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PETALING JAYA (April 7): The First Home Deposit Funding Scheme (MyDeposit) is a good move to increase home ownership among Malaysians and will also benefit Mah Sing Group Bhd as the company offers a number of properties that qualify for the scheme, said its group managing director and group chief executive Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum in a press release today.

Construction sector Maintain overweight: Domestic contract awards to listed contractors in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16) came in at a robust RM29.

FIVE years into the launch of the Low Carbon Cities Framework (LCCF) in Malaysia, we are starting to see some progress.

AN undersupply of affordable housing, particularly in major urban areas, coupled with an oversupply of office and retail spaces, may lead to deeper imbalances in the property market, says Bank Negara Malaysia in its 2015 annual report, which was released recently.

•    Today, we look at price growth and indicative asking rental yields for non-landed homes in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): Property consultancy CH Williams Talhar and Wong Sdn Bhd (WTW) has received a number of enquiries from local and foreign buyers – including investment funds and developers – to bid for the 7.

PETALING JAYA (April 6): IJM Land Bhd is allowing buyers of homes in selected schemes to pay nothing for up to 12 months upon vacant possession, as well as a zero-interest instalment scheme for up to 36 months under its Free Stay @ No Pay campaign, the group announced in a press release today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): Titijaya Land Bhd has entered into an agreement with The Ascott Ltd for two of its upcoming property developments located in Penang and Shah Alam, Selangor, which have a collective gross development value (GDV) of RM4.

PETALING JAYA (April 6): The Yeangs Sdn Bhd has introduced its 20-unit Y Cantonments four-storey town villas development for retirees and bigger families who are looking for properties on Penang island, with selling prices from RM2.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): Pelaburan Hartanah Bhd (PHB) continues to be on the lookout for suitable properties for possible injection into Amanah Hartanah Bumiputera (AHB) and to further increase its fund size, said its group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Kamalul Arifin Othman.