{"id":831,"date":"2025-08-09T14:35:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T14:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/?p=831"},"modified":"2025-08-09T14:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T14:35:50","slug":"housing-market-expansion-to-decelerate-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/housing-market-expansion-to-decelerate-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing market expansion to decelerate in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Housing_market_expansion_to_decelerate_in_2024_v1_generated_image_20250809223540.png\" alt=\"Article featured image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p>Malaysia&#8217;s real estate sector is expected to experience modest performance this year, with industry analysts predicting stable rather than dramatic growth. Market observers suggest this steady trajectory reflects a maturing property landscape rather than stagnation, emphasizing sustainability over rapid expansion.<\/p>\n\n<p>According to property experts, transaction volumes and values have shown slight declines in early 2025, but underlying demand remains resilient. Data from the National Property Information Centre indicates a 6.2% drop in transaction volume and an 8.9% decrease in value year-on-year for the first quarter. Despite these figures, industry leaders note that affordable housing segments continue to attract buyers, particularly properties priced below RM500,000.<\/p>\n\n<p>Economic factors such as controlled inflation and recent interest rate cuts by Bank Negara are expected to support the market. The central bank reduced the overnight policy rate to 2.75%, potentially easing housing loan repayments for buyers. Additionally, approved property loans saw a 5% monthly increase in May, suggesting sustained financing availability. Analysts anticipate this trend may continue, bolstering market stability in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n<p>While geopolitical tensions and global economic uncertainties could introduce risks later in the year, current sentiment remains cautiously optimistic. Developers are adapting to shifting buyer preferences, with smaller built-up areas gaining acceptance. Experts agree that unless unforeseen economic shocks occur, Malaysia&#8217;s property market is likely to maintain its steady course through 2025.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysia&#8217;s real estate sector is expected to experience modest performance this year, with industry analysts predicting stable rather than dramatic growth. Market observers suggest this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=831"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":832,"href":"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831\/revisions\/832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hartaco.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}