PETALING JAYA, May 9 -- Malaysia's property market recorded a drop in transactions and value in the first quarter of 2025, with 97,772 deals worth RM51.42 billion - down 6.2 per cent in volume and 8.9 per cent in value compared to the same period last year.

In the Q1 2025 Real Estate Market Report released today, Valuation and Property Services Department director-general Abdul Razak Yusak said the residential sub-sector remained the largest contributor, with over 59,000 transactions valued above RM24 billion, according to a report today by Free Malaysia Today.

The industrial segment saw a slight year-on-year growth of 0.3 per cent, while the agriculture and commercial sectors declined by 10.6 per cent and 5.4 per cent respectively.

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