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TWO years ago, Singaporean David Neubronner moved into his new home at Straits View Residences, a gated landed housing community located in the Permas Jaya housing estate of Johor Bahru.

WITH Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) having cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3% from July 13, 2016, some major banks have reduced their base rates (BR) and base lending rates (BLR).

PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) will be a boost to properties near the stations, if the fares are reasonable.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 11): The residential property sector in Kota Kinabalu is witnessing a gentle improvement, underpinned by a lack of new launches in the market, said property consultancy firm Knight Frank Malaysia in its Real Estate Highlights report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) has urged first-time home buyers to consider applying for government schemes such as My First Home Scheme (SRP) for assistance in buying property, Bernama reported yesterday.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 10): The KL fringe and Selangor office markets are expected to remain subdued while KL city is expected to face downward pressure underpinned by persistent low oil prices, said property consultancy firm Knight Frank Malaysia in its “Real Estate Insights research report for 1H2016”.

GAMUDA Land Sdn Bhd, the property arm of construction group Gamuda Bhd, is known for its successful township developments such as Kota Kemuning, Bandar Botanic, Valencia and Jade Hills in the Klang Valley as well as Horizon Hills in Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): S P Setia Bhd plans to launch ViiA Residences at KL Eco City, Kuala Lumpur, by end-August at prices starting from RM1 million.

Concept For Christopher H T Wong, who has been running a successful furniture business in Miri since the early 1980s, the opening of a second branch in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, was prompted by necessity.

SCEPTICS are questioning the viability of a property development project for the Malay Chamber of Commerce of Malaysia (Dewan Perniagaan Melayu Malaysia, DPMM) on a piece of land it owns in Bukit Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.