Selangor’s new policy a challenge to private developers

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): Property developers have hit back at the Selangor government for amending policies and imposing surcharges that would increase their costs of business, an issue that becomes all the more critical when the current soft market forces them to compete for the segment that demands affordable homes.

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Govt must take lead in switching to IBS — Rehda

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The government must take the lead in getting property developers to transition to the Industrialised Building System (IBS) by providing tax breaks, and making it compulsory for government projects to implement the modular construction method, says the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda).

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Developers’ duty to build affordable units in Selangor soon

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 1): Property developers will be required to build affordable units for serviced apartment, small office/home office (Soho) and small office/virtual office (Sovo) projects in Selangor under the state’s new blueprint for housing development, which is expected to be unveiled soon.

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