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SERI KEMBANGAN (Nov 5): The founder and chairman of The Mines Resort Bhd and Country Heights Holdings Bhd Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew has donated four bungalows worth more than RM12 million in total for a charity auction to aid the Malaysian Education Care Society (MECS) in raising funds for its education activities.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Should one still consider buying property when prices are high? Of course, simply because those looking to buy or invest in a property should keep their focus on the potential capital appreciation that a property can bring rather than on its price.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): Property developer LBS Bina Group Bhd is confident of achieving its sales target of RM1.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 4): Malaysia's property transactions recorded a drop in volume and value for the period from January to September this year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Rather than subsidising the cost of senior citizen living, property industry experts suggested that reverse mortgages could better help senior homeowners be more financially independent in their golden years.

KELANA JAYA (Nov 2): The Malaysia property market will be experiencing a soft-landing as property prices are still holding up although price growth is decelerating, said Sunway Business School Professor of Economics Yeah Kim Leng.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 31): KIP Group’s latest development — Core SoHo (Small-office Home-office) Suites in Kota Warisan, Sepang, is well-received with 80% of Tower B’s units taken-up, according to the group’s director Valerie Ong.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): A property investment consultant has suggested that the government consider imposing a 30% affordable housing quota in every residential development project instead of low-cost housing, Bernama reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): The occupancy rate of offices in Kuala Lumpur city has fallen to 83% from nearly 90% in 2H2015.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Overhang and unsold housing units may see a gradual decline over the next few months on the back of decreasing new launches in the market, said National Property Information Centre (Napic) property market sector deputy director Aina Edayu Ahmad (pictured).