Property market showed signs of recovery in 1H, but office & retail sectors face challenges — Napic

The property sector has shown signs of recovery in the first half of this year (1H2022) as the economy reopened, but office and retail segments remained challenging amid a supply glut, according to the National Property Information Centre's (Napic) semi-annual report.

根据国家房地产信息中心（Napic）的半年度报告数据，随着经济重新开放，房地产行业在今年上半年（1H2022）显示出复苏迹象，但在供应过剩的情况下，办公和零售领域仍然充满挑战。

Napic said the overall overhang situation improved in 1H2022, down by 7.5% to 34,092 units from 2H2021 in terms of volume, and declined 4.6% to RM21.73 billion in terms of value.

Napic 表示，2022年上半年的整体悬空情况有所改善，从2021年下半年的数量来看，下降 7.5% 至 34,092 辆，而按价值计算，则下降 4.6% 至 217.3 亿令吉。

Johor recorded the highest overhang in the country with 68.0% (15,423 units), followed by Kuala Lumpur with 18.9% (4,279 units) and Selangor’s 9.9% (2,248 units) share, Napic’s data released on 14th September showed.

Napic 9月14日公布的数据显示，柔佛州以 68.0%（15,423 个单位）的份额居全国首位，其次是吉隆坡，为 18.9%（4,279 个单位）和雪兰莪的 9.9%（2,248 个单位）。

For purpose-built offices, there are over 24 million square metre (sqm) office space nationwide as at end-June 2022, with occupancy rate of 77.7%, down from 78.5% a year ago.

截至 2022 年 6 月末，全国共有办公空间超过 2400 万平方米，出租率为 77.7%，低于一年前的 78.5%。

During the launch of the report, Deputy Finance Minister 1 Datuk Indera Mohd Shahar Abdullah said the supply situation for purpose-built office and shopping complexes is increasingly challenging.

在发布报告时，财政部副部长 1 Datuk Indera Mohd Shahar Abdullah 表示，专门建造的办公室和购物中心的供应情况越来越具有挑战性。

“In order to paint a more positive picture to the investment prospects of the country, especially during the period of economic recovery, I urge that building owners look at more economical use alternatives, so that the use of space can be optimized,” he said.

他说. “为了更积极地描绘国家的投资前景，特别是在经济复苏时期，我敦促业主寻找更经济的使用替代方案，以便优化空间的使用”。

Napic’s data also showed that the performance of shopping complexes moderated in 1H2022, with the national occupancy rate seeing a slight decline at 75.7%, as compared to 2H2021’s 76.3%.

Napic 的数据还显示，购物中心的表现在2022年上半年有所放缓，全国入住率略有下降，为 75.7%，而2021年下半年为 76.3%。

Nonetheless, the residential property sector recorded 116,178 transactions worth RM45.62 billion in 1H2022, increasing by 26.3% in volume and 32.2% in value year-on-year, the agency said.

尽管如此，该机构表示，住宅房地产行业在 2022 年上半年录得 116,178 笔交易，价值 456.2 亿令吉，同比增长 26.3% 和 32.2%。

Overall, the property sector saw more than 188,000 transactions recorded in 1H2022, worth RM84.40 billion, equivalent to an increase of over 30% in volume and value compared to the same period last year.

总体而言，房地产行业在 2022 年上半年录得超过 188,000 笔交易，价值 844 亿令吉，相当于与去年同期相比增长超过 30% 的数量和价值。