Negeri Sembilan not ready to declare Seremban a city, says MB
SEREMBAN (Dec 1): The state is not ready to declare Seremban a city even though the status had been granted by the federal authorities in 2012.
PROPERTY SNAPSHOT 2: What’s affordable in Damansara / Bandar Utama?
As one of the Klang Valley’s most popular urban centres, non-landed residences in the Damansara/Bandar Utama areas comprise mostly of condominiums targeted to the upper-middle class segment.
Sunway is No 1 again in Top Property Developers’ Awards 2015
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Sunway Bhd takes the top spot and the Best in Qualitative Attributes sub award for the second year running in The Edge Malaysia Top Property Developers’ Awards (TPDA) 2015.
PROPERTY SNAPSHOT 1: The ever-accelerating Bandar Utama / Damansara 'hood
This week’s spotlight falls on the non-landed residential property market in the prime Damansara area of Petaling Jaya.
Bank Negara urged to be lenient with low-cost housing loans
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan is in the midst of engaging Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to be more lenient with the loan approval requirements for low-cost houses built by the government.
GuocoLand open to ‘strategic partner’, says managing director
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): GuocoLand (Malaysia) Bhd, the property arm of Hong Leong Group, is open to any “strategic partner” who can add value to its property developments.
Home appreciation dropped by half since 2012, says Rahman Dahlan
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 26): The annual rate of appreciation for homes has dropped from 12.
PROPERTY SNAPSHOT 4: What’s hot in Puchong South?
• Today, we look at price growth and indicative asking rental yields for non-landed residences in Puchong South.
KL-Singapore High Speed Rail sees global interest
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 25): Malaysia's and Singapore's land-transport regulators said they received 98 submissions in response to the request-for-information exercise for the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project.
Penang seeks explanation for proposed price hike on low cost homes
GEORGE TOWN (Nov 25): The Penang government is seeking clarification from the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government on its plan to increase the prices of low cost (LC) and low-medium cost (LMC) homes.
