Balakong by-election: Pakatan Harapan candidate wants to fix infrastructure
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): By-election fever is in the air again.
Former Perak MB Nizar: I was able to issue freehold titles without problem
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): Former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said he was able to issue freehold titles to villages when he led the state government.
Try Lonely Planet’s top Malaysian food experiences here (part 1)
Excited at the news of Curry Laksa in Kuala Lumpur garnering the number 2 spot on the list of 500 on Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Eatlist, we decided to find out what the other Malaysian foods on the list were.
Developer cashflow squeezed by longer retention sum period for defect and liability repairs
PETALING JAYA (Aug 16): A 2015 amendment to the Housing Development (Control & Licensing) Act (HDA) in 2015 aimed at protecting home buyers is further strangling the cashflow of property developers whose sales are already slow, reported The Edge Malaysia.
One dead after building collapse in Nigerian capital
ABUJA (Aug 18): A half-finished building collapsed on Friday in the Nigerian capital of Abuja killing one person and injuring others.
重点报道：国际学校会推高周边房价吗？
近年来，国际学校也加入了发展商的项目宣传单内，成为了卖点之一。 但实际上，学校是否真的有助提升一个地区的魅力，甚至是推高当地房产的回酬与增值潜能？ 根据K12英语教育国际学校数据供应公司ISC Research在去年3月释出的数据，大马共有170间国际学校，在东南亚国家中排名第三位，仅次于印尼（190间）和泰国（181间）。 同时，该公司的研究人员Sam Fraser也在一份报告中指出，随着外国移民的补贴遭到减少，加上本地家庭对于私人教育机构的需求攀升，东南亚区域需要很多中等收费国际学校，但直到目前，这个领域还是未被开发。 此外，现今的新城镇发展中，往往都会有一间国际学校，作为便利设施和卖点之一。 为了找出这些学校对周边房产的影响，EdgeProp.
Kepong incinerator under review, KPKT mulls alternatives
PUTRAJAYA (Aug 17): Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin stressed that Kepong’s waste-to-energy (WTE) plant, which includes an incinerator, is still under review and the ministry will continue to look for other alternatives.
Rehda: SST exemption might not reduce house prices significantly
PUTRAJAYA (Aug 17): The recent announcement of the Sales and Service Tax (SST) exemption for major building materials and construction services might not have significant impact on property prices, especially for residential property, according to the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda).
M'sia 1Q18 median house price is RM280k
PETALING JAYA (Aug 17): The median house price in the country in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18) stood at RM280,000, according to the National Property Information Centre’s (Napic) The Residential Prices Quarterly Update report for the period.
Five Johor homes razed, leaving 11 people homeless
JOHOR BAHRU (August 18): Five homes burned down last night, leaving 11 residents homeless in Jalan Sekolah Agama, Kampung Pasir Putih, Pasir Gudang.
