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More local than foreign interest in M’sian property

Domestic interest in Malaysian property is now higher compared to that from overseas in contrast to a year ago, an analysis by property website thinkproperty.my showed.

It had analysed its visitor traffic data over the last three months and compared it with the status last year.

The data is pertinent because in 2008, 82.7 per cent of visitors were from Malaysia, while in 2009, that proportion rose to 85.2 per cent.

Over 80 per cent of the visitors were interested in buying or renting property in Malaysia, thinkproperty.my said in a statement yesterday.

While there was increased interest from Malaysian property buyers, it was less among those from countries such as Singapore, the United Kingdom, India, Australia, Japan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan, it said.

Asim Qureshi, the chief executive officer of Think Media Sdn Bhd, the company that owns thinkproperty.my, commented that the data provided mixed signals. ‘On one hand, it indicates the confidence of Malaysians in investing in property, has increased in contrast to those from overseas. Continue reading