The first IKEA store in the northern region will open in Penang on Jan 1, 2019, says Lim Guan Eng. The Chief Minister said the store would help to put Penang at a high-level position. "It is not easy to attract Ikano and we worked very hard," Lim said in ... Read More

No questions were left unanswered at the recent Property Convention 2017-Penang Edition by GM Training Academy PLT (GM), in collaboration with Penang Property Talk. The event that took place on 29th July 2017 at Vistana Hotel Penang saw the attendance of first time home buyers and property investors from all ... Read More

George Town and  Kuala Lumpur are the only two Asian cities to make the list in the Top 10 of The World’s Best Places to Retire in 2017 from Live and Invest Overseas (LIO), a much-respected international journal. The list is quoted by Forbes magazine as having gone through a ... Read More

Nine developers will showcase a total of 2,747 affordable housing units in four districts at the south atrium of Queensbay Mall from 10am to 10pm. State Housing Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the affordable units would be open for registration from tomorrow till Sunday. He said 867 low-cost (LC) ... Read More

More lower-priced affordable homes await first-time buyers on Penang Island as more developers are willing to build RM150,000 apartments on the island, ever since the state government’s lowering of maximum prices in one category last year. State executive councillor in charge of housing Jagdeep Singh Deo said the state government ... Read More

It's pretty common for our readers to approach us to enquire about the latest property market in Penang. Here is an infographic on property hotspots in Penang. Hotspots is defined as the location where the top 20 most active projects in 2017 are located, along with the price ranges of ... Read More

The government’s target of building one million affordable housing units (RMM) is expected to be achieved by year end, according to the urban well-being, housing and local government ministry. The ministry, in a written reply to Wong Tien Fatt (DAP-Sandakan) in Dewan Rakyat yesterday, said until April, the total number ... Read More

Property developers in Penang are offering various packages to entice the market into buying properties launched last year but could not sell because of cooling measures and a subdued housing market. PA International Property Consultants (Penang) Sdn Bhd executive director Loo Choo Beng said developers were now offering attractive packages ... Read More

Master Community Developer, Sunway Property, unveiled its Sales Gallery and Regional Office strategically located at Jalan Anson in the heart of Georgetown, which is the first sales gallery to be certified Green Building Index (GBI) Gold in Penang. The official opening was graced by Sunway Group Founder and Chairman, Tan ... Read More

Sunway Bhd is set to launch various projects with a total gross development value (GDV) of RM5 billion in Penang over the next 10 years. Sunway Bhd Property Division for Malaysia and Singapore Managing Director Sarena Cheah said of the amount, about RM2 billion would be for long-term investment projects, ... Read More