Property Agent in Kapuas

Vorneo Property helps owners and buyers of houses, shophouses and land in Kapuas Regency, Central Kalimantan. Its seat, Kuala Kapuas, lies in Selat district, right where the Kapuas and Kapuas Murung rivers meet, and the Trans-Kalimantan road links it to Banjarmasin and Palangka Raya. The south of the regency is Java Sea coast and low tidal swamp, while the north turns hilly. The economy leans on rice, with rubber and rattan alongside, and Kapuas has long been known as one of Central Kalimantan's rice baskets.

Vorneo already markets property in Kapuas. If you're selling, we help set a fair asking price by comparing similar listings, then help prepare photos and videos that draw buyers, including shots of the road or river access to the property. We market it on vorneo.id and Vorneo's social media, and screen every buyer before negotiating. If you're buying, we help you weigh up houses and shophouses in Kuala Kapuas or land in the surrounding districts, then accompany your viewing with a list of what to check, from road access to how the water drains at the site.

Selat and Kapuas Hilir are mostly made up of urban wards, so they feel more like town. To the east, Kapuas Timur is crossed by the Anjir Serapat, a canal dug in the late 19th century to link the Barito River with the Kapuas Murung. Kapuas Murung is rice country, and together with Pulau Petak it's a planting area of the government's food estate programme. Basarang, a transmigration settlement area, grows fruit such as pineapple and rambutan and raises cattle, and its produce is often sold along the Trans-Kalimantan road. Land value in places like these depends heavily on road access and water management.

Land in Kapuas carries a few layers of risk. In the south, low tidal swamp and coastline can flood when the tide runs high, so ask how high the water has ever reached at that spot. As elsewhere in Central Kalimantan, some land in Kapuas still rests on a land statement letter (SKT) acknowledged by the village head and the district head rather than a certificate. In Dadahup, Pulau Petak and Kapuas Murung, make sure the plot isn't part of food estate land or a plantation held under a right-to-cultivate title (HGU). We go through the papers and suggest you confirm with the local land office as well. For houses in Kuala Kapuas, we run mortgage (KPR) simulations across several banks.

Own a house in Kuala Kapuas or land in Basarang or Kapuas Murung that you'd like to sell? Or looking for property in Kapuas? Send us a WhatsApp message. Consulting us costs nothing, there's nothing to pay upfront, and we only earn a commission once the deal goes through. Include the location, a few photos and the type of land papers, and we'll explain the next steps, including when to schedule the viewing so the high-tide water level can be seen.