How good is property as an asset class today?


PEPS Organizing Chairman Sr Elvin Fernandez at the press conference during Malaysian Property Summit Mid-Year Review 2016 in Sime Darby Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur.SAMUEL ONG / THE STAR, 27TH JULY 2016..

IN light of the current downturn, and the lack of direction and catalysts, questions abound as to how long the slowdown is going to be. Views differ. Some said 1½ years, others longer.

The next question then is, how viable are properties as an asset class amid the slew of negative news flow today.

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