What do youths want in their homes?
PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): In order to predict what homes will be most popular in the future, you need to look into what kinds of homes that future occupants and buyers would want.
Forest City won’t suffer from low occupancies in long term
PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): Forest City in Johor will not suffer from low occupancy in the long term, owing to the incoming high-speed rail and the job opportunities being created within the region, said Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd president and chief strategy officer Dr Yu Runze.
Are you launching the right products?
PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): With the current slowdown state of the property market, what kind of products are the market looking for? UEM Sunrise CEO and managing director, Anwar Syahrin Abdul Ajib noted that 2-3 storey terraced homes are still in high demand and the most transacted in the region of Klang Valley and Johor.
IKEA Tebrau to open Nov 16
JOHOR BAHRU (Oct 5): IKEA Tebrau will open its doors on Nov 16, becoming the Swedish affordable furniture’s first store in Malaysia’s southern region and the largest one in Southeast Asia.
Melbourne Square construction to start in November
MELBOURNE (Oct 5): Melbourne Square, a joint-venture development between OSK Property Holdings Bhd and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Malaysia, will begin its groundwork in November this year and the first phase is slated to complete by end-2020.
ECRL price tag of RM55b not as inflated — MRL Infra chief
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): The RM55 billion price tag for the construction of the East Coast Railway Link is not as hefty or inflated as some may argue, said Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) Infra Director Nor Rizan Mohd Akhir.
Extension for project delivery possible, says housing minister
PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): Developers who are not able to deliver their residential projects on time may request for an extension of an additional 12 months from the original 36 months, provided no sale and purchase agreement has been signed, said Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Tan Sri Noh Omar.
Bigger affordable housing allocation for Budget 2018
PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): The government will increase its allocation for affordable housing in Budget 2018 from RM700 million in the previous one as housing is one of the main concerns of the rakyat, said Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Tan Sri Noh Omar.
More public-private sector partnerships vital to drive IBS usage
PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): There must be a collaboration between the public and private sector to drive Industrialised Building System (IBS) usage, said Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) chairman Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah in response to the government urging property developers to adopt the technology.
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