‘WFH not influencing property buys’ Bernamapix PETALING JAYA: The trend of buying properties on the outskirts of towns and cities is not new and the current uptick in sales may be influenced by factors other than the work-from-home (WFH) concept, property experts said. President of the Association of Valuers and Property Consultants in Private Practice, Michael Kong, said the trend was prevalent even before the Covid-19 pandemic. “I do not believe it is due to movement restrictions and the WFH culture,” he told theSun. “WFH may be a temporary phenomenon due to the pandemic and when things return to normal, I expect the working environment to also return to normalcy, albeit at a reduced pace. Humans are by nature social creatures and need interaction, exchange of ideas and direct communication.”