The majority of youths in Penang have no choice but to rent due to high property prices. Most (73.2%) are staying in a property owned by a family member or a relative and many (93.7%) are hoping to own a house within the next five years. These are some of ... Read More

Eco World Development Group Bhd is targeting to launch the first phase of landed terraced homes at its Eco Horizon and Eco Sun complementary township developments in Batu Kawan, Penang sometime in 2H2017, Eco World Penang general manager Khoo Teck Chong told TheEdgeProperty.com. The 300-acre Eco Horizon and 74.5-acre Eco ... Read More

The upgrade of the federal road FT006, from Teluk Kumbar to the Penang International Airport (LTAPP), near here, which costs RM390 million, is expected to be completed this December. Penang Umno liaison committee chairman Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Osman said the road would be made fully open to road-users early ... Read More

We have found yet another job posting by IKEA Southeast Asia for their first IKEA store in Penang. From the latest job posting, it seems IKEA is now targeting to open their new store in Penang by 1st quarter of 2019. The company is now looking for a Deputy Store Manager, ... Read More

More than half of Malaysians surveyed want to own a home within the next six months, according to the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda). However, stringent lending rules continue to be a major deterrent, association president Datuk Seri F D Iskandar said. In a poll of 1,655 ... Read More

The excess in supply of residential properties is expected to clear in three to four years, paving the way for a recovery in the property market, says housing industry experts. The new National Information Property Centre (Napic) 2016 report shows that the incoming supply of residential properties has inflated to ... Read More

Property developers have warned that home prices may rise following the government’s recent move to slap a safeguard duty on the import of certain steel products for three years. If the safeguard duty leads to a rise in steel prices, Real Estate and Property Developers’ Association (Rehda) president Datuk Seri ... Read More

House prices have remained steady despite a slowdown in property sales and a huge overhang of unsold units. According to the Valuation & Property Services Department’s (JPPH) Property Market Report 2016, prices of residential property continued to grow, albeit moderately despite the current market glut. “The Malaysian House Price Index ... Read More

The Environmental Impact Assessment report for the reclamation on Penang island’s southern coast will be submitted to the Department of Environment by the end of this month. State Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the report would comprise various studies on the impact ... Read More

The Penang government has decided to postpone its decision to raise the contribution fee by developers who fail to build low-cost and low medium-cost housing until the year-end. State Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the state received complaints from Penang Real Estate and Housing ... Read More