Significant drop in property transactions this year
PETALING JAYA (Nov 4): Malaysia's property transactions recorded a drop in volume and value for the period from January to September this year.
Retirement housing lacking in the UK
PETALING JAYA (Nov 4): The stock of private retirement housing accounts for just 0.
Consider reverse mortgages for senior citizens, government urged
KUALA LUMPUR: Rather than subsidising the cost of senior citizen living, property industry experts suggested that reverse mortgages could better help senior homeowners be more financially independent in their golden years.
Selangor rejected 8,770 Rumah Selangorku applications since 2012
SHAH ALAM (Nov 3): The Selangor government rejected 8,770 out of 17,546 applications received for affordable housing under the Rumah Selangorku programme since it was introduced in 2012, Bernama reported today.
Gadang tenders for RM5.2 bil worth of construction projects
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Gadang Holdings Bhd said it is currently bidding for RM5.
Knight Frank: Luxury house prices hampered by global economic uncertainty
PETALING JAYA (Nov 3): Luxury homes in cities round the globe saw a slowdown in price growth in 3Q2016 as new taxes, elections, referendums and economic jitters took hold, according to international real estate firm Knight Frank LLP.
Release ECRL feasibility study, say opposition MPs
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Opposition members of parliament (MPs) have questioned several aspects of the RM55 billion East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) project, including pricing, alleged lack of transparency, and the need for the project.
Titijaya Land denies CREC buying stake in the company
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Titijaya Land Bhd yesterday denied that China Railway Group Ltd (CREC) is acquiring shares in the property developer to build a strategic stake in the company.
The challenge of housing a nation
The right to shelter is an inalienable basic human right.
