‘The internet is my office’
Move over, office buildings — connected co-working space is the new beau of office workers.
Budget 2018 trains eyes on rental market
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): Budget 2018’s proposals to stimulate the housing rental market could mark the beginning of a greater focus on the rental market in the near future, according to Laurelcap Sdn Bhd executive director Stanley Toh.
Rehda pleased with Budget 2018, hopes state governments will follow suit
PETALING JAYA (Oct 27): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) views Budget 2018 positively and urged the state governments to follow suit in providing homes for the B40 and M40 groups.
Nudging the construction industry towards digitisation
Do you know which industries are among the most un-digitised in the world? According to McKinsey Global Institute’s Industry Digitisation Index 2015, the construction and agriculture sectors are among the least digitised.
Plotting a future surrounded by IoT
The digital era’s Internet of Things (IoT) is on everyone’s lips.
Smart cities — where are we now?
The term “smart cities” has been uttered by many, but what makes a city intelligent? Are we really there yet in terms of developing smart cities? Does a smart city equate to less human interaction and render a city soulless? These issues were discussed at a panel discussion themed “Future-planning: Emerging trends in sustainable projects” at the Future Forward Forum 2017 on Sept 7.
ABM refutes Rehda claims over end-financing challenges
PETALING JAYA (Oct 9): The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) has refuted allegations that homebuyers are finding it tougher to obtain housing loans and that loan approval times are increasing.
Budget 2018 wishes
The tabling of the annual national budget always creates a sense of anticipation, especially amidst a lacklustre economic atmosphere, because therein hangs the hope for a financial plan that can provide the much-needed impetus to push the economy forward.
Connecting people and cities through spaces
Buildings and spaces can be where people come together, interact and create meaningful bonds with one another.
Rehda hopes Budget 2018 addresses these three key issues
PETALING JAYA (Sept 28): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) hopes the government will seriously consider three key areas, namely financing, cost of doing business and the GST exemption, said president Datuk Seri FD Iskandar Mohamed Mansor.
