KOTA BHARU: The revelation by a study that 400,000 Kelantanese cannot afford to buy a house is a serious matter which must be tackled, says Datuk Mohd Fatmi Che Salleh, political secretary to the prime minister.

The study, conducted by the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda), found that the 400,000 Kelantanese had a monthly income of below RM2,000.

SUBANG JAYA: Middle and high-end properties are getting more expensive partly because developers are passing on the costs they have to bear in building low-cost houses.

SUBANG JAYA: The uncertainties over the world economic prospects have started to take a toll on the local property market. Transactions have been slowing down in the past three months compared with a year ago, in addition to stricter requirements for mortgage application.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's property industry is expected to remain buoyant next year in tandem with the likely strong growth in the palm oil and oil and gas sectors.

ETALING JAYA: Major property developers have been snapping up large plots of land worth well over a billion ringgit, even as the global economic scene turned more cloudy. And it is interesting to note that these acquisitions are mainly located outside the country’s largest property market, the Klang Valley.

KUALA LUMPUR: With increasing end-user demand and the government’s initiative to push for wider broadband usage, developers may soon be expected to install fibre to the home (FTTH) infrastructure in their developments.FTTH, which refers to fibre-optic cables, can deliver video, Internet and voice services through greater high-speed broadband connection with high definition.Guven Togan, chief te

PETALING JAYA: Sales of high-end homes has slowed but sales of affordable homes should remain good, said Real Estate & Housing Developer's Association Malaysia (Rehda) national council member Wan Hashimi Albakri Wan Ahmad Amin Jaffri.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Agathians Shelter will be transformed into the country's first "green" children's home by Rehda Youth, the youth wing of the Real Estate & Housing Developers' Association (Rehda).

Chan Kin-Meng, Rehda Youth chief, said the renovation and refurbishment of the home is the organisation's maiden project under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Agathians Shelter will be transformed into the country’s first “green” children’s home by Rehda Youth, the youth wing of the Real Estate & Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda).

KUALA LUMPUR: The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association of Malaysia (Rehda) has called for the implementation of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee 15 (IFRIC 15) to be postponed further, citing a need to resolve issues affecting its application on property developers here.