy.

Harga rumah di Malaysia dijangka meningkat tiga peratus dalam jangka 12 bulan akan datang dan terus melonjak 12 peratus bagi tempoh 12 bulan berikutnya, didorong unjuran yang lebih baik.

House prices in Malaysia is expected to climb three per cent over the next 12 months and will continue to surge by 12 per cent in the following 12 months on improved outlook.

Juwai IQI's latest survey on COVID-19 has found that 57 per cent of Malaysians are shopping online more than they ever did pre-pandemic, leading to an unprecedented boom for online shopping.

Kashif says the best-off states are Penang and Sabah, with 29 per cent of respondents in each state reporting higher household incomes.

Harga dan sewaan kediaman di Sabah diunjurkan menjejaki trend nasional dengan pembeli rumah pertama menjadi pemacu aktiviti tersebut.

Langkah memperkenalkan semula Kempen Pemilikan Rumah (HOC) di bawah Pelan Jana Semula Ekonomi Negara (PENJANA) akan menarik lebih ramai pembeli kali pertama ke dalam pasaran pada separuh kedua 2020, k