Errant housing developers can now be hit with hefty fines and jail terms if they abandon their projects. Under the amendments to the National Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966, which would take effect from June, developers of abandoned projects may be fined RM500,000 and jailed for up to ... Read More

Penang Development Corporation (“PDC”) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Temasek and Economic Development Innovations Singapore Pte Ltd (“EDIS”) on 23 May 2014. PDC and Temasek intend to form a joint-venture company to develop Penang International Technology Park (“PITP”) and Business Process Outsourcing Prime (“BPO Prime”). PDC will hold ... Read More

THE Federal Government has bought 80.94ha of land in Teluk Bahang for the 1Malaysia People’s Housing Scheme (PR1MA), said Datuk Shah Headan Ayoob Hussain Shah (BN -Teluk Bahang). He said he had checked with PR1MA Corporation Malaysia which confirmed that the land had been bought for the Federal Government’s initiative ... Read More

CURRENT and future buyers of Botanica.CT Garden Township will continue to be surrounded by good fortune for the next 20 to 40 years, according to renowned feng shui consultant Datuk Joey Yap. He made the remark when he arrived at the launch of Botanica.CT’s Botanica 4 show villas to give ... Read More

GUH Holdings Bhd is planning the initial launch of an RM238mil residential project in south Seberang Prai next year following the acquisition of a 46-acre land bank for RM69.68mil in Simpang Ampat. Group managing director Datuk Kenneth H’ng told StarBiz that the project, comprising 322 units of landed properties on 16 acres or ... Read More

The development of Seri Tanjung Pinang (STP) phase two in the north-east coast of Tanjung Tokong here by Eastern & Oriental Bhd’s (E&O) unit, Tanjung Pinang Development Sdn Bhd has entered a critical phase with the company awaiting the endorsement of the state government for its proposed masterplan before it ... Read More

The anticipated goods and services tax (GST) and the hike in the overnight policy rate (OPR) will impact housing affordability and sales, according to Maybank IB Research. It said the benchmark OPR of 3% was expected to rise 50 bps (basis points) to 3.5% following the central bank’s monetary policy ... Read More

Eco World Development Group Bhd plans to launch two residential and commercial property projects in Penang, with a gross development value (GDV) of RM1.26bil, in 2014 and 2015. Group president and chief executive officer Datuk Chang Khim Wah told StarBiz that the projects, EcoTerraces and EcoMeadows, would be launched on ... Read More

PROPERTY prices in Penang have risen by leaps and bounds since about seven years ago. The announcement of the second bridge in Penang in late 2006 is a key reason for the increase in property prices. Raine & Horne Malaysia director Michael Geh said that the price of vacant land ... Read More

IDEAL United Bintang Bhd (IUBB) is targeting to obtain the gold Green Building Index (GBI) certification for the Tree Sparina and Solaria projects in Bayan Lepas, Penang. IUBB senior strategic design manager Gan Heng Fey said in an interview that solar panels and rain harvesting systems were among the green ... Read More