My Profile

Academician  |  Registered Valuer  |  Registered Estate Agent  | Registered Property Manager

Academic Background

1997 - 2001

BSc (Hons) Real Estate Management

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

2005

MSc Urban Real Estate Management and Development

Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, UK

2007 - 2014

Ph.D. (Real Estate and Planning)

University of Reading, UK

Publications

Kamalahasan, A. (2013). Client influence on property valuation – a literature review, International Journal of Real Estate Studies, 8(2), 24-47

Kamalahasan, A. (2012). A discussion on client influence on property valuations in Malaysia, The Malaysian Surveyor, 47(4), 30-34

Kamalahasan, A. (2014). An overview of the Red Book standard on Preliminary Valuation Advice and Client Discussions, The Malaysian Surveyor, 49 (4), 11-14.

Kamalahasan, A., Lim, W. C., Burhaida, B. and Muhammad Faris, N. (2015). Factors affecting client influence on property valuation in Malaysia: Do client size and size of value adjustment Matter?, Jurnal Teknologi, 75(10), 39-49.

Tuti Haryati Jasimin, Hishamuddin Mohd Ali and Kamalahasan, A. (2015). Occupants’ evaluation of green features in green commercial office buildings: establishing the reliability and validity of the survey instrument, Jurnal Teknologi, 77(26), 77-86.

Atilola, Moses Idowu, Norhaya, Kamarudin, Kamalahasan, Achu and Musibau, Lukuman. (2016). A review of uniformity in property rating valuation in Nigeria, International Journal of Real Estate Studies, 10(1), 11-32.

Atilola, Moses Idowu, Kamalahasan, Achu, Ariffian, Bujang and Norhaya Kamarudin (2017). Evaluation of rating valuation appeal procedure: a comparative study of United Kingdom, Nigeria and Malaysia, International Journal of Real Estate Studies, 11(2), 93-101. 4

Hasniyati, H. and Kamalahasan, A. (2019). Professional socialisation (PS) of Malaysian real estate undergraduates, Pacific Rim Property Research Journal, DOI: 10.1080/14445921.2019.1598007.

Atilola, M. I., Ismail, A., Achu, K., & Bujang, A. A. (2019). An evaluation of factors causing variance in property assessment. Planning Malaysia, 17(9): 82-93.

Ali, H. M., Gabriel, H.T. L., Sipan, I., Omar, M. and Achu, K. (2020). Effects of behavioural uncertainties in property valuation, International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability, IJBES 7(3)/2020: 69-79.

Kasim, I., Sipan, I., Daud, D., Achu, K. and Afrane, E. (2020). Implementation of Environmental Sustainability Strategies for Real Estate Development in Developing Nations: An Empirical Study from Ghana, International Journal of Real Estate Studies, 14(2), 56-72.

Yakub, A. A., Ali, H. M., Achu, K., Abdul Jalil, R. and Salawu, A.O. (2021). An Integrated Approach based on Artificial Intelligence using ANFIS and ANN for Multiple Criteria Real Estate Price Prediction, Planning Malaysia, 19(3), 270-82.

Yakub, A.A., Achu, K., Ali, H.M. and Abdul Jalil, R. (2022), “An analysis of the determinants of office real estate price modelling in Nigeria: using a Delphi approach”, Property Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.

Achu, K and Hamzah, H. (2022). Property Valuation Component of Real Estate Degree Programme in Malaysia Public Universities – Key Issues and Recommendations for Improvement, The Malaysian Surveyor, 56 (1 & 2), 26-34.

Razali, Muhammad Najib, Rohaya Abdul Jalil, Kamalahasan Achu, and Hishamuddin Mohd Ali. 2022. Identification of Risk Factors in Business Valuation. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15: 282. https://doi.org/10.3390/ jrfm15070282

Conference Presentations

Kamalahasan, A. (2011). Do clients influence valuations carried out for financial reporting purposes? Some Evidence from Malaysia. Proceedings of 17th PRRES Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.

Kamalahasan, A. (2012). Client influence on valuations: a Malaysian case study. Proceedings of UTM-IBIMA International Real Estate Conference (INTEREC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Haryati Hashim, Maimunah Sapri, Kamalahasan Achu (2013). Factors Affecting the Involvement and Appointment of Unregistered Property Manager, Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Business and Economic Research, Bandung, Indonesia.

Deborah Ng Si Jia and Kamalahasan Achu (2016). Consumer Preferences and the Role of Value Influences in Serviced Apartment Purchasing Decision, 8th International Real Estate Research Symposium (IRERS), INSPEN, Kuala Lumpur.

Omar, Mustafa et al. (2017). Identification of Key Drivers of Property Management Capability Index for Stratified Residential Property Management in Malaysia, 29th IBIMA Conference, Austria 3-4 May.

Wong, J. Y. and Achu, Kamalahasan. (2022). Corporate Workplace Transformation and its Added Value Factors in the Covid-19 Era: A survey of Malaysia’s executives, 11th International Real Estate Research Symposium (IRERS), INSPEN, Kuala Lumpur.

Professional Membership, Qualification & Contributions

 

  • Fellow of Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) (F7598)
  • Member, Persatuan Penilai, Pengurus Harta, Ejen Harta & Perunding Harta Swasta Malaysia (PEPS) (Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector, Malaysia) (Membership No: VPEC 0325)
  • Member of Malaysian Institute of Professional Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) (PM0562)
  • RISM (Johor Branch) Committee Member since 2014/15 – Treasurer –  2016/17 – Honorary Secretary 2017/18 – Vice-chairman 2018/19 – Chairman 2019/2020 – Committee Member 2021/22
  • PEPS Johor – Committee Member 2016/17 – 2021/22
  • Member of CoreNet Global (The Global Association for Corporate Real Estate)