Industrial mold manufacturer MQ Technology Bhd (MQ Tech) has proposed to diversify into property development.

There has been no shortage of complaints from homebuyers over the years on the deviations found in their end-products, where their completed units of stratified high-rise or landed residential houses and their surrounding habitats differ from those represented in the marketing materials and even plans attached to the standard sale and purchase agreements (SPA) signed between them and the developers.

Noteworthy:

• Leasehold
• Built-up size: 4,285 sq ft
• Land size: 1,950 sq ft
• 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms
• Unfurnished
• Nearby amenities: Schools and educational institutions, Melawati Mall, supermarkets, National Zoo Malaysia, hospitals, Wangsa Maju LRT Station, 
• Accessibility: MRR2, DUKE highway, AKLEH highway, Karak highway

When: August 2022

If you have not been to the local malls to check out the decorations they have splashed out for the Year of the Rabbit, there is still time to snap some pics with friends, family or that significant other.

Noteworthy:

• Freehold
• Built-up size: 2,244 sq ft
• Land size: 2,161 sq ft
• 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
• Unfurnished
• Nearby amenities: Palm Mall, supermarkets, schools, hospitals, KTM Tiroi, KTM Seremban
• Accessibility: PLUS Highway, Kajang-Seremban Highway (LEKAS), ELITE highway

When: November 2022

This follows Malvest’s successful completion of Troika Kota Bharu, an award-winning high-rise development, in 2020.

Ivana Trump's “opulent Manhattan townhouse” has been put on the market US$26.5 million (RM113.64 million), according to a report from the real estate website TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.

“The current proposed guidelines by the Penang government require an onerous process via which all Hosts must have registration with the Malaysian Companies Commission (SSM) and submit physical forms to apply for additional licenses from local authorities.”

The Federal Court had on Friday (Jan 20) in a landmark decision ruled that for any hill top or hill slope development projects which are designated as environmentally sensitive in a development plan, approval has to be gained from the National Physical Planning Council (NPPC) as stipulated under Section 22(2A)(c) of the Town and Country Planning Act 2001 (TCPA).

Although Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) unexpectedly kept interest rates on hold at its Jan 19 meeting, Fitch Solutions maintained its forecast that the overnight policy rate will be raised to 3.25% over the coming months.