Properties priced from RM500,001 to RM700,000 faced the highest loan rejection rates, according to almost a quarter of 157 respondents to the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) property industry survey 1H2016. About 24% of respondents agreed that properties in the price range of RM500,001 to RM700,000 faced the ... Read More

A new centre of connectivity is fast appearing, where a new hub for integrated transportation, integrating rail, ferry and bus services, will soon rise in the north. Check it out in the video below. Serving as the centre of transportation for Penang and the northern corridor, the hub also integrates ... Read More

Woodsbury Suites, an on-going service apartment located along Jalan Chain Ferry, within the Harbour Place township development in Butterworth. It comprises 420 units of service suites with built-ups ranging from 550 sq ft to 2,270 sq ft. There are eight contemporary layout design to provide for flexibility in defining space according to individual ... Read More

Putrajaya is risking a subprime crisis if it lets developers assume the role of housing loan creditors who are allowed to charge quadruple the interest rates offered by banks, the National House Buyers Association (HBA) warned. In a statement to the Malay Mail Online late last night, the HBA urged ... Read More

You are cordially invited to the celebration of DNP Land 20th Anniversary and Property Showcase 2016. Date/Time 16 - 18 September 2016 (Sunday) 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM Venue BM Utama Sales Gallery, Bukit Mertajam, Penang. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ... Read More

The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry is mulling a proposal for housing developers to be issued a money lending licence to help non-bankable house buyers and overcome down payment issues. Tan Sri Noh Omar (pix), the Minister, said he observed many buyers having difficulty making down payments. "I ... Read More

The Bandar Cassia affordable housing project in Batu Kawan, Nibong Tebal, is already 77% completed to date. Penang Town, Housing and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said Phase One of the project featuring 520 low medium-cost and medium-cost units was ahead of schedule and the units would be ... Read More

According to property consultancy firm Knight Frank Malaysia’s Real Estate Insights research report, the challenging property market has led developers to adopt “push marketing” in order to boost sales of their projects. Among the notable ongoing marketing campaigns is Sunway Group Bhd’s “Sunway Property Certainty Campaign” that offers up to ... Read More

The Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) has withdrawn from Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG) which is the developer for the RM6.3 billion proposed undersea tunnel and three paired roads projects in Penang. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said CZBUCG sought the approval from the state government to do so ... Read More

AllianceDBS Research said the Penang property market has been facing challenging conditions since 2014 as property prices continue to rise, albeit at a slower pace. “We notice that transaction numbers have continued to extend its decline in 2016 and there is no sign of a recovery in the near term ... Read More