Bank Negara Malaysia kept the Overnight Policy Rate at 2.75%<\/strong> at its 9 July meeting, in line with Juwai IQI’s earlier expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kashif Ansari, Co-Founder and Group CEO of IQI, expects the rate to remain unchanged at the remaining September and November 2026<\/strong> Monetary Policy Committee meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stable interest rates would provide greater certainty for borrowers and the property sector, particularly as inflation remains relatively contained. Core inflation averaged 2.1% during the first five months of 2026<\/strong>, while Malaysia’s GDP growth is forecast at 4% to 5%<\/strong> for the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Energy-price stability could also support the wider economy by reducing transport and business costs while helping tourism activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Malaysia’s property market has continued to hold up despite an uncertain global environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nearly 90,000 property transactions worth RM51.09 billion<\/strong> were completed during the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Activity was also notably well distributed across Malaysia. The Northern Region led with 21,864 transactions<\/strong>, representing 24.3% of total activity, followed closely by the Southern Region at 21,578 transactions<\/strong> and the Central Region at 20,765 transactions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This relatively balanced distribution suggests that property demand is not being driven solely by traditional hotspots such as the Klang Valley and Johor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juwai IQI expects monetary policy to remain supportive through the end of 2026<\/strong>, provided inflation remains contained and there are no major energy-price shocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the property market, a steady OPR would help maintain financing predictability and buyer confidence<\/strong>, while Malaysia’s broad-based economic growth should continue to support transaction activity across multiple regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contents of this article were contributed by <\/em>Dave Platter<\/em><\/strong>, Global PR Director.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Stable OPR Supports Market Confidence Bank Negara Malaysia kept the Overnight Policy Rate at 2.75% at its 9 July meeting, in line with Juwai IQI’s earlier expectations. Kashif Ansari, Co-Founder and Group CEO of IQI, expects the rate to remain unchanged at the remaining September and November 2026 Monetary Policy Committee meetings. Stable interest rates would provide greater certainty…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":133205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9207],"tags":[265,231,252,476,304,10268,305,224],"class_list":["post-133203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletter","tag-investment","tag-iqi-en","tag-iqi-global","tag-juwai-iqi","tag-malaysia","tag-newsletter","tag-property","tag-real-estate"],"yoast_head":"\nProperty Transactions Remain Resilient<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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