News by Au Foong Yee

The recent Hong Kong tower inferno exposed the fragility of dense urban living and reminded us—painfully—how vulnerable vertical communities are when safety is compromised, deferred or treated as a discretionary cost.

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming recently revealed that the ministry is exploring a pay-per-use model for facilities in future affordable housing schemes.

Six months into the job, Kuala Lumpur’s not-so-new mayor Datuk Seri Maimunah Mohd Sharif would have settled into the hot seat, leading a city that is a proxy for Malaysia.

So, you can’t wait to take vacant possession of your new home. If this is your first home purchase and your investment has been greatly influenced by the developer’s elaborately dressed show unit, brace yourself for the stark reality of owning a bare unit.

Malaysia’s property transaction values hit RM105 billion in the first half of this year from almost 199,000 transactions, making these the highest transaction values and volume in the last five years.

Elon Musk is hot news. When rumours surfaced that he had unveiled a US$15,000 sustainable Tesla home, of course, the news went viral. Netizens quickly dubbed it “the home of tomorrow”.

Would you buy property in 2024? If so, where, when and in what should you invest your money?

More and more developers are assessing the quality of their newly completed buildings on a voluntary basis. This is done via Qlassic, the quality assessment system for building construction works developed by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).

It’s that time of the year again. Like clockwork, industry players are parading their respective wish lists in the run-up to the tabling of Budget 2024 later this week.

In May this year, Local Government Development (KPKT) Minister Nga Kor Ming assured Malaysians there would be no more PR1MA Corporation Malaysia (PR1MA) sick projects come 2024. This is good news for affected buyers who are still waiting for their dream homes.