News about Rehda

PETALING JAYA (Nov 20): The Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) is expected to issue a statement tomorrow on the Cabinet directive to Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) to halt approvals for four types of developments.

In the past few years, the term “big data” has caught a lot of attention but how many of us fully understand or utilise it? According to Shanghai Distrii Technology Development Co Ltd (China) CEO and founder Dr Hu Jing, big data has allowed businesses to test their solutions based on the hypotheses or assumptions made via data collection.

Move over, office buildings — connected co-working space is the new beau of office workers.

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.

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.

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.

The digital era’s Internet of Things (IoT) is on everyone’s lips.

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.

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.

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.