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News, insights, and expert perspectives on the Malaysian property market.

A sales agent in a navy blazer points to one plot on a colour-coded township layout shown on a touchscreen table, while a young couple leans in beside him to look. They stand in a bright property sales gallery with floor-to-ceiling windows and potted plants, a scale model of the township's towers and terrace houses out of focus in the foreground

Your Buyer Wants A Different Unit. Do You Really Have To Cancel The Booking?

Cancelling and re-booking is the most dangerous administrative step in a live deal. It hands a committed buyer a clean exit nobody asked you to offer. In most cases an amendment does the same job.

October 6, 2026

A site engineer in a yellow hard hat, safety glasses and an orange high-visibility vest crouches on churned earth at a construction site, studying a handful of soil in one gloved hand with a trowel in the other. Behind, out of focus under an overcast sky, three half-built residential towers stand among cranes, with green safety netting and a concrete pump truck

Insights 4 Min read

The vicious cycle behind Malaysia's unsold homes

Four papers took four headlines out of one REHDA briefing. Put them in order and they stop being four stories. They are one loop.

September 30, 2026

A property developer in a dark suit stands at a window holding a tablet, studying a large translucent display that shows a colour-coded map of Malaysia shading from green to red. Behind him, through the window, the Kuala Lumpur skyline and a Malaysian flag, with tower cranes over an unfinished high-rise. Three data panels float over the view, reading Supply Still Building with a rising line, Unsold Units Increasing with a rising bar chart, and Buyer Demand More Cautious with a falling line

Insights 4 Min read

Stock is piling up while loan growth stalls

Two reports landed a week apart. One counts unsold stock, the other counts mortgage approvals. Together they say the same thing from opposite ends.

September 16, 2026

A woman in office wear at her desk in a Kuala Lumpur office, checking a printed progress claim against her laptop, hemmed in by tall stacks of bound invoice paperwork in late afternoon light

Insights 4 Min read

Can You Prove Every Progress Claim Above RM10,000 Has Its Own e-Invoice?

Since January 2026, consolidated batches no longer cover high value claims. Almost every progress claim a developer raises crosses the line, and penalties land per invoice, not per batch.

September 10, 2026

Malaysian government and industry figures at the launch of the Dasar Rumah Negara 2026-2035 national housing policy, each holding an open copy of the policy document

Insights 7 Min read

What does Malaysia's Option to Purchase mean for property developers?

The Option to Purchase was reported as buyer protection. The bigger shift lands on developers: a booking that used to be locked can now walk. Here is why.

September 7, 2026

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Insights 3 Min read

How Property Developers Worldwide Are Using AI to Win Leads Faster

From instant WhatsApp response in Dubai to AI-qualified leads in Thailand, property developers worldwide are using AI across the entire lead funnel, not just at the chatbot. Five real, verified examples, and where MHub fits in.

July 23, 2026