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IN Ghana and other West African countries, mud houses or dwellings made from earth are common, especially among the low income group.

PETALING JAYA (March 11): Sunway Property is currently drawing up plans for its first high-rise residential development at its mixed-use development, Sunway Wellesley in Bukit Mertajam in Seberang Perai on the Penang mainland.

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2015 was indeed a challenging year for the market due to several internal and external issues, such as the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the weakened ringgit, political uncertainty, and property market cooling measures, resulting in poor consumer sentiment.

PETALING JAYA (March 10): Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings has purchased eight pieces of land for its three residential property developments in Nanjing on March 7,  according to a report by Chinese news media.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 10): Luster Industries Bhd is collaborating with Koperasi Hartanah Malaysia Bhd (Kohama) to build 106 units of affordable houses within the Taman Tasik 1 Malaysia development in Pengkalan Hulu, Perak.

SEMENYIH (March 9): About 85% of Karisma apartments – a project by Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld) – were taken up since its launch on Feb 21 this year, according to the company.

•    Today, we look at price growth and indicative asking rental yields for non-landed residences in KLCC.

PETALING JAYA (March 9): The Malaysian property market is expected to see some signs of recovery by this year-end, supported by an improving local economy and market sentiment.

PETALING JAYA (March 9): The Goods and Services tax (GST) which was introduced in April last year has reduced demand for commercial properties in the market due to the additional 6% cost that buyers have to pay, said Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) deputy president Datuk Soam Heng Choon.