Foreigners buying landed properties in Penang island can now only do so if the property is priced above RM3 million. The Penang government has agreed to halve the approval fee for foreign purchasers of some stratified properties on the island from three per cent to 1.5 per cent. The reduction ... Read More

The sale and transfer of property valued at RM500,000 and below will now be subjected to a 1% conveyancing fee. Taking effect today, it came about with the revision of the fee structure in the Solicitors’ Remuneration Order by the Bar Council last year. The revision, which was approved by ... Read More

The economic climate has not deterred developers from planning multi-billion ringgit projects in Penang. The general consensus is that the current slow period is part of the property cycle and not something sinister like the 1997/98 Asian Financial Crisis. In time, the situation will turn around and they are preparing ... Read More

Five Malaysian artists are set to make their way into the Guinness Book of Records soon for painting the world's tallest mural on Penang's Komtar tower. The World's Tallest Mural project, which is sponsored by Only World Group (OWG), will see the artists attempting to paint a colossal homage to ... Read More

Property transaction has undeniably indicated a downtrend pattern for past few years. However, people’s obsession with home ownership did not exhibit any declining effect. In fact, we experienced consistent upsurge in our pageviews. By comparing our Jan & Feb 2017 traffic vs the same period in 2015 and 2016, approximately ... Read More

If you are looking for a ready, more secure and less speculative type of property, you would probably look at the secondary market first rather than those that are still under construction offered by housing developers. While the costs of entry are higher in the secondary market compared to buying ... Read More

Penang Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional (BN) submitted today a historic joint motion to the prime minister to address high loan rejection rates affecting home buyers in the state. State executive councillor Jagdeep Singh Deo said state Opposition Leader Datuk Jahara Hamid had signed the joint motion together with Penang ... Read More

The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) would like to see special end-financing schemes, such as the Skim Pembiayaan Fleksibel (SPEF) that was created exclusively for Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia homes, applied to private developments as well. Rehda national treasurer Datuk Muztaza Mohamad said this is something the association ... Read More

A new property listing portal in Penang is now available for all home owners, landlords and property agents!! If you have been looking for a property portal that provides comprehensive property search for Penang real estate property listings, home for sale and properties for rent, Penang Property Sale is now ... Read More

In a major win for house buyers at the Appellate Court today, housing developers must now honour liquidated and ascertained damages (LAD) or late delivery compensation to house buyers. During the judicial review hearing, the presiding judge Datuk Hanipah Farikullah granted 104 house buyers an Order of Certiorari, quashing the ... Read More