The Edge chairman gifts 1MDB whistle-blower Justo US$2 million
(Jan 31): The Edge Media Group chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong has gifted whistle-blower Xavier Andre Justo RM8.
What about us? M40 group shouldn’t be left out of homeownership incentives, says HBA
PETALING JAYA (Jan 31): With so much focus on easing homeownership for the B40 (bottom 40% income group) the National House Buyers’ Association (HBA) has reminded the government not to forget about the needs of the M40 (middle 40% income group).
Putrajaya mulling 99-year leases in Kg Baru redevelopment, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): The government is mulling leases of up to 99 years "to overcome the challenge posed by the redevelopment of Kampung Baru (pictured) on its reserve land status", Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad was reported as saying by Malaysiakini today.
YTL Corp buys The Westin Perth hotel for A$200m
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): YTL Corp Bhd has bought The Westin Perth for over A$200 million (RM591 million), one of the biggest hotel sales in the West Australian capital, according to the Australian Financial Review (AFR).
Unprecedented property glut? Whose fault is it?
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): The glut in homes priced below RM300,000 is due to their “wrong” locations, reiterates the National House Buyers’ Association (HBA).
HBA: Rent out the affordably priced unsold properties if they can’t sell
PETALING JAYA (Jan 30): The National House Buyers’ Association (HBA) has come up with a suggestion to fix the overhang problem of residential properties in the affordable pricing range: rent them out.
IBS could contribute in delivering affordable homes target
PETALING JAYA (Jan 29): Gamuda Bhd is ready to provide support to property developers and the government with the company’s digital robotic industrialised building system (IBS) technology to build and deliver new affordable homes for Malaysia in line with the new National Housing Policy.
Rehda: Developers could work more closely with KPKT under new National Housing Policy
PETALING JAYA (Jan 29): Malaysia’s new National Housing Policy (Dasar Perumahan Negara/DRN) 2018-2025 provides property developers with more clarity on the possible ways the private and public sector can work together to resolve the market mismatch issue in the country, said Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) President Datuk Soam Heng Choon.
Rehda: Not location, location, location anymore but location, pricing and type
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Real Estate & Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda) president Datuk Soam Heng Choon said the property mantra of location, location, location no longer holds true these days, having overtaken by location, pricing and type.
