Malaysia’s fire safety laws up to date

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): Malaysia’s fire safety laws are not outdated, as provisions under the Uniform Building By-Laws 1984 had been updated in 2012 to include new materials, construction methods and technologies to eliminate unnecessary requirements, said Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia Fire Safety Division assistant commissioner Hamdan Ali.

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Forest City may get an HSR station

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 13): Hong Kong-listed property developer Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd is courting the government to build a high-speed rail (HSR) station in its Forest City development in Johor, New Straits Times (NST) reported today.

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Jade Hills celebrates its 10th year

It seems like only yesterday that the 338-acre Jade Hills in Kajang, Selangor was first launched, but Gamuda Land’s fifth township development is in fact celebrating its 10th year this year.

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Graaab JaGaApp developer plans listing on LEAP market

PETALING JAYA (Oct 13):  Red Ideas Holdings Bhd, which developed the property management app Graaab JaGaApp, has applied to list on the Bursa Malaysia Leading Entrepreneur Accelerator Platform (LEAP) market, its founders and directors David Foo and Ignatius Ho shared with EdgeProp.

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So, you want to be a property flipper?

There are various strategies to make money through real estate and one of the most common is probably “flipping”, which means buying a property and reselling it for a profit within the shortest time possible.

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