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PR1MA will 'force' house prices down
PR1MA will 'force' house prices down

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29: Pricing of affordable home projects by the Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA) will have a stabilising effect and act as a benchmark for similar range of residential houses to be...

Posted on 29 Jan 2015 Read More
New strata act enforcement to be announced soon
New strata act enforcement to be announced soon

The enforcement of the Strata Management Act 2013 (Act 757), which replaces the Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007, is to be announced soon. This was decided at the ...

Posted on 26 Jan 2015 Read More
KL aims to attract 16mil tourists by 2025: Mayor
KL aims to attract 16mil tourists by 2025: Mayor

KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Tourism Master Plan 2015-2025 aims to attract 16 million tourists and RM79 billion in revenue by 2025. Mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal Talib said the target was set bas...

Posted on 15 Jan 2015 Read More
EPF allows members with Maybank, RHB housing loans to submit online applications
EPF allows members with Maybank, RHB housing loans to submit online applications

KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) says members who have housing loans with RHB Bank and Maybank can opt to submit their withdrawal applications online through the e-Pengeluaran facility...

Posted on 5 Jan 2015 Read More
Challenging 2015 seen for property
Challenging 2015 seen for property

THE property landscape is expected to remain challenging next year, amid rising costs of doing business, tighter monetary policy and the impact of of a new tax system, said the Real Estate and Housing...

Posted on 31 Dec 2014 Read More
Secondary properties may be cheaper than new ones
Secondary properties may be cheaper than new ones

KUALA LUMPUR: The secondary property market in the country has good potential as the prices of the houses could be 30-40 per cent lower than the new ones, said the Malaysia Institute of Estate Agents ...

Posted on 23 Dec 2014 Read More
Mixed outlook for property market
Mixed outlook for property market

PROPERTY analysts and experts are mixed in their property market outlook for next year due to the uncertainty that is looming ahead of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation next year. Whi...

Posted on 23 Dec 2014 Read More
Mini budget next year?
Mini budget next year?

THE government may introduce a fiscal stimulus package similar to the RM60 billion "mini budget" used to tackle the economic downturn in 2009, said analysts. The new measures are likely to be inclu...

Posted on 22 Dec 2014 Read More
How will GST affect prices, cost of living?
How will GST affect prices, cost of living?

THE introduction of any new tax is bound to cause some confusion, and the introduction of Malaysia's GST is no exception. While consumers will have many questions about the new tax, their greatest con...

Posted on 8 Dec 2014 Read More
Plan to equip PR1MA houses with solar panels
Plan to equip PR1MA houses with solar panels

NEW affordable houses under the 1Malaysia People's Housing (PR1MA) programme may be equipped with solar technology. This will be a value-added feature to support Malaysia's aim to go green, said Ma...

Posted on 7 Dec 2014 Read More
No change to loan interest with base rate replacing BLR
No change to loan interest with base rate replacing BLR

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5: While banks in Malaysia are moving away from the base lending rate (BLR) system from January next year, customers with existing loans or applying for new ones won't be affected....

Posted on 5 Dec 2014 Read More
Ringgit fall won't hurt Malaysia
Ringgit fall won't hurt Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5: The economic fundamentals of the country are still strong and the depreciation of the ringgit, which is determined by market forces, will not significantly affect the country's ...

Posted on 5 Dec 2014 Read More