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        "id": 1793477,
        "msgid": "malaysian-property-becomes-diversification-option-for-indonesian-investors-1781002418",
        "date": "2026-06-09 17:08:00",
        "title": "Malaysian Property Becomes Diversification Option for Indonesian Investors",
        "author": "indrastuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Property",
        "summary": "High domestic mortgage rates and low rental yields are driving wealthy Indonesians to view Malaysian real estate as a viable asset diversification strategy. Malaysian property offers lower borrowing costs, higher rental returns, and freehold ownership rights compared to the Indonesian market. The trend is further supported by currency advantages and residency programmes like Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H).",
        "content": "<p>The Malaysian property market is now being eyed by high-net-worth\ninvestors from Indonesia as a rational alternative for asset\ndiversification. This move is considered strategic for wealth protection\nagainst long-term inflation erosion. Data from Bank Indonesia (BI) noted\nthat residential property transactions in the country fell by 25.67\npercent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026. This condition was\nexacerbated by BI\u2019s policy of raising the benchmark interest rate to\n5.25 percent in mid-May, which automatically pushed domestic mortgage\nrates up to an average of 12 percent. CEO of FAR Capital, Faizul\nRidzuan, revealed a large fundamental gap between credit burdens and\nrental yields in the current Indonesian property market. \u201cMortgage rates\nin Indonesia are perched at an average of 12 percent, while real rental\nyields are stagnant at 3 to 5 percent. Mathematically, rental income in\nIndonesia is currently impossible to cover the monthly credit burden,\u201d\nFaizul said in a written statement on Tuesday. According to FAR Capital\nresearch, the Malaysian property market offers a much more\nforeign-friendly anomaly compared to the Indonesian domestic market\nthrough several key indicator differences. Mortgage Rates: The\nIndonesian property market is currently burdened by high mortgage rates\naveraging around 12 percent, whereas the Malaysian property market\noffers much lower and more rational rates of around 4 percent. Rental\nYield: Rental yields in Indonesia are low, stagnant at 3 to 5 percent.\nConversely, Malaysia records solid rental yields in the range of 5 to 8\npercent, so rental income is claimed to be able to fully cover\ninstalments. Foreign Ownership Status: Access to ownership for\nIndonesian citizens is generally limited to Right to Use or Right to\nBuild (HGB) titles, while in Malaysia foreigners can own property with\nFreehold title status, which is equivalent to Right of Ownership (SHM).\nConsumer Protection Scheme: The payment system in Indonesia is mostly\ntime-based, which is prone to the risk of stalled projects, whereas\nMalaysia applies a progressive payment system according to the physical\nprogress of the building along with strict blacklist sanctions from\nauthorities for failing developers. In addition to the low interest\nburden factor, investors from Indonesia have the potential to enjoy a\ndouble gain from the currency exchange rate differential. Macroeconomic\ndata shows that the Rupiah exchange rate has weakened by more than 60\npercent against the Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) since the year 2000.\nCurrently, the Ringgit is moving stably in the range of Rp4,400 to\nRp4,500. Unlike high-rise instruments (apartments) in Indonesia whose\nprices tend to stagnate, similar assets in Malaysia consistently record\ncapital gains. Faizul cited two vertical areas that recorded mature\ngrowth based on data research, namely the Medini area in Iskandar Puteri\n(Johor) and Desa Park City in Kuala Lumpur. \u201cBoth of these areas have a\nvery mature ecosystem. However, maximum investment returns can only be\nachieved if investors enter at the right price position using data, not\nemotions,\u201d said Faizul. More than just a physical investment instrument,\nasset ownership in Malaysia now offers added value in the form of\nresidency rights (stay permits) for investors and their families. This\nfacility is integrated through the local government\u2019s official\nprogramme, namely Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H). Through the MM2H\npathway, Indonesian asset owners not only secure permanent ownership\nrights (freehold) but also obtain the legality to establish a local\ncompany (PT) and permits to work officially in Malaysia. To mitigate the\nrisk of purchasing overpriced properties, consulting firms such as FAR\nCapital Indonesia are now implementing a strict 8-filter screening\nsystem to help guide the flow of Indonesian investor capital to obtain\ncompetitive asset prices below local market prices.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/malaysian-property-becomes-diversification-option-for-indonesian-investors-1781002418",
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