Budget 2023 benefits first-time homebuyers

KUALA LUMPUR: Budget 2023’s focus on home ownership will benefit first-time homebuyers and support the development of affordable housing, said Juwai IQI.   In a statement today, co-founder and group chief executive officer Kashif Ansari said the revised budget includes several initiatives that, combined, will involve more than RM2.2 billion to be spent on improving […]

Residential properties to rally in next 12 months

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian residential real estate market is expected to rally over the next 12 months with prices and rents likely to increase significantly, according to Juwai IQI Malaysia Property Survey and Index Q3 2022. In a statement, Juwai IQI co-founder and group chief executive officer Kashif Ansari said the survey among real estate […]

Malaysians shopping online more than before Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR: Juwai IQI’s latest survey on Covid-19 has found that 57 percent of Malaysians are shopping online more than they ever did pre-pandemic, leading to an unprecedented boom for online shopping in the country. In a statement today (June 7), Juwai IQI Group co-founder and chief executive officer Kashif Ansari said that Lazada Malaysia […]

Banks’ targeted assistance appropriate

KUALA LUMPUR: Banks’ targeted assistance approach to help needy customers is viewed as the most appropriate solution for now as the movement control order (MCO) 3.0 would likely be a short one. The acceleration of the ongoing vaccination programme to curb the spread of the Covid-19 is expected to result in the drop in the […]