Property developers in the country are predicting that the housing sector will continue to see strong demand,  barring any bad news on the global economic front.

Some of them may seem like fresh-faced novices in the field, but their maturity belies their age. These eight enthusiastic young adults City & Country features in its final issue of the year have been picked to represent the next generation of real estate developers.

South Koreans are the low-hanging fruit. They are very comfortable with Malaysia because [of the existing populace] of Koreans here,” Kumar Tharmalingam tells City & Country.

GEORGE TOWN: The state government should allow more reclamation, higher plot ratio, development above 250 feet in certain areas and development of other parts of the island to address the current land shortage for property development.

GEORGE TOWN: The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) of Penang is claiming that the high cost of land is the main reason for houses being sold at high prices in the state.

Chairman Datuk Jerry Chan Fook Sing said the high cost of land was also the reason for developers' inclination towards building upmarket homes in the state.

Datuk Alan Tong Kok Mau is renowned for transforming a rubber estate on the fringes of Kuala Lumpur into what is now the thriving international enclave of Mont’Kiara, earning him recognition as “KL’s Condo King”.

KUALA LUMPUR: The 70% cap on home loans announced by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) for purchases of third homes effective Wednesday, Nov 3 is welcomed by housing developers, but a nationwide application of the measure would affect genuine house buyers, cautioned the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) president Datuk Michael Yam.

KUALA LUMPUR: The demand for housing is expected to remain strong for the next 12 to 18 months, after which the market will stabilise, according to Datuk Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor, deputy president of the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association of Malaysia (Rehda).

Cities only grow or die, they don’t stand still,” said New South Wales premier Kristina Keneally at the recent Forbes Global CEO Conference 2010 in Sydney.
These words continue to resonate with Bukit Kiara Properties Sdn Bhd’s managing director N K Tong, who was at the conference.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government plans to attract at least 200 multi-national companies (MNCs) to set up office in Kuala Lumpur by 2020, mainly in the Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley conurbation.