Property sector on solid ground


OF late, there has been some misconception about the health of the Malaysian property market and, to a larger extent, its impact on the banking sector as well as on the economy.

According to official data from the National Property Information Centre (Napic), the Malaysian property sector experienced a slight dip of 1% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 416,413 transactions in 2025, the first annual drop since the 9.9% decline in 2020.

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