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Having an open wardrobe or walk-in wardrobe is great but it could also end up being an eyesore, especially when things start to flow out of their compartments and you do not have doors to keep the ugliness out of sight.

British physician and keen botanist Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward was studying a chrysalis in a sealed glass container when it dawned on him that things could actually grow within the casing.

The auction market has seen more commercial properties go under the hammer in the first half of this year compared with the same period last year, according to Auctionguru.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 27): The National House Buyers Association (HBA) has lauded the government’s move to build more affordable homes.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): Budget 2018’s  proposals to stimulate the housing rental market could  mark the beginning of a greater focus on the rental market in the near future, according to Laurelcap Sdn Bhd executive director Stanley Toh.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 27): Although Budget 2018 doesn’t have any significant proposals for the property market, some of the proposals may indirectly offer opportunities to boost demand for houses.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): CBRE | WTW viewed the government’s move of not reintroducing the developer interest bearing scheme (DIBS) and maintaining the current real property gains tax (RPGT) rate in Budget 2018 as positive.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 27): It will be more appropriate if the government granted the 50% tax exemption to tenants as they are the party in need of assistance, instead of rewarding landlords with the Budget 2018 measure to halve tax on rental income, said the Property Management, Valuation and Estate Agency Surveying (PMVS) Division of the Royal Institution Of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) in a statement today.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 27): Budget 2018 shows that the government is doing their best to address the issues faced by the rakyat, but there were no major surprises announced, said property developers.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 27):  Economists and analysts are viewing the housing and construction-related proposals in Budget 2018 positively as they could spur the property market.