Poh Huat expands beyond existing bases into Australia
Poh Huat Resources Holdings Bhd (Sept 20, RM1.
6% interest fair rate for developers to charge house buyers, says Noh
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): A maximum loan interest of 6% is a fair rate for developers to charge house buyers, The Star reported Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar as saying yesterday.
The heartbeat of Paris
IN the 20th century, it was not unusual for the Seine to catch fire, thanks to the level of industrial pollutants in the river.
UK housebuilders stage rebound amid murky outlook for property market
THE Thameside area of Barnes, with its village atmosphere, attractive period properties, good schools and proximity to central London, was recently named as London’s second-best place to live in The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Live Guide, after Fitzrovia.
UPDATE: Housing Ministry asked to formulate guidelines for developer lending scheme
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 15): The urban wellbeing, housing and local government ministry has been tasked by the cabinet to formulate a set of guidelines for property developers wishing to use moneylending licences to provide bridging loans to buyers facing constraints in meeting the initial payment.
Rehda: No developer can give you 100% financing. We are not financial institutions.
PETALING JAYA (Sept 14): The proposal for property developers to have money-lending services to homebuyers is to bridge the remaining 10% to 15% end financing gap that financial institutions are not covering, said Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) president Datuk Seri Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor (pictured).
Properties priced from RM500,001 to RM700,000 faced the most loan rejections in 1H2016
PETALING JAYA (Sept 14): Properties priced from RM500,001 to RM700,000 faced the highest loan rejection rates, according to almost a quarter of 157 respondents to the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) property industry survey 1H2016.
Rehda: Launches and sales decreased significantly in 1H2016
PETALING JAYA (Sept 14): There has been a significant decrease in new project launches from 9,938 units in 2H2015 to 7,172 units in 1H2016 while sales have dipped from 52% in 2H2015 to 39% in 1H2016, said Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) president Datuk Seri Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor (pictured) in his presentation of the Rehda property industry survey 1H2016 to the media today.
Affordable housing challenge
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): Amid slowing demand and deteriorating profits, it seems now is a good time for housing developers — who are accused of being only interested in higher-end properties — to switch their focus to affordable housing, demand for which far outstrips supply.
MRCB inks MoU with TM to wire up telecommunication, IoT abilities
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) to provide integrated telecommunications — be it traditional broadband or wireless — to the property developer’s existing and upcoming projects.
