News about facility managers

PETALING JAYA (April 10): The new norm has become the norm, and property managers need to step up their game in embracing technology usage to meet expectations and stay relevant and competitive in the near future, said Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) president Adzman Shah.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 19): Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a partnership in supporting the continuing education of the built environment in the country.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): A focus group meeting will be held on Monday (Nov 25) between the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) and industry stakeholders including the Malaysian Institute of Property & Facility Managers (MIPFM), the National House Buyers Association (HBA) and representatives from management bodies of strata property to come up with an equitable solution to the issue pertaining to flat rate maintenance charges in mixed developments, said Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) president Adzman Shah Mohd Ariffin.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): While the tangible aspects of a building can enhance a property's value, it is the intangible aspects that will make a building stand out from its peers and thus yield better value, said Singapore Association of Property and Facility Managers president Dr Lim Lan Yuan.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): Malaysia is expected to be on the radar of foreign investors who are seeking a stable market to invest and to operate from, said Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) president Adzman Shah Mohd Ariffin.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 15): The Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) foresees various problems arising from the implementation of a recent court ruling for a flat rate maintenance fee for mixed-use properties.

  PETALING JAYA (Oct 11): While the government’s move to reinstate the maintenance of low and medium cost strata housing is laudable, it is likely that the state of these houses will fall back to square one if the real issue is not tackled, according to the Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM).

PETALING JAYA (Dec 7): The Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) has announced the resignation of its president Sarkunan Subramaniam and declared that it is against a suggestion to set up a separate board to register property, facility and strata managers.

We used to mostly see strata projects as high-rise residences but these days, strata landed homes have been introduced as well.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 31): The Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) has rebuked a proposal to separate board to register and regulate property, facility and strata managers as property management is interrelated with other professions.