Saturday, April 19, 2008

Real Estate Property Investment Series: Focus Malaysia 2007

The consensus of property professional opinion relating Streamyx Streamyx Adsl24358 Streamyx Availability83692 seems to have been epitomised by CapitaLands commitment to Streamyx Broadband property Streamyx Guide51065 when it joined forces with Malaysias leading lender Maybank at Streamyx ISP end of 2006 and structured one of the largest closed end private equity funds. The fund Streamyx Streamyx Adsl292002 investing in commercial and residential property in Malaysia from 2007 and is committed to the market for the medium term at least.

CapitaLand is one of the largest real estate companies in Asia and Streamyx Dns47325 overriding opinion of property in Malaysia as an investment commodity is positive. In the words of one of the companys leading executives, Malaysias real estate industry has "tremendous growth potential."

There is only one potential issue overshadowing the sector and that is one of short term oversupply in the face of slightly restricted demand. But there are even ways for an investor to overcome Streamyx Streamyx Dns86426 in 2007 immediately by targeting their focus specifically on decent residential stock. There are four firms widely cited as worthy of great consideration and they are Sunrise Berhad, YNH Property Berhad, IGB Corp Berhad and Plenitude Berhad.

Driving industry confidence in the property market in Malaysia going in to 2007 was the announcement back in April 2006 of the Malaysian governments blueprint for economic growth and diversification for 2006 Streamyx Promotion the governments ninth Malaysia Plan as it is called, has impressive provisions for infrastructure improvement and general economic development that analysts Streamyx11055 will positively and directly affect the real estate market across the nation.

Another particularly positive factor in the favour of real estate in Malaysia is the value of the local currency the ringgitit is so far below the euro, Streamyx Adsl62039 and British pound that foreign investors buying in Malaysia Wireless Streamyx get so much more for their money! Add to this the fact that property per square foot Streamyx Mail8180 meter in all major Malaysian towns and cities is a fraction of the cost of similar property in the likes of London and New York and yet demand for real estate is high from an affluent expatriate market as well as an increasing Japanese, Indian and Singaporean market and you have so many fundamentals in favour of Malaysia for 2007 market entry.

And finally, an added bonus in Malaysia is the fact that investors seeking a shelter from direct market exposure have real estate investment trusts, and the likes of CapitaLands equity funds to choose from which generally invest in a diversified portfolio of Streamyx Dsl67741 residential and mixed use developments to spread an investors risk.

Rhiannon Williamson writes about property investment worldwide, to read more about property investment in Malaysia in 2007 and beyond visit her site http://www.amberlamb.com