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Headline The most searched areas in 2019 MediaTitle The Edge Financial Daily Date 14 Feb 2020 Color Full Color Section TheEdgeProperty.com Circulation 4,562 Page No 1,4,5 Readership 13,686 Language English ArticleSize 3200 cm² Journalist CHIN WAI LUN AdValue RM 35,077 Frequency Daily PR Value RM 105,231 8aTTaSEVERY FRIDAY.*S% FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2020 . *DDapmssíomomõ88nvmrrímsíomnsąmpqrpmĆ PRINT + DIGITAL EP EP EP =<K[ 06 08 07 %<[Ő%''<[ HOME FEATURE DONE DEALS IDEAS Missed our past issues? Click or tap How to Glamping on a here to visit our Check out the latest digital archive! choose rooftop in Kuala CONCLUDED MM%.9 Lumpur city SALE/RENTAL www.EdgeProp.my The most searched areas in 2019 Many prospective homebuyers last year looked for houses in the Klang Valley. Find out where they wanted to live on Pages 4 and 5. Subscribe to pullout for FREE! Headline The most searched areas in 2019 MediaTitle The Edge Financial Daily Date 14 Feb 2020 Color Full Color Section TheEdgeProperty.com Circulation 4,562 Page No 1,4,5 Readership 13,686 Language English ArticleSize 3200 cm² Journalist CHIN WAI LUN AdValue RM 35,077 Frequency Daily PR Value RM 105,231 EP 4 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2020 • THEEDGE FINANCIAL DAILY COVER STORY Most searched property price range Price range 1% (Below RM100k) 7% (RM100-199k) 15% (RM200-299k) 15% (RM300-399k) 13% (RM400-499k) 9% (RM500-599k) 7% (RM600-699k) 5% (RM700-799k) 5% (RM800-899k) 3% (RM900-999k) 8% (RM1-1.49 mil) 5% (RM1.5-1.99 mil) 2% (RM2-2.49 mil) 2% (RM2.5-2.99 mil) 1% (RM3-3.49 mil) 1% (RM3.5-3.99 mil) 0% (RM4-4.49 mil) 0% (RM4.5-4.99 mil) 1% (RM5 mil and above) 0 3 6 9 12 15 for homeseekers (% of respondents) BY CHIN WAI LUN 5 4 2019 was a busy year for the Klang Puchong EdgeProp.my property market that began In fi fth place is one of the oldest towns in At number four is a place carved out of with the launch of the Home the country. The former state capital of former tin-mining and rubber plantations. Selangor is one of the leading searches on Puchong began to see rapid development Ownership Campaign (HOC) to EdgeProp.my for potential homebuyers. Th is during the 1980s and is now a busy and give the soft market a little push. royal town is well-known for its shipping thriving area. It is a popular choice for home- port, Port Klang, one of the busiest con- buyers and investors owing to its strate- Data also showed that property tainer ports in the world, as well as a haven gic location between Kuala Lumpur and transactions increased in 1H2019 of numerous multicultural food off erings. Putrajaya, and its close proximity to Th ere is no shortage of amenities here Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya. for the rst time since 1H2015. with both traditional shops and shopping The area is also connected via sev- YEN YEING PICTURES BY LOW | But where did potential home- centres such as GM Klang, AEON Bukit eral highways such as the Lebuhraya Tinggi and Klang Parade. Damansara-Puchong (LDP), New Pantai buyers look at? EdgeProp.my Connectivity-wise, Klang is served by Expressway (NPE), Maju Expressway, South “High-rise has compiled a top- ve list of major highways including the Shah Alam Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) and more. living is the most searched areas in the Expressway (KESAS), Federal Highway and Th e Ampang–Sri Petaling light rail transit the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE). (LRT) line has several stations in the area something Klang Valley for 2019 (from January Several KTM Komuter stations are located as well. that aligns to mid-December 2019) based within Klang as well. Nawawi Tie Leung managing director Eddy Wong tells EdgeProp.my that Puchong with millennial on user search patterns on Most-searched locations in Klang has developed rapidly over the years and is homebuyers’ EdgeProp.my property portal. • TAMAN SENTOSA — Located close to the now well-served with numerous amenities, bustling Bandar Bukit Tinggi, it comes with shops and eateries, shopping malls and aspirational Each area has its own plenty of amenities, from banks to fast food commercial centres. lifestyle, merits but most of them are restaurants. especially with • BANDAR PUTERI KLANG — Located south of Most-searched locations long established and matured Taman Sentosa and close to Bandar Bukit Tnggi, in Puchong more projects neighbourhoods with mainly it off ers ample amenities including a nine-acre • BANDAR PUCHONG JAYA — Located right off ering lake garden, schools and shops. It has a quick after the Sunway LDP toll, it has plenty of landed homes. access route to KESAS. commercial off erings, with IOI Boulevard and IOI a host of Homes in the Klang Valley • BANDAR PARKLANDS — A green township Mall Puchong among them. communal and (Kuala Lumpur and Selangor) development with a large park and 10 other • BANDAR NUSAPUTRA — It has quick access smaller parks, it is easily accessible via KESAS, to Cyberjaya and Putrajaya via Putrajaya recreational comprised some 80% of the total and is only a 10-minute drive to Bandar Bukit Ring Road highway; and also to the North- facilities as searches recorded throughout Tinggi. South Expressway Central Link (ELITE), Maju Expressway and SKVE. well as 24-hour the year. Let’s count down to the • TAMAN PUTRA PRIMA — It is a well-planned security.” top spot! township featuring a seven-acre community park and other green spaces; with easy access to — Wong ELITE, SKVE and LDP. Headline The most searched areas in 2019 MediaTitle The Edge Financial Daily Date 14 Feb 2020 Color Full Color Section TheEdgeProperty.com Circulation 4,562 Page No 1,4,5 Readership 13,686 Language English ArticleSize 3200 cm² Journalist CHIN WAI LUN AdValue RM 35,077 Frequency Daily PR Value RM 105,231 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2020 • THEEDGE FINANCIAL DAILY EP 5 COVER STORY Average transacted housing prices in 2019 AREA AVG. PRICE AVG. PRICE UNITS HUSIN HAYATI (RM) (RM/PSF) SOLD 1 Shah Alam Klang 459,451 284 1,136 169,233 192 309 Puchong 799,068 429 645 280,091 302 682 Petaling 1,120,088 377 190 Jaya “Certain areas 467,614 428 175 in Klang and Cheras 718,926 394 567 Puchong have 310,947 340 838 aff ordably- EdgeProp.my Shah Alam 636,057 347 606 priced 250,592 305 547 properties.” SOURCE: Landed Non-landed — Hayati 3 Petaling Jaya Taking third spot is Petaling Jaya es- Most-searched locations pecially its older parts. Founded in in Petaling Jaya 1952, it was Malaysia’s fi rst planned • SEKSYEN 17 — Centrally located next city, developed as a satellite city to to SPRINT Expressway and the LDP, it KL. It achieved city status in 2006, and is one of the oldest housing estates in being near to the capital city means PJ PJ and home to a host of eateries and has an abundance of amenities and surrounded by amenities like hospitals facilities, making it an ideal choice and malls. for homeowners. • DAMANSARA UPTOWN — Located Th ere is no shortage of shopping in Damansara Utama, the popular The state capital of Selangor, Shah Alam, tops Most-searched malls here, from neighbourhood commercial hub with shopoffi ces, a mall EdgeProp.my’s list of the most-searched locations in the locations in Shah Alam malls like Atria Shopping Gallery and high-end serviced apartments is Klang Valley in 2019. According to Nawawi Tie Leung’s • SEKSYEN 7 — Located beside and Starling Mall to regional mall 1 directly connected to the LDP, SPRINT Wong, Shah Alam’s properties are still relatively aff ordable. I-City and Universiti Teknologi Mara, Utama Shopping Centre. Expressway and NKVE. Adjacent to the Shah Alam’s connectivity will be enhanced via the (UiTM), it has easy access via Federal PJ can be accessed via the LDP, commercial centre are double–storey upcoming LRT3 line from Bandar Utama to Johan Highway and NKVE, besides plenty Federal Highway, SPRINT Express- terraced homes. Setia in Klang, as several stations have been proposed of amenities around the commercial way, NPE and North-South Express- • TAMAN MEGAH — Located right for Shah Alam. area surrounding Shah Alam Hospital. way (NSE). In terms of public trans- next to the LDP, the residential “Th e market views it as an extension of Subang Jaya. • TAMAN SRI MUDA — The township portation, it is serviced by several LRT neighbourhood has a small but bustling Shah Alam is conveniently served by several highways is known for its Industrial zone; stations along the Kelana Jaya line, KTM commercial area and a night market — the Federal Highway, KESAS, NKVE, Guthrie Corridor accessible via KESAS and LKSA. Komuter stations and mass rapid tran- every Sunday. Expressway and Kemuning-Shah Alam Highway (LKSA). • ALAM IMPIAN — An ongoing sit (MRT) Sungai Buloh-Kajang line. “Th e opening of Setia City Mall and Central i-City in township development (60% built Shah Alam in recent years have added to the convenience as of September 2019), it has a wide and appeal of living in Shah Alam,” says Wong. range of facilities and amenities, from Reapfi eld Properties (KL) Sdn Bhd real estate negotiator parks, retail stores and community Hayati Husin concurs. “Many malls such as Setia City Mall, police station. It is easily accessible Central i-City, Space U8 Mall and the upcoming Sunsuria via the LKSA, KESAS, Federal Highway Forum @ 7th Avenue off er plenty of entertainment, F&B and ELITE while the upcoming West and retail choices.