The Land Acquisition （Amendment） Act of 1991 in Malaysia to promote economic development has institutionally enabled arbitrary land acquisition. Section 68A newly established in the 1991 Amendment Act has stipulated that whether before or after the commencement of this section, no subsequent disposal or use of, or dealing with, the land shall invalidate the acquisition of the land. This study considers when introducing the land acquisition system for profit-oriented enterprises, what legal provision need to be set to deal with what kinds of situation.

The Malay reserve land system was created in 1913 by the British colonial government so as to protect the land ownership of Malay people from land contests and land sales caused by introducing the land law to promote land development on the Malay Peninsula. This system has been used until today and lands designated as Malay Reservation have been prohibited from transfering, leasing and setting up charge to non-Malays. The development of Malay reserve areas has been delayed. This study considers the future system design concerning the Malay reserve land.

The technological innovation in real estate brokerage, also called “real estate tech” or “property tech”, contributes not only making brokerage business more efficient, but also enhancing autonomy of sellers’ choice and buyers’/renters’ search and evaluation on residential real estate. We examined the effects of internet use and real estate tech on duration and distance in home search, and found that internet use makes buying or selling broader area, and real estate tech intensifies such effects by giving more power to buyers and renters or more credit to public information rather than brokers’advices.