The SMJK Heng Ee branch in Jalan Sungai Tiram 1 in Bayan Lepas, Penang, will be able to take in 3,000 students once it is ready in 2018. Construction of the RM50mil school project has entered its second phase with a six-storey academic building costing RM20mil. It will have 96 ... Read More

While the recent implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has made people more cautious about their spending, they are still willing to take the plunge if the right property is available. This was a common sentiment expressed by exhibitors and visitors at the ongoing Star Property Fair 2015 ... Read More

Forest Ville, a twin towers freehold project by Ideal Property Group in Bayan Lepas, Penang. Located on an 11-acre land, the two towers were part of One Foresta affordable housing scheme located along Lengkok Kelicap.  Schools, financial institutions and healthcare facilities are only short drive away. This development scheme comprises ... Read More

The grandest showcase of stylish living — Star Property Fair 2015 — opens at G Hotel and Gurney Plaza in Penang today, offering home hunters and investors varied options both locally and abroad. The event runs until Sunday and opens from 10am to 10pm daily. Visitors can expect to find ... Read More

SummerSkye Residences, a mixed development at Ideal Vision Park by Ideal Homes in Bayan Lepas, Penang. Strategically located near learning institutions including the proposed new schools: Chung San Primary School and Heng Ee Primary and Secondary Schools as well as the Straits International School. It is only a mere minutes drive to ... Read More

Penang property developers see a glut swelling in the affordable segment, which has about RM7bil worth of mid-range properties planned to date. These 34,608 units, targeted exclusively at the first-time home ownership market with prices ranging between RM200,000 and RM400,000, will enter the property market over the next three to ... Read More

Ideal United Bintang Bhd (IUBB), a heavy machinery and equipment trading company, said its parent company Ideal Property Group will inject a RM1bil property project into the company by the end of this year. This is part of an on-going corporate exercise over five years to turn IUBB into a ... Read More

Buying home is typically the largest and most complicated financial commitment most people will ever make”. This is the phrase used whenever there is talk of homeownership and it applies to low-income households, too. First-time buyers face many barriers, one of them being the burden of monthly payments, having enough ... Read More

With the help from Penang State Government and a property developer, the 107-year old Chinese Primary school, SRJK(C) Shih Chung, has finally found its new home and will be relocated to Bayan Lepas in the next few years. The new school will be located within the development area of One ... Read More

The new year started off on a positive note for Penang homebuyers, says Raine & Horne International Zaki +Partners director Michael Geh. Since the state government announced specific guidelines on Sept 13 last year to encourage the building of affordable houses, there has been “greater advocacy” and more approvals of such projects, Geh ... Read More