Unsold residential units to rise in 2016
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.
Location vs direction
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.
Simple wall makeovers
YOU can give your home interior a fresh look just by dressing up the walls.
PROPERTY SNAPSHOT 1: Bangsar average price unchanged
• This week, the spotlight falls on the secondary market of non-landed residences within the highly popular neighbourhood of Bangsar.
Home ownership: I’m loving (and hating) it!
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.
Sony World Photography Awards 2016 shortlist highlights exceptional architecture shots
PETALING JAYA (Mar 13): The 2016 Sony World Photography Awards has shortlisted the submissions for its competition, which include some stunning architectural photography.
Suburban shopping malls are in demand
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Despite concerns about oversupply of retail space in urban areas -- with many shopping mall projects nearing completion -- retail consultant Tan Joon Kai (pictured) sees great prospect for suburban shopping malls in maturing neighbourhoods in the Klang Valley.
Malaysian property agents must reach out to foreign markets in globalised era
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): As globalisation is an unavoidable trend in the future, especially after the signing of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Malaysian real estate agents need to equip themselves with cross-border property investment knowledge to embrace future challenges, urged Malaysia Property Incorporated (MPI) general manager Veena Loh (pictured).
Iconsiam Superlux introduces first Mandarin Oriental branded residence
KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): Iconsiam Superlux Residence Corp Ltd (Iconsiam Superlux) unveiled the first Mandarin Oriental branded residence in Bangkok – a 52-storey tower that sits on 1.
Affordable housing not affordable to build
PETALING JAYA (March 11): Close to a third of 159 respondents to the Real Estate Housing Developers Association (Rehda) Property Industry Survey 2H2015 agree that the main issue with affordable housing is the increased overall cost of doing business.
