Ill-managed real estate is not future-proof
PETALING JAYA: Location, timing and pricing are not the only factors you must consider when buying any property.
重点报道：丹斯里Jeffrey Cheah荣膺“2019年马来西亚永续发展领袖楷模奖”
Sunway Group创办人丹斯里Jeffrey Cheah在4月21日举办的2019年EdgeProp马来西亚优质产业管理大奖（EdgeProp Malaysia’s Best Managed Property Awards 2019）颁奖典礼上，荣膺“2019年马来西亚永续发展领袖楷模奖”（Malaysia’s Exemplary Leader of Sustainable Development 2019）。 该奖项是编辑评选大奖（Editor’s Choice Award）的其中一个奖项，也是当晚唯一的个人奖项。 Jeffrey是Sunway Group的创办人兼主席，该集团旗下业务涉及12个领域，业务足迹遍布全球50 个地点。纵横商场40年的Jeffrey，如今已是一名国际开发永续项目的楷模。 虽然他未能出席当晚的颁奖典礼，但他已事先预录了得奖感言的短片。该奖项在当晚由Sunway Bhd 房屋部董事经理Sarena Cheah，从房屋和地方政府部长Zuraida Kamaruddin手中领取。 他在短片中表示：”我认为这个奖项并不是个人的成就，因为这是整个Sunway Group和股东共同的努力。永续发展不再是一种选项，而是一种必要。而且，我们不能只依赖政府来推行永续发展，而是需要各界一同努力实现的目标。“ EdgeProp马来西亚优质产业管理大奖在今年4月21日第三度举行。该年度奖项在2017年推出，为马来西亚和亚洲区域唯一产业管理相关的奖项。 除了得到房屋和地方政府部的支持与认可，该奖项也获房地产发展商协会（REHDA）、马来西亚产业和设备管理人协会（MIPFM）、马来西亚建筑管理协会（BMAM）、马来西亚产托管理人协会（MRMA）、Architect Centre Sdn Bhd、马来西亚园景建筑师机构（ILAM）和新加坡产业和设施管理人协会（APFM）的支持。 Zuraida在当晚致词时表示：“产业不是只有架构和门面设计，还有未来的维护和保养，好让建筑物可以经得起时间的考验和维持良好的状况。随着高楼住宅生活越来越普遍，发展商必须要注重建筑物架构以外项目，以及考量建筑物的宜居和舒适程度。” 此外，EdgeProp.
Your questions on crucial property management answered
Questions from the audience were forwarded to the respective speakers of Edgeprop.
Pay your sinking fund and don’t touch it until it’s needed
PETALING JAYA (April 27): Industry experts have raised concerns over the low awareness regarding the importance of the sinking fund in strata management.
Future-proof your real estate investment with good property management
PETALING JAYA (April 27): It is important to ensure that the desired property has been designed and built for quality property management.
Lim: Property management is good in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA (April 27): Association of Property and Facility Managers (APFM) Singapore president Dr.
Seek COB’s help when dealing with strata living problems
PETALING JAYA (April 27): Strata property owners who find themselves mired in problems related to strata living may seek the help of the Commissioner of Buildings (COB), Chur Associates founder and managing partner Chris Tan told the audience at the EdgeProp.
Understand the cost of preserving the value of your property
PETALING JAYA (April 27): If you want to future proof the property that you own - probably the single largest investment that you have made, start by understanding the management and maintenance cost of the property, according to Architect Centre Sdn Bhd accredited architect and trainer Anthony Lee Tee.
Free maintenance charges, really? Buyers, don’t be fooled, says HBA
PETALING JAYA (April 27): Are you a homebuyer who has been given the offer of free maintenance charges in your property development? The National House Buyers Association honorary secretary-general Datuk Chang Kim Loong says that most homebuyers may go weak in the knees when being offered such attractive deals, but warns that they have to beware of such sales pitches.
Inspired by a humble plant
EdgeProp-ILAM Malaysia’s Sustainable Landscape Award 2019 (Gold): Lepironia Garden Lepironia Garden sounds like a mythical place in a fairy tale.
