KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd's planned purchase of a 30 per cent stake in Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) last week will revive its flagging property business and also give it exposure to the Penang and Johor markets, analysts said. For JP Morgan, the deal signals a more aggressive strategy ... Read More

There has been some trepidation over just what Bank Negara has up its sleeve in trying to tackle rising household indebtedness in the country. Indications given previously were that new guidelines to address the issue of affordable borrowing and responsible lending would be out this quarter. The reason for this ... Read More

Kelisa Residence, another condominium development by Tambun Indah in Seberang Jaya, Penang. This project comprises: Type A: 1,549 sf. Type B: 1,323 sf. Type C: 1,097 sf. Features: - Located at heart of Seberang Jaya, near Carrefour Hypermarket - Low density development, only 16 units per floor, total 142 units ... Read More

SP Setia will develop the Penang People's Park project on the grounds of the Penang International Sports Arena (Pisa). Pisa is an indoor sports arena close to the Penang International Airport. GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has set a precedent for housing developers in the state by allowing SP Setia Bhd ... Read More

GEORGE TOWN: Slower affordable property launches and less demand for such properties are some of the consequences of the proposed move by Bank Negara to assess housing loans on net income rather than on gross income. Registered and chartered valuer C.A. Lim & Co proprietor Lim Chien Aun told StarBiz ... Read More

KUALA LUMPUR: PLB Engineering Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, PLB Land Sdn Bhd, is acquiring half share over two pieces ofland in Teluk Ketumbar, Penang, from Puan Che Siah Ibrahim, for RM4.2 million.The purchase of the land measuring 17,681.4712 square meters and 5,916.5035 square meters, respectively, would be financed via internally generated ... Read More

KUALA LUMPUR: A proposal to change the way housing loans are approved has property consultants and analysts worried as they felt loans given based on net income as opposed to gross income would dampen demand for housing. Some banks, however, don’t have an issue with the proposed changes as one ... Read More

Kuala Lumpur: Bandar Raya Developments Bhd (BRDB) may sell its prime assets to buy more land in the Klang Valley, Penang and Johor as its current landbank is depleting, analysts said. It may agree on a price of RM1.2 billion, which is about 27 per cent more than their book ... Read More

The pundits have it. For the last month or so, the rumour mill was working overtime around Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O), the luxury lifestyle property developer, that a merger or acquisition was in the works. First came the persistent speculation that SP Setia Bhd would merge with E&O, which ... Read More

PETALING JAYA: Analysts expect property loans to maintain their position as a key growth driver of credit expansion with some estimating them to grow between 10% and 12% this year due to the low interest rate environment and ample liquidity in the banking system. While holding to this view, some ... Read More