Property360Digest E-MAGAZINE Issue#5 | Page 12

Real Estate Experts Believe Malaysian Property Market Better Prepared Now, Compared to Asian Financial Crisis in 2008 Compiled and Edited by Rachael Raymond NEWS & HAPPENINGS Highlighted Happenings from April 2020 through June 2020 private limited companies, as well as individual property buyers, are in a better position now compared to the Asian Financial Crisis of 2008. Three real estate industry veterans invited by the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) recently shared their insights with the on the current real estate market outlook amid COVID-19 and the MCO, were optimistic. Speakers included Eric Lim, Founder and Group Managing Director of Hartamas Real Estate Group, Datuk Seri Michael Yam, CEO and Managing Director of Impetus Alliance and Stephan Tew, Director of Axis REIT Managers Bhd. (Datuk Seri Michael Yam) PETALING JAYA, April 2020: The real estate industry, players and financial institutions are expected to come out of the post-COVID-19 and post Movement Control Order (MCO), relatively unscathed. This, as real estate industry experts, believe that the sector, its players, financial institutions, large firms and The forum held via a social media platform is a part of the MIEA HOPE Programme aiming to help MIEA members to enhance themselves during the current uncertain times. The two-hour forum “The First MIEA Multi-Sector Market Outlook” which took place on 23rd April 2020, was moderated by Previn Singhe, Managing Director and CEO of Zerin Properties. The veteran real-estate industry trio shared their thoughts on the residential, commercial and industrial sectors of the property market outlook. They also looked at the property market’s exposure, the steps taken to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 as well as the MCO and the measures taken to PROPERTY360DIGEST 12