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Real estatein Malaysia

Malaysia attracts foreign buyers via the MM2H visa programme, but restricts purchases above a minimum price threshold (typically RM1m) and reserves certain units for Bumiputera buyers. sivrce opens with Kuala Lumpur, George Town, Johor Bahru and Kota Kinabalu.

Registry path
Title checked
3D map
1–4%scaled stamp duty on transfer
RM1M+foreign minimum price by state
6 yrRPGT taper to zero
3 motypical deposit
What a purchase really costs

RM 800,000 home in Malaysia

Stamp duty on the Memorandum of Transfer — 1–4%
RM 18,000
Legal fee — statutory scale (≈1%)
RM 8,000
Cash needed at closing
RM 826,000

≈ +3.3% over the price. Stamp duty scales 1% to 4% on the transfer (first RM100k free for first homes under the 2024-2025 budgets). Foreign buyers face state minimum prices — RM1M in most states, RM2M in Selangor for landed — and developer discounts are statutory-capped. The Real Property Gains Tax is seller-side and tapered to 0% after six years.

Rentals run on rules

The rent side, in three lines

  • Deposits run two to three months; utilities deposits stack on top.
  • Standard leases are one to two years with renewal at market, not capped.
  • The stamping of the tenancy must be done at LHDN — an unstamped lease loses court teeth.

KL prices off government and oil wages; Penang and Johor Bahru price off Singapore spillover. Minimum-price floors, not taxes, gate foreigners.

Foreigners can buy condos above RM1m (varies by state), but not landed property below that threshold. Bumiputera quota units cannot be sold to non-Bumiputera buyers without state consent.

Transfer taxes include stamp duty (1–4% on a sliding scale), legal fees (regulated), and RPGT (Real Property Gains Tax) on disposal. The MM2H visa programme is separate from property ownership.

sivrce.com/my is the canonical Malaysia URL. Listings publish only when verified.

FAQ

Can a foreigner buy in Kuala Lumpur?
Yes, condos above RM1m. Landed property below that threshold is restricted to Malaysian citizens.
What is MM2H?
Malaysia My Second Home: a long-term visa programme that lets foreigners reside in Malaysia. It is separate from property ownership, which has its own rules.

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