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Penang unveiling innovative housing packages in stages
A string of innovative housing packages to counter the high rate of bank loan rejections will be introduced in Penang soon. State Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh said details of the packages, which would be introduced in stages, would help to cushion the loan rejections of ... Read More

Four options given to squatters
A developer has offered four compensation options to residents of 823 squatter units in Sungai Nibong Kecil and Sungai Nibong Tengah, Penang, who have to make way for a mixed development project. The options given by Hunza Properties Berhad are cash, cluster houses in Bertam and low-cost flats in Bertam ... Read More

Budget 2016: What’s in it for housing?
First-time buyers of affordable houses not left out too Various house ownership programmes for all levels of income have been allocated for in Budget 2016. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said PR1MA would build 175,000 houses, which will be sold at 20% below market prices, with an allocation ... Read More

Average cost of Malaysian homes hits the RM300,000 mark in 1H15
The median home value in Malaysia has hit the RM300,000 mark in the first half of 2015 (1H15), with Selangor, Penang, Sabah and Sarawak continuing to exceed the average price since 2004. Preliminary data for the second quarter of 2015 showed the Malaysian Housing Price Index registering 220.2 points, which ... Read More

PR1MA mulling over housing project takeovers in Penang
The federal government’s 1Malaysia People’s Housing Scheme (PR1MA) in Penang may see projects by other developers being taken over, Penang Federal Action Council chairman Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Osman said yesterday. He said PR1MA was looking at projects that had run out of funds, and even completed projects, so as ... Read More

SPICE project to wrap up final 20% of construction by end 2016
The RM350mil Subterranean Penang International Convention and Exhibition Centre (SPICE) project in Bayan Baru is 80% done and should be completed by the end of next year. Among the components already up are the SPICE Aquatic Club (RM16mil), SPICE Canopy comprising F&B retail outlets (RM28mil) and the upgrading of the ... Read More

Rising property prices – paper gains mean nothing
By National House Buyers Association In our article last month, we highlighted the report by Khazanah Research Institute on ‘Making Housing Affordable’, which showed that the Malaysian all-house price index grew steadily at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1% from 2000 to 2009, and suddenly accelerated at a ... Read More

Asia Green to build residences overlooking Penang’s Pulau Jerejak
From its beginnings in plywood production and manufacturing, Penang developer Asia Green Group has become a diversified business entity with a fast-growing property development business. The group will launch its upcoming QuayWest Residence, a mixed-use development project with a gross development value of RM600 million, early next year. Located just ... Read More

New Measures to Ease Affordable Housing Application and Development
In an effort to improve the accessibility while stimulating the affordable housing development in Penang, the state government has introduced several new measures to ease the current market situation. Increase in household income ceiling With the hope that more applicants will be able to obtain bank loans, the household income ... Read More

A retail paradise in the making
With three major shopping malls being planned for Seberang Prai, the mainland will soon rival the island as a shopping paradise. The three malls are The Design Village (net lettable area (NLA) 400,000 sq ft), Ikea and Ikano Power Centre, and unnamed mall project by Belleview Goup (1.5 million sq ... Read More
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