YOUNG couples made up an unusually large number of visitors who thronged the Star Property Fair 2011 at the ground floor of Gurney Plaza and Level 2, G Hotel. Many of them, however, were not first-time buyers but were instead looking for property for investment purposes. Among them were Dr ... Read More

EXHIBITORS at the Star Property Fair 2011 were having a busy time as the premier property expo at G Hotel and Gurney Plaza in Penang entered its second day.Sunway City Berhad senior executive for sales and marketing Jenny Khor said the number of visitors making enquires yesterday was much more, ... Read More

GEORGE TOWN: The increase in the number of exhibitors at the Star Property Fair 2011 here is an indication that the property market in Penang is still vibrant.Star Publications (M) Bhd group managing director and chief executive officer Ho Kay Tat said there were 36 exhibitors now compared with 29 ... Read More

BUTTERWORTH: The Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) has been tasked with turning Batu Kawan in Central Seberang Prai into an Eco-town with high standards of sustainability. State Local Government and Traffic Management Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said many green plots of land in Batu Kawan could be incorporated into ... Read More

RETIREE Frank Kwong, 83, is unable to stand too long or walk much but that did not deter him from visiting the Star Property Fair 2011 ? he turned up in a wheelchair even before the fair opened. ?I have been reading about the fair and did not want to ... Read More

SHOPPING is made easier if you have many choices all in one place for ease of comparison and this is no different with house hunting. ?One of the best things about this property fair is that you get all the major developers under one roof,? said visitor Stella Goh in ... Read More

THE Star Property Fair 2011 in Penang saw millions of ringgit in sales recorded within hours of its opening. BSG Property sold two bungalows and a terrace house at its Permai Gardens project, a gated and guarded landed property in Tanjung Bungah, for about RM7.3mil. Its sales and marketing executive ... Read More

THE lure of prizes such as Samsung 32-inch LCD TVs, Acer Iconia Tabs and Samsung Galaxy Tabs drew visitors to the counters for the ?Surf, Click & Win? contest at the Star Property Fair 2011. Visitors headed to the counters on Level 2 of G Hotel and the new wing ... Read More

BOOTHS featuring attention-grabbing scale models and creative designs are up, signalling the start of the Star Property Fair 2011 which begins today at the ground floor of Gurney Plaza and G Hotel’s level 2. Workers were seen putting finishing touches to the booths which were adorned with decorative plants and ... Read More

PETALING JAYA: CIMB Research expects the proposal by Bank Negara to modify the mode of calculation for household loans to curb domestic speculation in the local property sector to have only a short-term impact.“We think that any measures to curb domestic speculation are likely to have only a short-lived impact ... Read More