Property market likely to see recovery only in 2022, says Rahim & Co
The local property market is expected to be soft this year and likely to see a further delay in recovery to 2022, according to Rahim & Co in its Property Market Review 2020/2021. While there is optimism that the turning point will be in the latter part of 2021 with the vaccine about to be mobilised, a further delay in recovery to 2022 would not be a surprise with the recent resurgence of Covid-19 cases and reimplementation of lockdowns, it said. “We expect the residential market to remain focused on the affordable segment as overhang is still a concern. Secondary sales are expected to domin...