Concern over rising rent in the George Town Heritage Zone has prompted the Penang government to consider reimposing rent controls like the repealed Rent Control Act 1966. Chief Minister said this was to ensure the Unesco recognised site was not adversely affected by gentrification. He was quick to add his ... Read More

Homestays, once popular in rural areas, have now become big businesses in towns and cities nationwide. Thousands of homeowners have discovered how to make money with their properties and avoid paying taxes. They have joined global home-sharing marketplaces, and just like how Uber has made life for government-regulated taxi drivers ... Read More

The Penang government has agreed in principle that the 20% surcharge for affordable housing units sold in the northeast district will be reduced to 10%. State Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo told International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) Penang branch members that this was to invigorate ... Read More

Eco Horizon Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned unit of Eco World Development Group Bhd, has signed a conditional agreement with Batu Kawan Development Sdn Bhd (BKDSB) to acquire a piece of land in Seberang Prai, Penang, for RM681.99 million. In a filing to Bursa Malaysia on Tuesday, Eco World said its ... Read More

The Butterworth-Kulim Expressway Interchange (BKE IC) is one of the busiest junctions on the Mainland, with traffic volumes at the at­-grade signalised roundabout as high as 10,000 passenger car units (PCU) per hour during peak traffic. The highest turning traffic volume was observed to be the northbound right­-turn from NSE ... Read More

Members of the Penang Transport Council (PTC) have been divided into two working groups to study the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP). Its chairman Chow Kon Yeow said one group would study the transport issues of the PTMP while another group would study the master plan of the three proposed ... Read More

Instead of blowing their cash on pricey gadgets, young Malaysians are saving up for their first home. While most Gen Y shy away from owning property in developed countries and big cities, demand from millennials here is still holding, especially with parents assisting them with the downpayment, Real Estate and ... Read More

The Penang housing market moved sideways on both the primary and secondary markets in the first quarter of the year, says Michael Geh (pictured), director at Raine & Horne International Zaki + Partners. “I noted active transactions on the secondary market with prices staying flat,” he says in presenting the ... Read More

Eco World Development Group Bhd is said to be eyeing a 300-acre leasehold site in Batu Kawan for a RM6bil mixed development project to be launched next year. Sources told StarBiz that the group could fork out up to RM700mil for the property, estimated at over RM50 per sq ft ... Read More

The feasibility study for the controversial RM6.3 billion undersea tunnel is proceeding and expected to be done in six months' time, said Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli when correcting his statement to the contrary. The Consortium Zenith BUCG chairman today claimed he mistakenly told the media in Kuala Lumpur yesterday ... Read More