OPPORTUNITY may present itself for house buyers looking for properties in the secondary market especially in prime areas, with the property market going through a soft patch, dampening sentiments of speculators. “We have not detected any downward trend in prices yet, in fact prices are still on an upward trend ... Read More

 Affordable housing: Filepic of low-cost homes in Kepala Batas. THE Government?s move to help first-time house buyers to purchase homes priced up to RM400,000 will prompt developers to introduce more affordable housing. Under the Budget?s proposal, first-time buyers with a combined in-come of about RM6,000 will be eligible for loans ... Read More

VARIOUS initiatives have been put in place under Budget 2012 to make house ownership more affordable. The maximum price of houses under the My First Home scheme will be increased to RM400,000 from RM220,000, and eligibility will be through joint loans of husband and wife from January 2012. The 1Malaysia ... Read More

Kuala Lumpur: The impact from the real property gains tax (RPGT) hike, a move to curb speculation in the property market, will be gradual. RPGT is a tax on properties sold less than five years after they are bought. Only the profit from the sale of a property is subject ... Read More

Government proposes to increase the limit of house prices under the My First Home Scheme from a maximum of RM220,000 to RM400,000 beginning January 2012 ... Read More

The government today proposed a review of the Real Property Gains Tax (RPTG) to curb speculation. The government has proposed that for properties held and disposed within two years, the RPTG is 10 per cent for both companies and individuals. For properties held and disposed within a period exceeding two ... Read More

GEORGE TOWN: Penangites should not be kept in the dark over talk of land reclamation along the Bayan Lepas coastal area. Pantai Jerejak Barisan Nasional coordinator Wong Mun Hoe urged the state government to “come clean” on its dealings with Boustead Holdings. “The reclamation of 40ha is estimated to be ... Read More

WORK on the construction of a RM2mil bridge over a stream along Jalan Kulim in Kampung Machang Bubok near Bukit Mertajam has been suspended temporarily following objections from shopkeepers there. State Public Works, Utilities and Transportation Committee chairman Lim Hock Seng said the shopkeepers had complained their business had been ... Read More

The public having a closer look at the model of a housing project at The Star Property Fair 2011 in Penang in July. PETALING JAYA: About 20 developers and property-related companies will showcase their projects and management services at The Star Property Fair 2011 from Nov 25-27 at the Kuala Lumpur ... Read More

Prof Datuk Dr Mohamed Ariff, a professor of international economics at the INCEIF (International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance), said revenue has shrunk to 22 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) compared with previous years when it stood at 34 per cent. "There was also only a ... Read More