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Highest loan rejections for properties in RM200,000-RM500,000 range
Property developers have come out with some hard facts that suggest that the sector is cooling off. According to the first half 2014 Property Industry Survey by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda), properties in the affordable housing price range below RM1mil have been facing a tough ... Read More

Bulk-buying drives up property prices but not illegal, says D-G
Bulk-buying of houses by investors’ clubs is not a sure-fire way for people to make money as they could lose everything if a deal goes bad. The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry’s Housing Department said yesterday there were risks involved for people who joined such investors’ clubs, especially ... Read More

It is mission possible
It took a long time for the Penang Government to start building homes under its affordable housing scheme as it had to save money for the projects, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said the state had allocated RM500mil which was generated from the sale of 41.5ha of land ... Read More
Call for more private developers to help build affordable homes
The state government wants more private developers to come on board to build affordable housing units. Penang Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said that with 22,500 affordable units to be built over the next 10 years, private developers should grab the opportunity to be part ... Read More

All eyes on next rate hike
Bank Negara Malaysia is not going to “run the economy to the ground” to achieve low inflation, said governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz. Risks to growth have to be taken into account, too, she said, cautioning that any significant brakes will be the cause for some pausing in ... Read More

More low-cost units soon
THE Penang Development Corporation (PDC) has called for a Request For Proposal (RFP) for the construction of low-cost flats and a mixed develop-ment project on a 5.2ha plot in Ujung Batu, Bagan Dalam in Butterworth. The project will comprise not more than 600 units of low-cost flats with a minimum ... Read More

IKEA anchors RM8b Penang integrated shopping haven to be built in 2015
Developer Aspen Vision Land, IKEA franchisee Ikano Pte Ltd and the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) have entered an agreement for a RM8 billion integrated development in Batu Kawan that will be built around the Swedish furniture icon. The massive project will be headlined by a regional integrated shopping haven anchored ... Read More

10-Step Plan To Save For The Down Payment For Your First Home
Everyone dreams of owning their own house someday. However, most people failed at saving up the hefty down payment that come with home buying. Though there are options out there for the middle to lower income groups to get a house without paying a huge upfront amount, such as PR1MA, ... Read More
Sweet success for All Seasons
Belleview Group has raised the living standards in Bandar Baru Air Itam with the successful completion and strong sales of the RM700mil residential All Seasons Park and the commercial All Seasons Place projects. The All Seasons Park has, to date, sold 95% of its 808 condominiums, leaving only 5% for ... Read More

Primary, Secondary Or Auctioned Properties: Which Is Worth Buying?
Generally people buy a residential home to live in before moving onto property investments, so for someone who is looking to buy a residential home to live in, what are the options out there? When deciding to buy a house you’ll have to make a decision early on, and that ... Read More
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