Taking a home loan? Here are 5 common home loan mistakes that people make especially when they’re applying for it for the very first time. Read on so you can avoid these pitfalls too. Diving in When You’re Not Qualified Banks, by nature, are generally eager to offer home loans ... Read More

I found my dream house. The developer’s office said the project was selling like hot cakes. Sales were on a first come first serve basis’ and I must pay a deposit otherwise she would have to give it to someone else. Or was it a booking fee she called it? I ... Read More

WITH residential prices continuing to rise and and currently standing at 61%, 52% and 108% above the post Lehman troughs in China, Singapore and Hong Kong respectively, do interventions really help? And what are their effects on Malaysia? In the April issue of Asia Pacific Residential Review, Knight Frank brought ... Read More

Least important factors were identity of developer and availability of broadband internet According to a UK survey, the perfect property is two miles from a supermarket, ten miles from the coast and within walking distance of a pub where the landlord knows your name. How about for Malaysians? StarProperty.my recently ... Read More

To the common folks, choosing a home loan is almost as hard as choosing the property itself. If you’re currently in the midst of shopping for a home loan to buy the house of your dream, here are 6 things you should consider before making what would arguably be the biggest financial ... Read More

Hot spots include Batu Maung, Bayan Lepas, George Town, Tanjung Bungah, Teluk Bahang, as well as areas around five new proposed highways. “Despite uncertainties in both external  global economy and internal political risks that have caused some investors to slow down in the short term, market analysts believe that the ... Read More

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) is targeting the transaction value of the secondary property market to increase by between 5% and 8% this year. MIEA president Nixon Paul says: “Historically, the transaction value would increase at about that range every year.” Speaking at a press conference ... Read More

NUMEROUS certified and qualified industry professionals have been engaged by Sunway City (Penang) Sdn Bhd in the string of planning, assessment and studies conducted to ensure the safety of a hillside development project in Sungai Ara, Penang. In a press statement issued on Friday, the developer said it had fulfilled ... Read More

“THE developer says I must sign the letter to collect the keys.” How often do we hear that from house buyers? Too often. How often do house buyers know what to do when faced with such dilemma when taking vacant possession? Not often enough. Do you know the entire content ... Read More

PROPERTY prices in Seberang Prai are expected to rise by an average of 10% this year, says Fook Tone Huat, associate director of property consultants Henry Butcher (Seberang Prai) Sdn Bhd. Fook said in an interview that the rise in prices would apply to all types of properties across the ... Read More