Drawing up a picture of the ideal Malaysian home

May 18

Owning a home is a common goal shared by many Malaysians.

‘Business as usual for ECRL’

May 17

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): While the Council of Eminent Persons, set up under the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government, met heads of infrastructure projects yesterday, it is “business as usual” for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, a project spokesman told reporters.

Savills Malaysia: Housing prices to firm up in 2019

May 14

PETALING JAYA (May 14): Property consultancy Savills Malaysia expects housing prices to firm up in 2019, with real estate developers only able to increase supply by early 2020, following renewed confidence in the market from the new government’s promise of clean and fair governance.

Know your options to resolve issues in communal living

May 15

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): With more people living in communal developments, issues and disputes are also increasing, thus bringing a lot of headaches to stakeholders of the sector, particularly homeowners.

Good property management begins with the developer

May 15

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Property developers usually shy away from the topic of property management because they are reluctant to face the issues of homeowners but this has to change, said Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) Institute chairman Datuk Jeffrey Ng.

Landscape architect: Less is more

May 15

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Before deciding to purchase a property with fancy landscaping, one should consider future landscape maintenance and upkeep, said Praxcis Design Sdn Bhd director Low Chee Leong.

HBA looking forward to new govt’s promises on housing

May 15

PETALING JAYA (May 11): As Malaysians witness the establishment of a new government by Pakatan Harapan (Pakatan), the National House Buyers Association (HBA) is looking at the promises made in its election manifesto, especially with regard to affordable housing and homeownership with “high optimism and anticipation”.

MBAM hopes for better communication with new govt

May 15

PETALING JAYA (May 11): The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) is expecting better communication between construction companies and the Pakatan Harapan government to resolve issues faced by industry players, especially small-sized contractors, Bernama reported today.