News about home

PETALING JAYA (Feb 26): The largest nationwide home exposition, which is organised by the federal and state government housing agencies, is set to kick off at the Ipoh Convention Centre in Perak from March 1 to March 5.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 26): Only one child of a government pensioner is eligible for affordable homes offered by the 1Malaysia Civil Servants Housing Programme (PPA1M), said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Malaysia faces a shortage of affordable houses for the masses, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said today in its quarterly bulletin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): While many Malaysians are complaining that property prices have gone beyond affordability, World Bank director of urban development Dr Sameh Naguib Wahba Tadros, however, points out that homeownership is not meant for all.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 8): Sunway Bhd’s property arm, Sunway Property, plans to launch RM2 billion worth of residential properties across eight locations this year.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 7): JLL Property Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd expects gross rents of Kuala Lumpur’s CBD offices to stabilise by the end of this year as more major new buildings come onstream, despite higher projected vacancies.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 1): All allocated units of Careya terraced houses — the first of S P Setia Bhd’s Starter Homes series in its 2,525-acre Setia Alam township — were sold out on the day it was launched, said the developer in a statement today.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 25): Short-stay leasing platform Airbnb (pictured) said it will continue to work closely with the relevant authorities to craft and implement clear and fair regulations governing short term rentals in Malaysia, it said in a statement today.

Setia Alam has become well known for catering to people from all walks of life.

  PETALING JAYA (Jan 20): The My First Home Financing Scheme (MyDeposit) — which first opened in April 2016 — has seen some of its applicants finally moving into their homes.