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  This week’s spotlight falls on the secondary market for non-landed residences in Johor Bahru.

THE Chinese New Year of the Monkey is almost upon us and a sense of excitement and renewal is in the air for the Chinese community here and the world over.

KB Group entered the fiercely competitive property development market in 2000 and soon established itself as a reputable developer in Perak.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 30): Despite a slowing property market, two and three-storey terraced houses in Kota Kinabalu (pictured) have become increasingly popular, especially among first-time homebuyers and young families, said Knight Frank Malaysia (Sabah branch) research executive Welton Chin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Property developer Bina Darulaman Bhd has lined up new property launches with total sales value of RM435 million this year, said its group managing director Datuk Izham Yusoff.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 29): The revisions to Budget 2016 -- which include limiting the sale of new homes priced up to RM300,000 for first time buyers -- may see developers re-pricing properties launched last year to accommodate customers who bought properties before, said Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents’ (MIEA) president Erick Kho.

LAND scarcity and sky-rocketing property prices on Penang island have driven developers and investors towards the mainland in recent years.

SEREMBAN (Jan 29): SWM Sdn Bhd will be collecting rubbish in three phases during the Chinese New Year and school holiday week to accommodate an expected three-fold increase during the period Feb 6 to 11, Negeri Sembilan Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Jalaluddin Alias (pictured) has said.

Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Jan 28, RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the forecast of further slowdown in the property market this year, Land & General Bhd (L&G) plans to launch three developments with an estimated total gross development value (GDV) of RM1.