Foreclosures on the rise

  • 📰 staronline
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 33 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 75%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

BANKS with large exposure to housing loans may have a problem as a result of the way properties were priced, marketed and sold the last several years, industry sources say.

“The number of distressed cases are on the rise, but this is not being reported,” a source says. Or it could be under-reported.Foreclosure is a process, whereas the auction is the final point.

Sources concur that today’s weak property market must be viewed from 10 years ago when prices began to rise starting 2009/2010. Banking sector’s “responsible lending measures” took effect on Jan 1, 2012. Interest bearing schemes were banned Jan 1, 2014. The issue is complicated further with completed unsold units. As at Dec 31, 2018, Malaysia has unsold completed residential units including serviced apartment and small offices home offices totalling 45,027 units, valued at RM29.69bil.There are multiple consequences of using overall headline price in the SPA inclusive of rebates and other freebies, instead of the net house price.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

This is the level whereby the small fries will diminish rapidly.

Dead fish always floats to surface

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Economists see banks unsettled by Grab's digital banking planThey'll be forced to speed up their digital transformation, says Sunway University's Yeah Kim Seng. Big problem is regulation and security. GrabPay is operating without any additional oversight by BNM (even though it’s handing digital money like anyone else) and the lack of cybersecurity details is depriving the user to be informed of the security of their money with Grab.
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

RAM ratings: Banks expect slower loan growth | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — The recent quarterly financial results from local banks showed softer earnings, weighed down by sluggish loan growth and compounded by narrower net interest margins (NIM), said RAM Ratings Services Bhd. RAM’s co-head of Financial Institution Ratings Wong Yin Ching said...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

Russia uncovers 40,000 year-old wolf head, preserved in iceThe head of an ancient wolf, which had been preserved in permafrost for over 40,000 years, is discovered on the banks of the Tirekhtyakh river in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia.
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

Rabies toll rises to 19 after another death in Sarawak.Woman failed to go for follow-up treatment, says health director-general.
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

Olympique Lyon shares rise after Mendy sold to Real MadridPARIS (Reuters) - Olympique Lyonnais' shares rose on Thursday after the French soccer club sold left-back Ferland Mendy to Real Madrid for some 48 million euros (£42.7 million).
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Rose fights off challenges to stay top at US OpenJustin Rose gets enough birdies to take a two-shot clubhouse lead midway through the second round of the US Open at a chilly Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »