Penang is looking for a partner to roll out its massive RM27 billion transport master plan that will integrate both land and sea networks, including an MRT system, to link both the island and mainland halves of the state. The state will call an open tender from August 15 to ... Read More

Recently a syndicate 'guaranteeing' applicants and home buyers of affordable housing by asking for monetary compensation of RM10,000 to RM30,000 has caught the attention of developers and the state government. Aspen Group has received multiple complaints from the public that they have received phone calls from a syndicate demanding a ... Read More

Preparations are in full swing for the Star Property Fair 2014 which will take place at Gurney Plaza and the adjoining G Hotel starting tomorrow until Sunday. An army of contractors were busy setting up booth structures, bringing in exhibits, and sprucing up the event venue in time for the ... Read More

THE Penang Development Corporation (PDC) is holding a Request For Proposal (RFP) for a joint development project on a 1.7ha plot at the Sandilands foreshore in Jalan C.Y. Choy. The project will comprise medium-cost apartments, low medium- cost flats and related commercial facilities. PDC was appointed by Chief Minister Incorporated ... Read More

RESIDENTS of Kg Chetty in Batu Ferringhi, Penang, have been given a flat each to make way for a housing project. The developer of the 30-acre village has agreed to allocate each of the 350 householders a low medium-cost (LMC) unit according to the state government’s “one-to-one” housing policy. State ... Read More

Aeon Seberang Prai City, the largest mall in Bandar Perda, Penang, will be renamed Perda City Mall (PCM) after undergoing asset enhancement works. Work has started on the mall and is expected to finish before Christmas this year. Its owner Northern Mall Sdn Bhd said in a press statement that ... Read More

Vona Sky Condominium, part of Vona Parkcity mixed development by Vona Properties Group in Bukit Gambier, Penang. This project comprises two high-rise tower, a total of 516 condo units with size ranging from 1,100 sq.ft to 1,800 sq.ft. It is strategically located along Jalan Bukit Gambier, next to Jade View ... Read More

Exo Residences, an upcoming condominium with full facility by Exopuri Sdn. Bhd. in Juru, Penang. This is a 31-storey residential building comprises 146 condo units with built-up area ranging from 1,275 sq.ft. to 2,886 sq.ft. It's only a stone's throw away from Juru Auto City, about 5 minutes drive from ... Read More

Banks need to reduce interest rates for low-cost, low medium-cost and affordable housing units, says Penang Town, Country and Housing Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo. “A special rate for this category of home buyers is important as it will assist them in attaining their first home,” he said. Jagdeep said ... Read More

The measures to cool the property market may have weeded out a large part of speculative activities but they have not succeeded in curbing rising prices, says Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) president Siva Shanker. “The number of transactions has come down but prices continue to rise steadily,” he ... Read More