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Rising, falling, rising? Market observations for the first half of 2015

PENANG RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET In Penang, the residential property market contracted by almost half since the hitting its peak in 2011. The market recorded a total of 9,667 transactions in 4Q2011, its highest in four years, before seeing a drastic drop of about 48.47% in 1Q2012, to just 4,981 transactions ... Read More
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Ewein set to bag second Penang project by year end

Ewein Bhd, which is currently jointly developing the RM800 million City of Dreams condominium project in Bandar Tanjong Pinang, Penang with Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG), is set to bag its second project on the island by the end of the year. “Right now, we are finalising and fine-tuning ... Read More
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Good news for renters, not so much for buyers

Are you currently renting or looking to rent? If you are, there might be some good news for you on the horizon. Rental charged for condominium units is expected to drop by 20% to 40% due to an oversupply: as more and more of them become ready for occupancy and ... Read More
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Debating DIBS for the property market

The Government is considering housing developers’ request to reintroduce DIBS (Developers Interest-Bearing Scheme) for first-time house buyers. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar says the Government is discussing whether to relax current buying and lending guidelines for first-time house buyers. “It is still at the ... Read More
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Penangites are hoping a rail-based transport system will be the answer

Slow-moving traffic has become the daily bane of road users on Penang Island and has recently gotten worse. With a population of 752,800 people, the island had 1.03 million private car registrations in 2014 – a staggering increase of 32.9% in seven years from 2008. Road users commute for various ... Read More
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E&O awards reclamation works to China firm

Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) has awarded a contract to China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) to undertake land reclamation works for Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2 (STP2) in Penang. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, E&O said its subsidiary Tanjung Pinang Development Sdn Bhd had issued a letter of ... Read More
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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
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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
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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
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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