Property Hunter Magazine Issue 64 2015 | Page 80

SARAWAK PROPERTY NEWS SARAWAK PROPERTY NEWS Keep track of the latest property and real estate news plus reviews in the property market in Sarawak Sarawak Property Market Moderates In 1H2014, Says WTWY S arawak saw its property market slow down in 1H 2014 as local developers witness knee-jerk reaction in sales while many reduced sales targets and delayed launches, according to CH William Talhar Wong and Yeo Sdn Bhd (WTWY). In its ‘Property Market Review for the first half of 2014’, WTWY said the good run between 2009 and 2013 appears to be consolidating in early 2014, possibly revealing “the tip of the iceberg” of the effects of the tightening measures introduced in Budget 2014. The measures include the abolition of Developers Interest Bearing Schemes, the increase in real property gains tax as well as the strict lending rules implemented by financial institutions and banks. “The last few years have seen property prices increase anywhere between 30 and 100 percent. 80 www.PropertyHunter.com.my Purchasing power was further weakened with the recent increase in Base Lending Rate (BLR)