Onus of affordable housing not just on developers
Ng: To encourage developers to build more affordable homes, all the stakeholders, such as the government, local authorities and financial institutions, need to work together by lowering the cost and bring down prices.
Innovation and new technologies must be for the people
Technology may change the way we work and communicate, but human beings still want that personal touch that only another fellow human being can give. Hence, the ideal city of the future would be an intelligent one that makes life easy yet allows people to step out of their homes to have real connection with other people, said the experts that shared their views at the Future Forward Forum on Sept 29, 2016.
High-end property auction on the uptrend
AuctionGuru.com executive director Gary Chia also tells TheEdgeProperty.com that the number of high-end residential properties put up for auction has increased slightly.
Wish list to new housing minister
The National House Buyers’ Association (HBA) hopes that the new Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar will encourage greater home ownership.
Mapex 2016 eyes 40,000 visitors
The Malaysian Property Expo (Mapex) 2016 is expected to generate RM500 million in sales, said its organising chairman Datuk Ng Seing Liong.
Mixed views on Budget 2016 revisions
The move to immediately limit sales of new homes priced up to RM300,000 to first-time homebuyers has drawn especially strong reactions.
A real test and the catalysts for Iskandar Malaysia
Holding power and innovation are the key until the next catalysts emerge
