The COVID‐19 pandemic has pretty much changed the way we work and live for the past year and a half. We’ve had to change our work schedules, living arrangements, and how we go about our daily lives. Work from home is now seen as more of the norm and it might remain even after we get out of the pandemic. So how will this influence the way homes and offices are designed?

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What do you do when there’s a dispute in your apartment and you’ve exhausted all your options? Well you go to the Housing and Strata Management Tribunal. But just what is this tribunal and how does it operate? Sim Wie Boon speaks to Mohammad Khalid Abdul Karim of the tribunal to understand its responsibilities and the type of claims that can be made with them.

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Keith Kam takes a look at property trends in an economy that's been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns now into its 16th month. He speaks to PropertyGuru's country manager Sheldon Fernandez about their latest Malaysia Property Market Index covering Q3 2021 and why more people are selling their homes in these tough times.

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For this month’s Property Legal Clinic Sim Wie Boon speaks to Ainal Marlinda, Partner, at Zul Rafique & Partners who answers listeners’ questions, from buying auction property, and dealing with defaulters and having a “bilik mayat” in your residence.

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Covid-19 has changed the way many people work and one of the fields it has touched is that of a real estate negotiator. How have real estate negotiators and agents adapted to the pandemic and utilized digital means to showcase homes for potential buyers? Aaron Siow, Group Vice President of IQI Global, a real estate agency talks about being a real estate negotiator in these times and his thoughts on how the market has been doing.

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How does corruption work in the construction sector? And how does it trickle down to affect the price you pay for your house or office building? IDEAS and CBI looked into this issue with their study “Corruption in the Supply Chain: Forms and Impacts on Consumers”. The study looked at corruption in construction, healthcare, and education that took place here and its impact on the price of goods, including property. Tricia Yeoh and Mark Chay take to Sim about the issue.

For more on the study, you can check it out here.

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In light of the pandemic, the issue of indoor ventilation has become more important to everyone. Especially since WHO has said that the odds of catching Covid-19 indoors are much higher and better ventilation is important to help curb the spread of the virus. Sim speaks to Datin Seri Ar Dr Norwina Nawawi, a senior academic fellow from IIUM on the Property Show to discuss the importance of ventilation, how to get it right and what kind of guidelines the government can set.

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Despite an optimistic outlook in January, the Covid-19 situation in Malaysia seems to have taken a turn with positive infections high and a nationwide lockdown imposed. How has the past six months been for the property sector and what needs to be done to help the sector? Siva Shanker of Rahim & Co’s Real Estate Agency gives his take.

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The Monthly Property Legal Clinic is back again for another round of questions and answers tackling your property legal conundrums. In today’s episode, Khairul and Sim talk about strata titles and how to get them, noise disruptions and not paying your fees.

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The Monthly Property Legal Clinic is back again for another round of questions and answers tackling your property legal conundrums. In today’s episode, Khairul and Sim talk about strata titles and how to get them, noise disruptions and not paying your fees.

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