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.
Kuala Lumpur soon to boom with mega projects
With a slew of mega projects scheduled to transform the Kuala Lumpur skyline, the capital city will soon be in a construction boom.
Should Highland Towers be redeveloped?
KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-one years after the Highland Towers tragedy in Ulu Klang, Selangor, former Highland Towers Residents’ Association president Dr Benjamin George thinks it is time the site is redeveloped.
