News about home

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.

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.

There have been rapid developments in the judicial determination of housing laws in Malaysia in recent years.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): Parti Pejuang Tanahair led by former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is finally registered today.

PUTRAJAYA (July 7): The Court of Appeal in a unanimous decision yesterday, dismissed the appeal by Johor-based developer Country Garden Danga Bay Sdn Bhd (CGDB) for a judicial review over the High Court and Tribunal of Homebuyers Claims’ decision to award damages for late delivery claims to seven homebuyers of a service apartment.

SYDNEY (July 1): Australian home prices grew at their fastest annual pace since 2004 in June as strong demand and tight supply outweighed the drag from coronavirus lockdowns in some cities, reported Reuters.

Many hesitate to buy a lived-in property because of the money and effort needed to get it back into shape.

GEORGE TOWN (June 14): The first affordable housing project by the Penang state housing board will be located in Bayan Baru, reported Free Malaysia Today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (pictured) has tested positive for Covid-19.

The government on May 31, 2021 announced the RM40 billion PEMERKASA+ aid package, and one of the measures was extending the residential home stamp duty exemption scheme under the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) for six months to Dec 31, 2021.