Housing minister and developers find inspiration in the Far East
It was an eye-opening experience for delegates of the EdgeProp Malaysia Study Tour on Excellent Building Sustainability, Management and Wellness 2019 to Japan recently.
Cagamas and Japan Housing Finance Agency join forces for greater housing finance opportunities
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Cagamas Bhd and Japan Housing Finance Agency have inked a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to strengthen cross-border collaboration for housing finance development in their respective countries.
Housing minister gets insights into Japan's public housing and smart townships
There are many lessons Malaysia can learn from Japan, from the latter’s public housing mechanism to its smart wellness and sustainable townships, as it strives to shape a more inclusive and sustainable housing sector.
S P Setia's Osaka project to benefit both Malaysia and Japan
OSAKA (Oct 5): Malaysia Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin and the Mayor of Izumisano City in Osaka, Hiroyasu Chiyomatsu expect S P Setia Bhd’s upcoming mixed development in Izumisano City to create economic benefits for both countries.
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Zuraida: Public housing could include smart, wellness and sustainable features
TOKYO (Oct 3): It is time to incorporate smart, sustainable and wellness technologies into public housing in Malaysia to enhance the health and quality of life of their residents, said Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
34-year-old Japanese lady spends RM6 a day on food for 16 years; now retired with three homes
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): You may have heard some people exclaiming – Wah, if I buy this house ah, I will need to eat instant noodles every day liao! But it looks like a Japanese woman has taken frugality to extreme (zen maybe?) levels to buy property.
重点报道：大马人均居住面积还少过日本？
看看你祖父母位于Petaling Jaya的单层独立式房屋，不但有宽敞的3,000平方尺空间，还有停车空间及绿油油的花园。40年前，这间房子只要价RM100,000。 现在看看你正在居住的900平方尺公寓单位，室外空间只有一个小小的阳台和两个前后并排的停车位。这个单位在5年前要价RM450,000。 所以，你发现这些年来，我们房子的空间缩小了多少吗？ 根据联合国人居署（UNCHS），充足空间是居住环境的重点。所以，现在的问题是，大马人在今日有没有符合人居署的居住空间呢？ MKH Bhd集合从房屋部、UNCHS和世界银行采集的数据，撰写了名为“The Quality of Living Space – Larger House Means Better Living Quality”的研究报告显示，澳洲的平均房子空间位于全球之冠，有2,592平方尺，紧接的是美国（2,163平方尺）和加拿大（1,948平方尺）。 有趣的是，马来西亚排名在全球第九，平均房屋面积有1,264平方尺，也是唯一挤入前10名的亚洲国家。 不过，该报告也指出，房子面积和个人平均生活面积是两回事，因为房子面积不能反映个人生活的面积和品质，比方说，菲律宾每间房子平均住了5个人，但瑞典却只有两个人。 所以，人均居住面积能够更准确地反映当地的生活品质。 在大马，人均居住面积是293.
Kerjaya Prospek gets RM155m Cyberjaya job from HCK unit
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 17): Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn Bhd (KPMSB) secured from Aspen Entity Sdn Bhd (AESB) a RM155 million project to construct the main building for a planned property development along Persiaran Bestari in Cyberjaya, Selangor.
JLL expects 5% growth in real estate investment this year
PETALING JAYA (Jan 9): Global real estate consultancy firm JLL expects Asia Pacific’s overall real estate transaction volumes in 2019 to rise by 5% – although the pace of growth momentum will slow down.
Landslides after powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hits Japan's Hokkaido
TOKYO (Sept 6): A powerful 6.
