Hi. If I am buying for my own long term stay, I wouldn’t really bother about the capital growth in that area. As long as I like it, I will just buy it.

As a REN, I normally will share with my clients on this:
Own stay - Get all of those who are going to stay in the house to go along and view the property, location, environment, and everyone to agree that it is the best place for them

Investment - Capital growth, potential income, and many other factors that potentially going to influence the price and rental as main considerations before buying

And to add more on your question, there are few reason why there’s negative capital growth too.

1. Old neighbourhood where the capital growth is past its peak and starts to drop or stagnant due to the property getting older.
2. New development next to property which offer better options
3. Developments of the area is slower than expected
4. Current market situation which is slower
5. Other reasons.
Hope this help.

Capital growth indication will tell you something about the location....upkeep, people profile, safety, amenities etc.

Any time when you are financially and mentally ready is a good time.

But buying mow means
1. HOC benefits
2. Lower interest rates
3. Better packages offered by developer.

But of cos, performing due diligence is very important.
Developer’s background, development plan for the area, and for property investing purposes, there’s even more to look into. For own stay, as long as you and your family member are happy with the location, project environment and the unit itself, then it should fine.

For capital appreciation, it’s definitely will increase BUT there might be a drop too since KL is a matured area. And if it’s a high rise, then the chances of the price getting stagnant or even drop in the far future is even higher due to the wear and tear of the property and also the management of the property. Just a point to consider.