The upcoming Penang International Exchange mixed development project at Bayan Baru may include affordable housing components. According to the latest proposal submitted by Magna Rezeki Sdn. Bhd., the mixed development project located on the empty land next to Giant Hypermarket in Bayan Baru will consist of a 50-storey affordable condominium together with a 28-storey commercial building. The ... Read More

Jade Marvel Group Bhd said the group and JSC Land Sdn Bhd have mutually agreed to terminate their joint venture agreement (JVA) to develop a project in mainland Penang. Jade Marvel, through its unit Great Marvel Sdn Bhd (GMSB), will instead complete the development on its own, the group said ... Read More

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) maintained the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.75 per cent at its first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday. In a statement today, the central bank’s MPC considered the stance of monetary policy to be appropriate and accommodative, while remaining committed to utilise its policy levers as appropriate to create enabling conditions ... Read More

The reinstatement of movement control order (MCO 2.0) and the surging number of Covid-19 daily new cases might have dampened the market sentiment, but the industry leaders do not foresee the property prices continuing to move downwards as current price has bottomed. Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda) ... Read More

Heavy machinery has started arriving at the construction site of a 6km dual carriageway that is part of the RM6.3 billion three major roads and undersea tunnel (PMRT) project. Yesterday morning, hydraulic excavators, bulldozers and soil compactors were seen transported to the construction site at Lorong Bukit Gambir where works ... Read More

The calculation for late delivery payment to house buyers begins from the date the booking fee is paid, and not when the sale and purchase agreement (SPA) is signed, the Federal Court ruled today. Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said the Housing Development (Control & Licensing) 1966 and its ... Read More

Last year had been extremely challenging for the overall market, including real estate, due to the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic and it continues to disrupt lives, economies, and societies globally. Homebuyers and investors held on to their money due to the certainty in the market and because of that many developers ... Read More

This is a residential development by Woolley Development Sdn. Bhd. at Butterworth. Strategically located near Jalan Dahlia, easily accessible via the ever bustling Jalan Raja Uda. It is adjacent to Bola-Bola Sports Centre and the proposed Garden City mixed development by Flexizone Venture Sdn. Bhd. The proposed development comprises a 12-storey medium cost ... Read More

DBS Group Research is predicting Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by another 25 basis points (bps), which would bring the interest rate to a new low of 1.5%, in the forthcoming monetary policy meeting scheduled for Jan 20 next week. The move is expected ... Read More

The Penang government plans to extend the House Ownership Campaign (HOC) to the year-end following implementation of the movement control order (MCO) and imposition of Emergency which is expected to continue until August. State Housing, Local Government and Town and Country Planning Committee chairman, Jagdeep Singh Deo said this measure ... Read More