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.
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.
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.
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.
House prices will not come down — but sizes will
PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): Housing prices will definitely not go down as elements of property development such as land cost and development charges keep increasing, said a group of panellists.
Sime Darby pure plays get SC nod for syariah-compliant securities
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): Sime Darby Bhd’s plantation and property arms have received the Securities Commission Malaysia's (SC) approval for the classification of their shares as syariah-compliant securities.
LBS Bina outlines six proposals for Budget 2018 to boost property sector
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): Property developer LBS Bina Group Bhd has outlined six proposals for the upcoming Budget 2018, which it believes will benefit, in particular, first-time homebuyers, the property industry as well as the entire Malaysian economy.
Court of Appeal upholds decision to dismiss breach of agreement suit against Ivory Properties
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): Ivory Properties Group Bhd said yesterday that the Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to strike out a breach of agreement suit against its wholly-owned subsidiary.
Sime Darby novates rights under Islamic debt papers programmes to property arm
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2): Sime Darby Bhd said it has novated its rights and obligations under its Islamic debt papers programmes to its property development arm, Sime Darby Property Bhd.
