More affordable resale HDBs for first-time applicants

SINGAPORE (Feb 20): Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced, with immediate effect, in his Budget statement today that the CPF housing grant has been raised to S$50,000 (RM157,144) for first-timer couples buying four-room or smaller HDB flats from the resale market.

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Sime Darby Property launches 'Big 5' promotion

PETALING JAYA (Feb 20): Sime Darby Property is offering first-time homebuyers and loyal customers the opportunity to own their dream homes with its “Big 5” promotion for selected properties located in five Sime Darby Property townships in the Klang Valley and Negeri Sembilan.

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Ensuring a smooth inheritance

For most Asians, owning a piece of real estate or property means owning a legacy in the form of an asset which a family can pass on through the generations.

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YFG bags RM245 mil PR1MA project

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 17): YFG Bhd has bagged a RM245 million contract for subcontract works involving construction of 1Malaysia People’s Housing Programme (PR1MA) houses in Pedas, Rembau, Negeri Sembilan.

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British-Australian consortium is preferred bidder for KL-S’pore HSR

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 17): A consortium of WSP Engineering Malaysia Sdn Bhd of Australia, UK-based Mott MacDonald Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd (EY) has been selected as the joint development partner (JDP) for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, which will cut travel time between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to 90 minutes.

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