How to ‘use’ your property for higher returns
This is Part 3 of the 4-part series on my Property Investment Quadrant (PIQ) which examines the four actions you can take with your property investment, namely Buy, Sell, Use (Rent) and Borrow.
Luster forms JV to develop 3.7ha land in Hulu Langat
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Precision plastic injection moulding service provider Luster Industries Bhd has entered into a joint venture agreement (JVA) to develop a 3.
PJKita — a community space for the young
For many of our youths, the shopping malls of the Klang Valley are great places to hang out, but their range of retail enticements can deplete one’s resources rather rapidly.
Govt urged to address construction labour shortage
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Construction players are calling on the government to step in to tackle the issue of manpower shortage faced by the industry, which is worsening, given the spate of new projects being rolled out.
Singaporeans with appetite for destruction get 'rage room' relief
Singapore (Oct 3): Bad day at the office? In high-pressured Singapore there is now a solution — a "rage room" that lets stressed-out people take a baseball bat to items ranging from glass bottles to televisions.
DONE DEAL: 2-storey terraced house, Taman Sri Puchong, Selangor
Sold for: RM300,000 Concluded by: Wong Hor Yan (REN 18777) of 1TPE Realty Sdn Bhd (016-324 8307) When: June 2017 Noteworthy: ● 99 years leasehold with 80 years remaining on the lease ● Land area: 825 sq ft ● Unfurnished ● Amenities in the vicinity include convenience store, restaurants, supermarkets, clinic, automobile repair shops, Tesco Extra Puchong, Columbia Asia Hospital and banks ● Accessibility: Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) Taman Sri Puchong is a leasehold mostly-residential development in Puchong, Selangor that comprises terraced houses, flats and shophouses.
Easing mortgage lending insufficient to promote home ownership — MARC
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): The proposed loosening of mortgage lending is insufficient to promote home ownership in the country as there is a mismatch between housing price and income levels, said the Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd (MARC).
Time to adopt Rent-To-Own?
There is this constant lament among middle-income Malaysians that they just can’t afford to own a home within a reasonable time frame.
Dabbling with RTO
A number of government agencies and private developers have already introduced variants of the Rent-To-Own (RTO) concept to facilitate easier home ownership.
