Today we are looking at a comparison of 20 property news portals in Malaysia with SimilarWeb.com's web traffic analytic and it is plausible to conclude that PenangPropertyTalk.com has accomplished a new milestone by achieving the fifth position with a monthly visits of 140,000 in October 2015. The chart outlines the top ... Read More

Gamuda Bhd-led project delivery partner — SRS Consortium Sdn Bhd — for the Penang Transport Master Plan (TMP) estimates the cost of reclaiming two islands measuring about 1,300 acres (526.1ha) and 2,100 acres to be about RM7 billion to RM8 billion. Its project manager Szeto Wai Loong said the reclamation, ... Read More

The RM27bil Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) might be funded through the auction of two plots of reclaimed land in the southern coast of Penang island. SRS Consortium, the appointed Project Delivery Partner (PDP) of the plan, has proposed the reclaimed land as an asset for the state to raise ... Read More

When the Penang Global City Centre (PGCC) was launched in 2007, it was touted as a major game changer to Penang. But it ended in a whimper partly because of its sheer scale which was not feasible. The RM25bil PGCC project was to have been undertaken by Abad Naluri Sdn ... Read More

The annual rate of appreciation for homes has dropped from 12.2% in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 5.9% in the second quarter of 2015, said Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan. The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister in wrapping up the ministry's debate on Budget 2016 at the committee ... Read More

A recent survey shows Penangites are calling for the government to implement the Bayan Lepas to George Town LRT in the soonest possible time frame to provide respite from the worsening traffic condition on the island. Penangites are already counting the days when they can hop on the LRT to carry ... Read More

Ivory Properties Group Bhd hopes to complete all the five phases of Penang Times Square by 2020. COO Goh Chin Heng said the group is waiting for approval to start phases four and five by year-end. “We hope to commence work by the first quarter of next year concurrently,” he ... Read More

The Penang state Urban Regeneration Committee will hold its first meeting at the Penang Development Corporation on December 7, says its chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo, reports The Malaysian Insider. The committee will look into regenerating decades-old public housing schemes in Penang at Rifle Range, Taman Free School, Taman Tun Sardon ... Read More

The Penang government has set up a new Urban Regeneration Committee to look into the redevelopment and upgrading of old housing schemes, says state housing exco Jagdeep Singh Deo (DAP-Datuk Keramat). Jagdeep told the state legislative assembly sitting yesterday that the new committee, chaired by him, would look into planning ... Read More

APDL (Advertising Permit & Developer's License) approval has been a hot topic in Penang's housing industry over the last couple of months.  The delay in approval not only is a challenge for developers, it is also a depressing experience for the first time home buyers. So, to shed some light on the issue, here is a list ... Read More