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THE property market continues to be sluggish overall but this could also be a good time to look for deals in certain property hotspots.

“THE property market has softened” is what has been uttered for the past few months.

SEREMBAN (Oct 7): The Negeri Sembilan government has sought advice from the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda) on ways to reduce construction costs, Bernama reported today.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 7): The Penang government is still awaiting a final opinion from its legal advisor's office pertaining to measures to be taken against those who abused the affordable housing system, Bernama reported today.

WHILE he is no architect, Ee Soon Wei is no stranger to the practice of adaptive reuse.

STANDING at the corner of Leith Street in George Town, Penang is the iconic indigo blue-walled Cheong Fatt Tze Blue Mansion.

WHAT do hospitals of the future look like? Drawing from his experience of designing the award-winning Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) in Yishun, Singapore, Jerry Ong, senior vice-president of architecture of the healthcare division at Singapore-based CPG Consultants, envisions hospitals as “centres of wellness for everyone” instead of “repair shops to treat sick patients”.

SIGNS of globalisation are everywhere — from the cars we drive to the shared experience of hunting for virtual monsters on Pokemon Go.

SINGAPORE (Oct 7): Oxley Holdings on Thursday announced it is starting the development of its first project in Ireland, in what is its second venture outside of Asia after Royal Wharf in London.

PARIT BUNTAR (Oct 7): The formation of the Perak Housing and Property Board (LPHP) will help the state build more affordable homes for the public, Bernama reported Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir (pictured) saying yesterday.