Winner - Datuk Tan Chin Nam, founder Tan & Tan Developments Bhd
                     and IGB Corp Bhd

BUDGET 2015 introduces more measures to increase home ownership and build more affordable housing, and announced more infrastructure projects to boost connectivity.  

PETALING JAYA (Nov 5): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he would study the full implications of making residential properties a zero-rated product under the Good and Services Tax (GST) system.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 30): With the upcoming Budget 2015 to be tabled in less than two weeks, Mah Sing Group Bhd’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum has asked the government to consider implementing certain measures to help first time home buyers.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 30): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) wants the government to forego the stamp duty on property, after the implementation of goods and services tax (GST). Rehda argued that the GST and stamp duty would tantamount to double taxation.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Malaysian government is planning to build two youth cities in five years' time with lower property prices, catering to young people aged below 40 years old, said the Minister for Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) is concerned over the impact that the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) will have on the affordability of housing here.

KUALA LUMPUR: Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda) welcomed its new president Datuk Seri Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor (pic) at its  annual delegates’ conference on June 21.Fateh Iskandar has 20 years of experience and involvement in the property development industry.