Singapore new private home sales down 24% in August
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): New private home sales in Singapore declined in August after hitting a six-month high the previous month, reported Business Times yesterday.
RHB stays neutral on property sector as new MM2H rules seen having minimal negative impact
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): RHB Research has maintained its “neutral” rating on the property sector, and said it expects the new Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme rules not to have a positive impact on the sector, nor a significant negative impact.
PEPS: Malaysia may lose RM3.7b from stricter MM2H policies
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): The new proposed policies of Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme will result in at least RM3.
Sime Darby Property records RM1.3b sales for 1H2021
PETALING JAYA (Aug 26): Sime Darby Property Bhd (SD Property) has recorded RM1.
UEM Sunrise 2Q loss narrows amid improved sales and higher construction progress
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 26): UEM Sunrise Bhd posted a net loss of RM7.
Selangor govt proposed to set up transit homes
SHAH ALAM (Aug 25): The Selangor state government has been proposed to set up transit homes for those who have lost their income following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Korean star Song Joong Ki to ‘give up’ part of property so that neighbours can have wider road
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): South Korean heart throb actor Song Joong Ki (pictured) has offered to give up 1,500 sq ft of his 9,000 sq ft Itaewon home when neighbours complained that the road between their homes were too narrow, Singapore daily Today reported recently.
FIABCI Malaysia urges the govt to review the latest MM2H conditions
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): While lauding the government’s efforts in strengthening the background check on the applicants of the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme, The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) Malaysian Chapter also urged the government to review some of the conditions that might dampened foreigners’ interest in coming to Malaysia.
Buyers dragged beyond Housing Tribunal’s quick and easy resolutions
Recently, there have been plenty of “judicial review” proceedings mounted by housing developers at the courts of law to challenge the jurisdictions of the Housing Tribunal through what we deem as deliberate frustrations on grounds of legal technicalities, forcing laymen to expend legal fees against the developers’ battalion of lawyers.
Management Corporations can now sue developers – what are the implications?
There have been rapid developments in the judicial determination of housing laws in Malaysia in recent years.
