News about Rehda

PETALING JAYA (May 18): Property developers have called on the government to engage in dialogue with them before the adoption of the industrialised building system (IBS) is made mandatory for all players in the construction industry.

PETALING JAYA (May 17): Malaysian property developers have not been receptive to the Construction Industry Development Board's (CIDB) quality assessment system in construction (QLASSIC) certification as many are applying for Singapore's CONQUAS certification.

PETALING JAYA (May 14): The ninth International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities 2017 (WCSC 2017) will have the theme “Transforming Cities: Design, Nature and Human Lives”, to reflect the current – and address future – urban challenges faced in meeting the demands of an increasingly populous world.

PETALING JAYA (May 11): Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will not be gazetting the entire KL City Draft Plan 2020, but is thinking of gazetting selected portions of it.

PETALING JAYA (April 25): Some members of The Real Estate & Housing Developers’ Association Youth section (Rehda Youth) drew lessons in planning for vertical spaces and projects during its April study tour of two projects in Kuala Lumpur.

KELANA JAYA: The most crucial factor in securing a housing loan with the desired financing margin is to have a high debt service ratio, according to Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) head of consumer finance Abdul Razak Mohd Nordin.

KELANA JAYA (April 20): Property developers need to take a relook at their marketing strategies to target the Malay consumers better, said seasoned property investor Ahyat Ishak.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): Property developers have warned that home prices may rise following the government’s recent move to slap a safeguard duty on the import of certain steel products for three years.

PETALING JAYA (April 19): The number of properties launched in the second half of 2016 (2H2016) almost doubled from 1H2016.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) has once again called on the government to review its property cooling measures to boost property sales.