Desa Ara
Barat Daya, Penang · Terraced house · Freehold
Homes in Desa Ara have sold for a median of
RM770,000
RM507 psf on the recorded floor area
Half of the 45 recorded sales fell between RM680,000 and RM900,000. One in ten went under RM278,000, one in ten over RM1,359,000. Sales run from 3 December 2021 to 15 January 2026.
Down 1% from a RM775,000 median in 2022 to RM765,000 in 2025.
These are transacted prices from the land-office record, not asking prices from ads. An ad’s number is a wish; this is the record. What terraced house sell for across Penang, beside what ads ask.
How to read this page
The median is the middle sale when every recorded sale here is lined up cheapest to dearest — half sold for less, half for more. The band (p25–p75) is the middle half of those sales. Neither figure is an asking price from an ad, and neither is a valuation of a specific unit. Asking vs transacted.
What kind of home, and what title
The land office groups these sales as terraced house under a Freehold title. Landed homes here are usually compared by whole-house price rather than psf alone; title type still matters when you sell or borrow — strata vs individual title.
Year by year
| Year | Median sold | Per sq ft | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RM2,800,000 | RM1116 psf | 1 |
| 2022 | RM775,000 | RM620 psf | 14 |
| 2023 | RM718,000 | RM501 psf | 13 |
| 2024 | RM805,444 | RM527 psf | 10 |
| 2025 | RM765,000 | RM456 psf | 6 |
| 2026 | RM698,000 | RM413 psf | 1 |
A year with only a handful of sales is a handful of sales, not a trend — the movement above is drawn only between years with five or more.
Nearby, and where this one sits
Other terraced house schemes in Barat Daya with enough recorded sales, cheapest first. By median sold price, Desa Ara sits 6 of 10 in that set.
Against Penang
Across Penang, the median recorded sale for terraced house is RM409,600 (RM373 psf), from 3,162 sales. Desa Ara’s own median is RM770,000 — higher than that state median. Full Penang table.
Cash and monthly on the RM770,000 median
Same worksheet as /cost/, using this scheme’s recorded median, 90% LTV, and the illustrative rate. Not a bank quote.
Cash at offer
- Down payment (10%): RM77,000
- Transfer duty (MOT): RM17,100
- Loan duty (0.5%): RM3,465
- Total cash: RM97,565
Monthly carry
- Instalment (35y @ 4.00%): RM3,068
- Total monthly: RM3,068
4.00% p.a. illustrative (rough SBR + bank margin); not a bank quote
Questions this record answers
- What have homes in Desa Ara sold for?
- A median of RM770,000 (RM507 psf), from 45 land-office transactions between 3 December 2021 and 15 January 2026.
- What is a typical band here?
- Half of recorded sales fell between RM680,000 and RM900,000. One in ten went under RM278,000; one in ten over RM1,359,000.
- Has the median moved?
- From RM775,000 in 2022 to RM765,000 in 2025 (-1%), using only years with five or more sales.
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From NAPIC’s open transaction data (Jabatan Penilaian dan Perkhidmatan Harta), extract published 19 May 2026. A scheme appears only with at least 20recorded sales. Scheme names are the land office’s own. How we work this out.