GEORGE TOWN: The value and volume of construction projects that will be given out this year in Penang should increase by 10%, compared with 2012. Penang Master Builders & Building Material Dealers’ Association president Lim Kai Seng said the first quarter of 2012 was slow for the industry, due to ... Read More

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The long-awaited Penang Sentral project is likely to start in the fourth quarter of this year, says the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA). Its chief executive, Datuk Redza Rafiq said NCIA was looking at how to position the project, and work in line with the collaborative engagement model ... Read More

GEORGE TOWN: The second Penang bridge is set for completion in July. The longest bridge in South-East Asia and 20th in the world will then go through road commissioning and testing in August before being officially opened in September. During a tour, the media was given a first-hand look at ... Read More

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