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Ensure a sustainable local property market

Ensure a sustainable local property market

There are a number of measures that can be put in place to ensure the local property market continues to be healthy, sustainable and does not succumb easily to any adversities. It was just barely three years ago that we witnessed the widespread contagion effect of the collapse of Lehman ... Read More
Insider's guide to buying property

Insider’s guide to buying property

PROPERTY investors who intend to scout for high-rise buildings can now refer to a new guide book ? An Insider's Guide to Real Estate in Penang. Published by Henry Butcher Malaysia (Penang) Sdn Bhd, the property guide consists of details of high-rise properties in the state, such as the estimated ... Read More
Late bird catches the worm at property fair contest

Late bird catches the worm at property fair contest

GEORGE TOWN: It is better late than never for 38-year-old Danny Lim, as he managed to walk home with an Acer Iconia Tab computer tablet after almost missing out on the ?Surf, Click and Win? contest.The managing director of the Capital Wealth Management admitted that he almost forgot about the ... Read More
Many couples visit fair to scout for property to invest in

Many couples visit fair to scout for property to invest in

YOUNG couples made up an unusually large number of visitors who thronged the Star Property Fair 2011 at the ground floor of Gurney Plaza and Level 2, G Hotel. Many of them, however, were not first-time buyers but were instead looking for property for investment purposes. Among them were Dr ... Read More
Appointments to view show units made, more visitors expected over the weekend

Appointments to view show units made, more visitors expected over the weekend

EXHIBITORS at the Star Property Fair 2011 were having a busy time as the premier property expo at G Hotel and Gurney Plaza in Penang entered its second day.Sunway City Berhad senior executive for sales and marketing Jenny Khor said the number of visitors making enquires yesterday was much more, ... Read More
Penang market still vibrant

Penang market still vibrant

GEORGE TOWN: The increase in the number of exhibitors at the Star Property Fair 2011 here is an indication that the property market in Penang is still vibrant.Star Publications (M) Bhd group managing director and chief executive officer Ho Kay Tat said there were 36 exhibitors now compared with 29 ... Read More
Eco-town concept for Batu Kawan

Eco-town concept for Batu Kawan

BUTTERWORTH: The Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) has been tasked with turning Batu Kawan in Central Seberang Prai into an Eco-town with high standards of sustainability. State Local Government and Traffic Management Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said many green plots of land in Batu Kawan could be incorporated into ... Read More
Penang properties attractive to foreigners and overseas Penangites

Penang properties attractive to foreigners and overseas Penangites

RETIREE Frank Kwong, 83, is unable to stand too long or walk much but that did not deter him from visiting the Star Property Fair 2011 ? he turned up in a wheelchair even before the fair opened. ?I have been reading about the fair and did not want to ... Read More
Senior citizens are among early birds checking out offerings

Senior citizens are among early birds checking out offerings

SHOPPING is made easier if you have many choices all in one place for ease of comparison and this is no different with house hunting. ?One of the best things about this property fair is that you get all the major developers under one roof,? said visitor Stella Goh in ... Read More
Sales beyond expectations

Sales beyond expectations

THE Star Property Fair 2011 in Penang saw millions of ringgit in sales recorded within hours of its opening. BSG Property sold two bungalows and a terrace house at its Permai Gardens project, a gated and guarded landed property in Tanjung Bungah, for about RM7.3mil. Its sales and marketing executive ... Read More