12/02/2015

Should I Buy Landed or High-rise Property?

Many high-rise residential projects have mushroomed across the urban landscape in Malaysia since the late 1990s. They include apartments and condominiums featuring a wide variety of […]
10/02/2015

Government mulls Housing Guarantee Scheme to protect homebuyers

PUTRAJAYA (Feb 10): The government is mulling the implementation of a Housing Guarantee Scheme to safeguard the interest of homebuyers and developers. Wellfare, Urban Wellbeing and […]
10/02/2015

Should I Buy a New House or an Existing One?

Once you have decided on the type of house you want, there is always the question of whether it is better to buy a house under […]
09/02/2015

Developers strategising to buffer GST impact

WITH the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) drawing closer, coupled with the tougher operating environment, property developers are likely to strategise to buffer […]
02/02/2015

Property moguls and mega deals

MALAYSIA continued to attract huge investments to its property sector this year with China-based developers leading the charge, especially into Iskandar Malaysia in Johor. The sector […]
30/01/2015

Housing affordability worsened in 2014

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian housing affordability has worsened to 3.6 times in 2014, according to Rahim & Co Chartered Surveyors executive chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rahim […]
29/01/2015

House prices seen 3% higher after GST – property consultant

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): House prices in Malaysia are expected to rise about 3% after the goods and services tax (GST) is implemented starting this April. […]
27/01/2015

Malaysia not on foreign property investors’ radar

KUALA LUMPUR: Some property developers had recently observed that the weaker ringgit could lure foreign investors to Malaysian properties but MKH Bhd ( Financial Dashboard) managing […]
26/01/2015

Development spending may be cut

KUALA LUMPUR: While a cut in development spending seems remote for now, a further fall in commodity prices could force the government to consider doing so, […]