PROPERTY MARKET RESEARCH (SGP 3113)
SEM 2 2008/09
Lab Work 1
This assignment is to be done in group. Make sure you have identified your own group members.
Instructions:
Question 1
1. Re-copy Table 4.1
2. Add data for 2003 – 2007 to the table.
3. Using Excel software, plot two separate graphs indicating:
a) profiles of GDP (RM million) in monetary form;
b) profiles of GDP in percentage form.
Comment on your observations by giving a special attention on the relative performance of
construction sector against other sub-sectors.
Question 2
1. Collect data on the total number of transaction (units) for all property types, namely
residential, commercial, industrial, agriculture, and others for the following periods:
Group
Year
Group
Year
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2. Construct a table (something like Table 4.13 of Basic Aspects of Property Market Research) showing
the profiles of property transactions in Malaysia, 1990-2007, containing the following details:
a) Total number of transactions (units)
b) Property construction
3. Plot graphs showing the trends/patterns of the property market for the past 17 years. Comments
on your observations.
Question 3
Conduct a simple statistical analysis for examining GDP elasticity of property transactions, using data
from Question 1 and Question 2, from 1996-2007. Discuss your results.