Tips on Investing Properties In Malaysia

If you are foreigner and plan to invest in a property in Malaysia, here are some tips that you will find useful.

Financing Your Property With Malaysian Banks Like Ambank

As a foreigner, you are allowed to borrow up to 70%. In most case, the banks are more than willing to finance your purchase of 50% of your property price.  Be sure to check out the latest housing loan interest rates at Ambank to assess your borrowing costs.

Restriction in Disposing of Your Property

You are not allowed to sell your property less than 3 years from the date of your purchase.

Number of Units You Can Own In Malaysia

As a foreigner, you are only allowed to own not more than 2 properties. Should you intend to purchase a third property, you will have to appeal to the Foreign Investment Committee and provide a valid reason for the third purchase. There is no guarantee that your appeal will be granted.

Remitting Money into Malaysia

If you intend to purchase or have purchased a property in Malaysia, you are allowed to open a bank account to remit your funds from your domicile country for purpose of paying for the property.

Taxation of Your Property

Should you intend to dispose your property within the 5 years after the date of your acquisition, you will be taxed 30% of the gains only. If you dispose your property after the 6th year of your purchase, you will be taxed on 5%of your gains.

Minimum Purchase Price Allowed To Purchase

As a foreigner, you are allowed to purchase a property costing more than Ringgit 150,000. In some states such as Johor, Melaka and Penang, the purchase price of the property must be more than Ringgit 250,000.

Types of Properties You Are Allowed to Purchase

You are allowed to purchase residential apartments, condominiums, service apartments and landed properties such as terrace, semi-detached and bungalows.

Fees Involved in Purchasing a Property

You are required to pay legal fees and disbursements for the preparation of the sale and purchase agreement whichis a percentage of the value of the property. Should you plan to take up financing from a bank, you will have to pay legal fees and disbursements for the preparation of the loan documents.

If you are seriously planning to invest in properties in Malaysia, check out this unique e-book by Malaysian property expert Juanita Chin on “How to Own Properties in Malaysia without Being Ripped Off” at

http://www.MalaysiaPropertyGuide.com/.

Reader Question

Datuk Seri Man asked:

Are those foreign Bank stable like OCBC (for OCBC housing loans), Standard Charted, Citibank, HSBC or local bank like?  I’m talking about the likes of these: CIMB, P.Bank, Maybank, AmBank, RHB, EON bank, etc