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•    Commonly referred to as the Beverly Hills of Kuala Lumpur, Bangsar is an elite enclave, dominated by landed housing and exclusive, low-density, boutique condominiums.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): I-Bhd unveiled its high-end 8 Kia Peng residences – its first project outside its flagship 72-acre i-City “ultrapolis” development in Shah Alam – in the city centre, which has a gross development value (GDV) of RM1 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): The Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) president Mohd Zulhemlee urged the authorities to raise the passing rate of professional architecture courses to solve the shortage of architects.

PETALING JAYA (March 14): Ikano Pte Ltd – which owns the IKEA franchise in Malaysia – will open its first store in Batu Kawan on Penang’s mainland in 3Q2018.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): Property sales by developers listed on Bursa Malaysia are expected to be flat or slightly worse than 2015 this year, said CIMB analyst Saw Xiao Jun.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): Property developers are expected to see more unsold residential units in 2016, as launches over the past two years are expected to come on stream, amid a slowdown in demand.

FENG SHUI consultants are often bombarded with questions about whether a person’s house is facing a favourable direction or where they should place their aquarium or which direction should their bed face? All these are valid feng shui questions.

YOU can give your home interior a fresh look just by dressing up the walls.

•    This week, the spotlight falls on the secondary market of non-landed residences within the highly popular neighbourhood of Bangsar.

EVEN though many of the American Gen-Y considered owning a house as one of their ultimate life goals, many of them do not enjoy being a homeowner, a recent survey on American Gen-Y homeowners showed.