The Penang State Government is now setting a new target to provide 220,000 units of affordable housing by 2030. Penang Local Government, Housing Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said, previously the State Government set a target to provide 180,000 units of affordable housing as part of  vision Penang 2030 ... Read More

The Federal Court today ruled that management corporation bodies of residential strata buildings, through their own house rules, can prohibit short-term rental of residential units in their buildings. A three-member bench, chaired by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, said even if the state authority permitted the use of the ... Read More

UEM Sunrise Bhd, one of the largest property developers in Malaysia, has received a letter from its shareholder proposing a merger with peer Eco World Development Group Bhd, the company said on Monday. Its major shareholder UEM Group, in a letter on Friday asked for UEM Sunrise and Eco World ... Read More

Sungai Pinang residents and those staying around the Karpal Singh Drive have additional joy when the ground-breaking ceremony of a three-acre neighbourhood park was launched at Lebuh Sungai Pinang 7 as part of a green project by the state today. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, who planted a Malayana sapling ... Read More

The unreleased Bumiputera lots contribute to about 40% to 50% of the country’s overhang numbers, according to Real Estate & Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) Malaysia president Datuk Soam Heng Choon. Many completed houses in certain states were unsold because the state governments do not want to release the Bumiputera lots ... Read More

The second phase of The Light Waterfront project, The Light City held its groundbreaking ceremony, officiated by the Mr. Ong Teng Cheng, Managing Director of IJM Construction Sdn Bhd, and Dato' Toh Chin Leong, Senior General Manager (Northern Region) of IJM Land Berhad and Director of IJM Perennial Development Sdn ... Read More

An upcoming mixed development by Znen Landmark Development Sdn. Bhd. at Bandar Perda commercial district in Bukit Mertajam. Located near Jalan Perda Utama roundabout, just a stone's throw away from KPJ Penang Specialist Hospital and Seberang Perai City Council. Neighboring communities include BM City Mall and Metropol, which is still under ... Read More

George Town, the capital city of Penang, has been awarded the Gold Medal for the fourth edition of Sustainable Cities Organisation Awards (WeGO Awards) under the Mobility category. State Housing, Local Government and Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo today said this was the first time Penang ... Read More

Developers are scratching their heads as to why the most affordable units priced RM300,000 and below form the largest segment of total unsold residential units. Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) Malaysia vice-president Zulkifly Garib (pic) said: “The overhang is an accumulation of many years. We need to understand ... Read More

The sales of the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) 2020-2021 are expected to be lower than last year owing to the lacklustre performance in the first half of 2020, said Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) Malaysia president Datuk Soam Heng Choon. HOC 2019 recorded sterling sales of 57,000 units ... Read More