PETALING JAYA, Sept. 19 -- Property launches in Malaysia fell 26 per cent to 12,938 units in the first half of 2025, from 17,404 in the second half of 2024.

Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) president Datuk Ir Ho Hon Sang said sales also declined to 3,125 units, cutting the take-up rate to 24 per cent from 55 per cent in late 2024.

"Terraced houses, both single-storey and two to three storeys, remained the top sellers, which really shows Malaysians still have a strong preference for landed homes," he said in a media briefing on Property Industry Survey 1H 2025 and Market Outlook for 2H 2025 & 1H 2026 here today.

He said demand for serviced apartments stayed steady in high land-cost areas even as landed homes are s...