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Kuala Lumpur and Johor: foreign buyers need State Authority approval to acquire land, and thresholds vary by state and property type.
What foreign buyers can ownA non-citizen or foreign company needs prior State Authority approval to acquire land; thresholds and restrictions vary by state and property type.See the full rule
City Kuala Lumpur (Johor state shown separately)
NAPIC MHPI All House Price Index (2010=100), Kuala Lumpur; Q2 provisional
Latest observation: Q2 2026 · Source
Gross rental yield (estimate) 4.89% to 5.35%Basis: H2 2026 1-bedroom apartments: Kuala Lumpur 4.89%, Johor Bahru 5.35%; asking-based Global Property Guide
The index and gross rental yield are market-level data, not the return of any single property.
The NAPIC Malaysian House Price Index; Q2 2026 is provisional. The line shows each year's Q2 value. Johor is the state that contains Johor Bahru, not the city itself, so it is charted separately and never on the Kuala Lumpur chart.
A non-citizen or foreign company needs prior State Authority approval to acquire land; thresholds and restrictions vary by state and property type.
A short summary of the rule, with the official source. It is not legal advice.
Official sourceNAPIC indexes and averages are market statistics, not a unit sold price; the Johor state index is not a Johor Bahru city index.
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