Kepong has more to offer
BACK in the 1860s, the Kepong area in northwest Kuala Lumpur was a major tin mining area.
Australian home price growth stalls in December; Sydney falls
(Jan 4): Australian home price growth stalled in December as tighter lending rules and higher mortgage rates took the heat out of the Sydney market, though the overall result masked wide differences across the major cities.
NEWSFLASH: Singapore Q4 private home prices fall 0.5% q-o-q
SINGAPORE (Jan 4): Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority released flash estimates for the change in Singapore private home prices during the fourth quarter of 2015: Quarter-on-quarter, percentage price change: Quarter Q4/2015 Q3/2015 Singapore private -0.
Residents of Seri Bougainvillea, Ipoh, reject unlicensed security services
IPOH (Dec 14): Residents of Seri Bougainvillea, Bandar Seri Botani in Ipoh are unhappy with their housing developer for hiring an illegal security company to guard the neighbourhood over their protests.
Johor’s financial help for affordable housing inadequate, says rep
JOHOR BAHRU (Dec 1): The state’s RM3 million budget to help Johoreans buy their own homes is underfunded, Opposition assemblyman Ee Chin Li (DAP-Tangkak) has said in response to Housing and Local Government chairman Abd Latiff Bandi’s winding up speech on the Supply Enactment 2016 at the State Assembly session on Sunday.
Penang seeks explanation for proposed price hike on low cost homes
GEORGE TOWN (Nov 25): The Penang government is seeking clarification from the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government on its plan to increase the prices of low cost (LC) and low-medium cost (LMC) homes.
A Potpourri of design and lifestyle in Ara Damansara, Selangor
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): High-rise homes are more than just an option first-time homebuyers or younger property investors settle for; in fact, they can also be desired by young professionals and older folks alike, says See Hoy Chan Sdn Bhd CEO Joe Tan.
Kwasa Land announces two successful bidders for R3-3 and R3-4 projects
PETALING JAYA (Nov 12): Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Ahmad Zaki Resources Bhd and Getrahome Sdn Bhd have won contracts to develop residential projects under the Bumiputera developer category in Kwasa Damansara, announced its Master developer Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd today.
Budget 2016 for housing disappointing, shortsighted, says Penang exco
GEORGE TOWN (Oct 26): Penang, which was hoping for some good news for the housing sector, was disappointed when last week’s Budget 2016 made no mention of relaxing commercial bank loan requirements to make it easier for the people to purchase affordable homes.
