A gap between students’ expectations and employers’ assessments of workplace readiness has emerged from a REHDA Institute Youth Initiative (RIYI) 2026 survey, reinforcing the need for closer university-industry collaboration as artificial intelligence (AI) changes the skills required of fresh graduates. The survey found that 41.6% of student respondents considered one ... Read More

Nearly 60% of property developers surveyed by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) reported having unsold completed residential units as of June 30, 2026, with rejected end-financing applications, property prices and unreleased Bumiputera units cited as the main factors. The findings were revealed during the media briefing ... Read More

The REHDA Institute Youth Initiative (RIYI) 2026 held its first corporate mentorship session recently, bringing together up to 50 selected students from more than 15 universities nationwide for direct engagement with senior industry leaders as part of efforts to strengthen graduate workforce readiness in Malaysia’s built-environment sector. The mentorship session ... Read More

REHDA Institute today convened its flagship CEO Series 2026, bringing together more than 400 senior decision-makers from government, finance, industry, academia and the international business community to discuss Malaysia and ASEAN’s economic outlook, investment priorities and human capital challenges for the year ahead. Held at Le Méridien Petaling Jaya, the ... Read More

Malaysia’s housing market remained sluggish in the first half of 2025, weighed down by unsold affordable homes and weakening developer confidence, according to the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda). At the release of its Property Industry Survey for 1H2025 and Market Outlook for 2H2025 and 1H2026, Rehda highlighted ... Read More

The Ministry of Local Government Development (KPKT) plans to implement a build-then-sell (BTS) housing delivery system rather than a sell-then-build (STB) delivery system next year, to reduce the number of “sick” or delayed housing projects. KPKT Minister Nga Kor Ming said the ministry will work together with the Real Estate ... Read More

The Real Estate And Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) expressed concern over the government’s plan to introduce a 4% flat rate for the stamp duty on memorandum of transfers (MOT) on purchases by foreign individuals and companies in Budget 2024, presented by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Datuk Seri ... Read More

Property developers are mainly neutral about the real estate market outlook for the next 12 months, particularly for the second half of 2023 (2H 2023), according to Datuk NK Tong, president of REHDA Malaysia. According to him, poll respondents have a moderate opinion of the business, economic, and property industry ... Read More

Developers in Penang will delay some new residential projects in the state this year as labour and materials costs continue to rise. Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) Penang branch chairman Khoo Teck Chong said the number of new launches this year could be up to 60 per cent ... Read More