The Penang property market had an eventful first quarter, and the positive sentiments and values are expected to sustain, according to Raine & Horne International Zaki + Partners Sdn Bhd director Michael Geh. He attributes the upswing to the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax. “In the first three ... Read More

* Article by Freemind Works * Buying a property for the purpose of investment is one of the best decision one can make. However, deciding what to do with the property after we get the keys is another ball game altogether. Click here to download the FREE E-book and discover ... Read More

If you are aged between 18 and 34, then you are categorised as millennials, also known as Gen Y. At this age, it is a good time to consider investing in property. Investing in property is certainly not easy, and most youngsters hesitate to invest due to several uncertainties. Long-term investing is challenging ... Read More

The high rejection rate for housing loan applications is making it a challenge for the state government to provide the people of Penang with an affordable roof over their heads. In a letter to Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Datuk Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, the state government called for ... Read More

Revently, the Negri Sembilan government announced that it will control the price of houses to be built within its state. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said this is one of the fundamental keypoints of the new state housing policy, which will be finalised soon. "In this new policy, 15% ... Read More

* Article by Freemind Works * We are coming into the third quarter of the year, and is now in the so called post-GST era. Whilst some argue that it is still too “early” into the GST implementation to really read the property market, some said it’s the best time ... Read More

An increasing population in Penang coupled withlong-term property demand will be supported by major projects driven by public-private partnerships (PPPs), according to Affin Hwang Capital Research. Among the PPP projects, the largest being the RM27bil Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP), could be awarded by September. Singapore’s Temasek Holdings also has ... Read More

Affin Hwang Capital Research has Gamuda, IJM Corp and Eastern and Oriental (E&O) as its top Buys for infrastructure and property exposure to Penang. It said on Monday Penang was forging ahead with development through public-private partnership (PPP) projects. The RM27bil Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) is the largest PPP ... Read More

Ewein Bhd's unit Ewein Zenith Sdn Bhd has received a letter from the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-Operatives and Consumerism conferring the unit as the Champion of Entry Point Project 10 (EPP 10)-Wellness Resorts, under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP). In a filing to Bursa Malaysia, the company said the ... Read More

Affordable housing in Penang is within reach as 3,396 eligible applicants were offered in the last six months, says state Housing Development Committee chairman, Jagdeep Singh Deo. In stressing this, he said the allegation by a daily newspaper yesterday titled "Cheaper homes out of reach", was not only mischievous but ... Read More