LBS Bina Group executive chairman, Tan Sri Lim Hock San: We had to stand together to overcome the second wave

They started out as a construction company but took the big step to build their “own projects and become a developer”. Almost three decades later, LBS Bina Group has become a household name as one of the leading players in the country’s property industry.

Au Foong Yee: Before taking the discussion further, there is a need to define “affordable homes” in the present context. This is necessary to avoid confusion as the words “affordable” and “affordability” are being bandied about freely and used interchangeably in the market.

Homebuyers should establish a trusting relationship with the professionals such as lawyers and real estate agents to make informed decisions

: “The property market is definitely active – be it in the primary or secondary market. It has been a record year for disbursements of loans.”

In conjunction with Malaysia Day this year, EdgeProp.my and S P Setia Bhd have joined hands to give some encouragement to these micro-traders through a Caring Community Campaign themed “Alongside our B40s”.

Sitting atop the highest point of Setia Greens township, this low-density development is a Spanish-inspired residential enclave comprising 60 units of two-storey and three-storey semi-detached homes. Its vantage point on elevated ground allows its residents to enjoy an uninterrupted panoramic cityscape of the Bayan Lepas town.

As common as this practice is though, excessive and indiscriminate renovations, approved or otherwise, make the whole neighbourhood appear disjointed, incongruous, uncoordinated, disharmonious and even at odds with the house next door, and as a result, the value of these properties suffer

Along with the progress, a wide network of infrastructure and roads has been built, some dating more than a century old. If they had voices, these thoroughfares would probably have a thousand tales to tell on the history and changing face of the country’s capital city.

Eight of the selected eatery operators of the Caring Community Campaign “Alongside our B40s” open up their stories, give us a glimpse of the hardships they face, and inspire us with their unflinching tenacity as they keep moving forward