Reena Kaur Bhatt

Check out the latest interest rates, Standardised Base Rate (SBR), Base Rate (BR) and Base Lending Rate (BLR) in Malaysia, which have been revised upward due to the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) hike in September 2022.

Many Malaysians are still confused over the current Standardised Base Rate (SBR), which replaced the Base Rate in 2022. In this article, we dissect the differences between SBR, BR and BLR and explain how these rates affect your housing loan.

With an allocation of RM372.3 billion, Budget 2023 is quoted to be responsible for building the country's resilience to face any future crisis. Let's go over the financial stimulus that Malaysian consumers and home buyers can look forward to next year - these include tax holidays, cash aids, supportive credit facilities and even perks for parents.

Bank Negara Malaysia has increased the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2.50% on 8 September 2022 – here’s how it will affect Malaysian homeowners and investors home loan.

Planning to buy a new launch property in Malaysia? Here’s a 12-step checklist where we include the latest housing schemes and government incentives, home financing updates, as well buying tips to help you make the best purchasing decision.

We go over the pros and cons of MRTA and MLTA to help you decide which mortgage insurance offers better protection.

Samuel Tan dish out his thoughts on the property incentives drawn up under the recently tabled Budget 2022 and shares several recommendations on matters relating to the RPGT, HOC 2021 and affordable housing schemes in Malaysia.

iProperty.com.my data shows that high-rise property values across Malaysia were significantly impacted by Covid-19 last year. Pandemic aside, we filtered through subsale residential activity in 2020 to unearth investment properties with the best capital gains. Findings are based on the latest transaction data from brickz.my.