News about REA

Petaling Jaya (Nov 16): Fresh graduates feel compelled to buy property quickly because they fear prices will soon outpace the growth of their income, said Khazanah Research Institute director of research Dr Suraya Ismail.

IS Education@Iskandar, otherwise known as EduCity, living up to its promise? It started with a bang in 2012 when the first buildings were completed and a few of the educational institutions opened their doors to students.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 13): Penang’s property market is expected to stay resilient on the back of sustained demand, especially from Penangites working abroad planning to return and prospective retirees eyeing homes in the state.

SUBANG JAYA: Some 97% of “property seekers” search for property online, of which 78% use property portals as a key source of information, according to Dehinc Asia’s futurist Gerard Kho.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 11): The trustee of Axis Real Estate Investment Trust (Axis-REIT), RHB Trustees Bhd, has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Axis AME IP Sdn Bhd to acquire four plots of freehold land in Johor for RM61 million.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): Damansara Realty Bhd, which received an unusual market activity (UMA) query from Bursa Securities on the sudden rise of its share price which soared 50% to hit a five-month high today, said it is participating in a public tender to construct housing develpment under Projek Perumahan Penjawat Awam 1Malaysia (PPA1M) at Putrajaya.

Real estate investors in Malaysia are very alert to any change in Real Property Gains Tax (RPGT), especially during October, when the national budget is tabled in parliament.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): The private sector is unable to provide affordable homes at prices on par with Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA), Rumah Selangorku or other government-backed affordable housing schemes as their land cost and construction cost alone may double the selling prices of these homes, said Knight Frank Malaysia executive director Allan Sim.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has invested RM250 million into the AREA Industrial Development Fund (AIDF-1), for a 40% share, said EPF CEO Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan at the launch of the fund yesterday.

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