KUALA LUMPUR: In a move to further curb speculative activities in the property market, the government is in talks with property industry stakeholders to stop individuals from buying houses and properties in bulk.

GEORGE TOWN: Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) is urging financial institutions to subsidise the property loan interest rates to help low-income earners own their first house.

Its Penang chairman, Datuk Jerry Chan, said the current rates do not benefit the low-income earners as they are high.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s ruling to increase the floor price for foreigners’ purchases of properties in Malaysia to RM1 million from RM500,000 by Jan 1 has yet to be implemented.

Property outlook for 2014

IPOH: A total of 19 participants from various property development companies in the country attended the Real Estate & Housing Developers Association Youth Wing’s (Rehda Youth) tour of the Banjaran Hot Springs in Ipoh late last year.

HOW much is a rundown, 1-storey link house on a narrow road and facing noisy motor workshops in Section 17 worth? A cool RM635,000, apparently.

PETALING JAYA: The first post-budget Malaysian Property Expo (Mapex), organised by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association of Malaysia (Rehda) in Johor from Nov 8 to 10 registered a lower turnout.

THE YOUTH WING of the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association, more widely known as Rehda Youth, was formally recognised as an independent society by the Registry of Societies Malaysia on Aug 23.