/// Banking and Investment News
Property Lending
Remains Strong
How GST Will Impact Home Prices & the Property Market
BEFORE & AFTER GST - A
COMPARISON
Despite the government’s real estate
curbs, lending to the property sector
is expected to remain robust this
year, according to Malaysian Rating
Corp Bhd (MARC) Chief Economist,
Nor Zahidi Alias.
“Lending to the sector will still remain
resilient this year. Part of the reason
as documented by Bank Negara in its
latest annual report is that property
prices remain elevated. This will
induce investors to keep focusing
on property investment, as it is often
the sa