Bina Darulaman forms business continuity management panel following MD's demise
KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): Following the passing of its managing director Datuk Izham Yusoff, Bina Darulaman Bhd has appointed its group financial officer Fakhruzi Ahmad to manage its day-to-day business operations.
Co-living seen as answer to affordable housing in Hong Kong
KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): Could co-living be the solution for increasingly unaffordable homes in the world’s urban centres? Does one have to own a property to call it a home? Some people are thinking out of the box.
First lifestyle mall in Bintulu set to open mid-November
BINTULU (March 14): The first regional lifestyle shopping mall in Bintulu, Sarawak will open its doors to shoppers by mid-November 2018.
Discovery Gallery for first luxury senior living project in Malaysia officially launched today
KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): Pelaburan Hartanah Bhd (PHB), UEM Group Bhd (UEM Group), and Japan’s Medical Care Service Inc (MCS) officially launched the discovery gallery of a joint project between the three parties known as Rei Seraya Residence — Malaysia’s first luxury senior living project with care services — on Jalan Ampang, next to Gleneagles hospital.
Nudie pix in S’pore property listing sparks investigation
PETALING JAYA (March 9): A property listing for a mansionette in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore, featuring a nude shot of a man has prompted the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) — which regulates the island republic’s real estate industry — to investigate the incident, reported the Straits Times.
Penang has offered affordable housing to 41,114 eligible applicants since 2013, says state govt
PETALING JAYA (March 8): The Penang state government has to date offered affordable housing to 41,114 eligible applicants since 2013, said state exco Jagdeep Singh Deo in a report by the Malay Mail Online.
CIMB launches 1-Minute Home Financing
PETALING JAYA (March 6): CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd has launched the 1-Minute Home Financing — a paperless service that enables approval of mortgages within a minute after submitting all information and relevant documents for a loan application — as part of its InstaApproval platform today.
Cracks, leaks and what else?
Getting the keys to your new home is probably the most exciting part of the homeownership process, especially after having to wait several years for the completion of the project.
Rehda: Malaysia’s property industry must tap into big data
KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): The government must work with the property industry’s stakeholders to create a one-stop big data centre to enable the industry to better bridge the gap between supply and demand and predict housing trends in various areas, said the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) Malaysia president Datuk Seri FD Iskandar Mohamed Mansor.
