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KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): Property remains a hugely important element of Malaysian ultra high net worth individuals' (UHNWIs) investment portfolios despite the sharp decrease in the number of Malaysian UHNWIs, said independent global property consultancy Knight Frank.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): The Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) president Mohd Zulhemlee urged the authorities to raise the passing rate of professional architecture courses to solve the shortage of architects.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): Property developers are expected to see more unsold residential units in 2016, as launches over the past two years are expected to come on stream, amid a slowdown in demand.

FENG SHUI consultants are often bombarded with questions about whether a person’s house is facing a favourable direction or where they should place their aquarium or which direction should their bed face? All these are valid feng shui questions.

EVEN though many of the American Gen-Y considered owning a house as one of their ultimate life goals, many of them do not enjoy being a homeowner, a recent survey on American Gen-Y homeowners showed.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Real estate agency heads said Malaysia’s current political uncertainty remains among the biggest challenges to the real estate industry.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The auction market has the potential to become an avenue to market non-distressed properties with some classy and creative sales strategies, said an auction market expert.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): As nine out of 10 property buyers are looking for real estate information through the Internet, property agents should enhance their presence through online platforms to reach more new clients, said the managing director of a global internet marketing company.

PETALING JAYA (March 11): Close to a third of 159 respondents to the Real Estate Housing Developers Association (Rehda) Property Industry Survey 2H2015 agree that the main issue with affordable housing is the increased overall cost of doing business.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): The tech-savvy Gen-Y agents and Gen-X agents with wide networks should team up to grow the industry, said young real estate leaders.