Buyer Guides
Guides & Tools
Everything worth reading before you commit — how buying works in Ipoh, what the areas are actually like, what the taxes cost you, and the calculators to run your own numbers.
Property Basics
How buying actually works here, and the decisions you make before you sign anything.
Buying Your First Home in Ipoh
A plain-English walkthrough of buying your first property in Ipoh: loan eligibility, site visits, booking, SPA, progress payments and collecting keys — with the questions worth asking at each stage.
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Freehold vs Leasehold in Malaysia
Freehold and leasehold property in Malaysia compared: what each title actually means, how it affects your loan, your resale timeline and renewal, and when the label matters less than you think.
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New Launch vs Subsale
New launch and subsale property compared honestly: upfront cost, waiting time, defect liability, progress payments, renovation and risk — and which one fits which kind of buyer.
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The Booking Checklist
What to check before paying a property booking fee in Malaysia: nett price, package terms, refund and financing clauses, tenure, completion date and loan readiness — in writing, before the money moves.
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When a Leasehold Title Expires in Perak
What actually happens when a leasehold term ends in Perak: why the 99 years did not start when you bought, who decides on extension, what it costs, and where to ask in Ipoh.
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Buying a New Launch in Malaysia
The new launch buying process in Malaysia, step by step: booking fee, loan, SPA, the Schedule G progress payments, 24-month handover, late-delivery compensation, defect liability and what happens if your loan is rejected.
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Buying a House Jointly in Malaysia
Buying a home jointly with your spouse or family in Malaysia: combined-income loans, how the first-home stamp duty exemption works for co-purchasers, joint EPF withdrawal, SJKP and LPPSA, and what happens to each owner's share.
Read guideFinance & Tax
What the bank will lend you, what the taxman takes, and what it all costs.
RPGT Malaysia 2026
Real Property Gains Tax in Malaysia explained: 2026 rates by holding period for citizens, companies and foreigners, the three exemptions, and the real math on when selling makes sense.
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DSR Explained
How debt service ratio decides your home loan in Malaysia: what counts as a commitment, why it is calculated on net income, the typical bank ceilings, and why approval is not the same as affordable.
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What Salary Do You Need for a RM500,000 House?
The full chain from price to salary for a RM500,000 Malaysian home: down payment, loan, monthly instalment, DSR and the income it implies — plus why RM500,000 is the price point that matters most.
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Home Loan Rejected? Here's What Actually Happened
Why Malaysian home loans get rejected — DSR, credit record, unverifiable income, too many applications, valuation shortfall — how to find out which one it was, and what actually fixes it.
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Property Projects for Investment in Ipoh
Buying new property in Ipoh to invest: 47 current projects from RM170,000, 12 completed and rentable now, upcoming completions by year, price per sq ft where published — and what to verify before you buy to let.
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First Home Buyer Incentives Malaysia 2026
Every 2026 incentive a first-time buyer can use: stamp duty exemption to RM500,000 (SPAs to 31 Dec 2027), EPF housing withdrawal, SJKP and LPPSA — with the saving worked out for each Ipoh project under RM500,000.
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SJKP Home Loan
No fixed payslip? How SJKP (Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme) works: who qualifies, financing up to RM500,000 including MRTA and legal fees, the 65% repayment limit, and how to apply through a bank.
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LPPSA 2026
LPPSA from 4 October 2026: financing up to RM1 million by net income, 4.00% / 4.50% rates, a second loan without settling the first, and the SPPM scheme for under-30s — with what each limit buys in Ipoh.
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MRTA vs MLTA
MRTA vs MLTA for a Malaysian home loan: reducing vs level cover, who gets the payout, whether the bank can insist on it, financing the premium into the loan, and what happens when you refinance.
Read guideArea Guides
Where to buy in Ipoh, what each area costs, and how they compare.
Botani vs Tambun & Bercham
A side-by-side comparison of Ipoh's two most active areas: 17 projects in Botani from RM170,000, 5 in Tambun & Bercham from RM368,600. Prices, tenure, schools and amenities compared.
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Ipoh Property Prices by Area
New launch prices across 9 areas of Ipoh, from RM170,000 upward: entry and top-end price by area, project counts and tenure mix — updated from live project data.
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Which Area in Ipoh Should You Buy In?
A practical way to narrow down 9 Ipoh areas by budget, buyer type and what you want from the neighbourhood — with current project counts and entry prices for each.
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Klemeru Ipoh
Klemeru, the guarded township at Meru, Ipoh by Eadepro. 6 products on the current price list from RM398,800 to RM699,800 — type, land size, price and completion for each phase, side by side.
Read guideRetirement & Relocating
For buyers moving back to Ipoh, retiring here, or coming from overseas.
Malaysia MM2H 2026 Guide
Understand Malaysia MM2H 2026 requirements, Platinum, Gold and Silver categories, property rules and what foreigners should know before buying a home in Ipoh.
Read guideRetiring in Ipoh
What retiring in Ipoh actually costs: property prices from the projects we cover, third-party cost-of-living figures, healthcare access, and the trade-offs worth knowing before you commit.
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Working in Singapore? Buying a House in Ipoh
For Malaysians working in Singapore: the documents a Malaysian bank asks for (IC, work pass, 6 months' payslips and bank statements, savings, CBS report), stamp duty, EPF vs CPF, and how to buy from across the Causeway.
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