Sixteen years ago, when Tambun Indah managing director Teh Kiak Seng was toying with the idea of building a gated and guarded residential development in Bukit Tambun, Seberang Perai on the Penang mainland, his friends laughed at him.

Surging house prices in the luxury sector in Hong Kong have encouraged owners to put top-priced properties up for sale — with a Repulse Bay property likely to carry a price tag of about HK$1 billion (RM412 million), according to agents.The owner of the 5-storey detached house and an adjacent 5-storey residential block at 20 and 22 South Bay Road in Repulse Bay has appointed property consultant

Both owner-occupiers and investors are returning to the Hong Kong property market in growing numbers, with expectations that prices are set to rise substantially in the near future.A total of 637 homes were snapped up from July 5 to 11 in the 50 major housing estates monitored by Ricacorp Properties — up 5% from 607 transactions recorded in the previous week.

Despite being the second-smallest state in Malaysia after Perlis, Penang boasts the highest population density in the country.

What are the rights and duties of the buyer and seller? Should a lawyer be engaged?

Robert Tan, author of Buying Property From Developers: What You Need to Know and Do, believes that it is necessary to have legal representation from start to finish. “While the property deal may be made to look easy, your rights and interests are to be safeguarded throughout the deal,” Tan says. “Anything can happen during the deal.

Known as the “River of Gold” Sungei Wang Plaza,  is a unique mall sitting in the heart of the Bukit Bintang shopping hub of Kuala Lumpur, and one of the oldest strata-titled malls in the Klang Valley.

Malaysia’s own Green Building Index (GBI) was launched in May last year.

There is usually a correlation between real estate values and highway accessibility, as evident from numerous successful projects and schemes located along major highways.

Place: The picturesque Taman Rekreasi Lembah Kiara in Kuala Lumpur’s popular township of Taman Tun Dr Ismail.