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Penang - Exciting year ahead for residential market
Penang - Exciting year ahead for residential market

THE new year started off on a positive note for Penang homebuyers, says Raine & Horne International Zaki + Partners director Michael Geh. Since the state government announced specific guidelines on Se...

Posted on 25 Mar 2015 Read More
Consumers have no confidence in GST complaint channel
Consumers have no confidence in GST complaint channel

As the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) approaches, voices of discontent have already begun flooding media channels, social media and coffee-shop talk. A major source of frustrati...

Posted on 24 Mar 2015 Read More
GST – a matter of interpretation
GST – a matter of interpretation

IN 10 more days, Malaysia shall enter into a new era where the price tags that you are familiar with will never be the same. While it is certain that no consumer shall escape from the fate of the Good...

Posted on 21 Mar 2015 Read More
Analysts reckon property measures will be selective
Analysts reckon property measures will be selective

MORE selective measures on loans to the property sector, among others aimed at curbing speculation, could be in the pipeline judging from the strong lending to the industry and continued elevated home...

Posted on 21 Mar 2015 Read More
REHDA: GST will raise house prices by 6.2%
REHDA: GST will raise house prices by 6.2%

PETALING JAYA: The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Redha) expects property prices to increase by 6.2% once the Goods and Services Tax (GST) kicks in on April 1, due to certai...

Posted on 20 Mar 2015 Read More
Ringgit may touch RM3.75 mark
Ringgit may touch RM3.75 mark

The ringgit is likely to depreciate further to around RM3.75 next week on a firmer US dollar and weakening commodity prices. Affin Hwang Investment Bank retail research head and vice president Datu...

Posted on 21 Mar 2015 Read More
Residential property market to see growth in Q1
Residential property market to see growth in Q1

iProperty Group, Asia's online network of property portals, expects the residential property market to see growth in the first quarter of this year despite the goods and services tax (GST) implementat...

Posted on 16 Mar 2015 Read More
32,000 people-friendly homes built since 2002
32,000 people-friendly homes built since 2002

Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) has built more than 32,948 units of people-friendly homes (RMR) nationwide since 2002, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan told the Dewan Rakyat. He said to...

Posted on 18 Mar 2015 Read More
Amendment to Act 118 to improve legal system on housing
Amendment to Act 118 to improve legal system on housing

Deputy Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Halimah Mohd Sadique said the amendments were aimed at improving the legal aspects to enable the National Housing Department and her...

Posted on 18 Mar 2015 Read More
KL Central Business District, Golden Triangle Still Attractive
KL Central Business District, Golden Triangle Still Attractive

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- The KL Central Business District (CBD) and Golden Triangle are still the most attractive regions in Malaysia for commercial real estate investment for 2015, accordin...

Posted on 3 Mar 2015 Read More
New Housing Procedures To Be Implemented March 13 - DBKL
New Housing Procedures To Be Implemented March 13 - DBKL

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- New procedures on plans consideration, additional guidelines and house renovation will be implemented starting next Friday (March 13), said Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk ...

Posted on 6 Mar 2015 Read More
Illegal Agents Take More Than 3 Per Cent In Transaction Fee -- MIEA
Illegal Agents Take More Than 3 Per Cent In Transaction Fee -- MIEA

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- Illegal real estate agents take more than three per cent in transaction fee, said Malaysia Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) president, Siva Shanker. Siva said t...

Posted on 10 Mar 2015 Read More