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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): Two of Damansara Realty Bhd's (DBhd) directors have stepped down from the company's board effective immediately.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Housing Minister Zuraidah Kamaruddin says the private-sector driven FundMyHome platform is an interesting option for first-time homebuyers as it will make it easier for them to buy a home.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 19): The Selangor authorities are planning to get an insurance company to provide coverage for private low-cost, high-rise homes, reported The Star today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Paramount Corp Bhd has partnered with University of Wollongong (UOW), an Australian public university, to enhance its tertiary education business.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 18): EdgeProp Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong emphasised that FundMyHome is an alternative scheme that enables homeownership among first time homebuyers in Malaysia and not about giving the group a "free lunch" on the government's dime.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 18): The FundMyHome public forum moderated by EdgeProp Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong has offered a clearer picture of how the scheme works and has won more support from the public, according to attendees of the event today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): The news portal Digital News Asia (DNA) has described the FundMyHome platform as a "bold and innovative idea" that could hopefully spark "other established entrepreneurs to think out of the box and come up with their own innovative, boundary pushing ideas on solving market issues".

  Since the Nov 4 launch of FundMyHome, naysayers have abounded.

PETALING JAYA: Given recent advancements in technology, the use of robots to build houses at construction sites is no longer science fiction.

PETALING JAYA: Property developer Paramount Property is set to launch the commercial component of its Atwater development, which comprises two office towers and a retail component by the end of this month.