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

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

The Star regional operations manager (north) Chung Chok Yin and Henry Butcher Malaysia (Penang) Sdn Bhd director Dr Teoh Poh Huat met up with developers at the Star Northern Hub in Bayan Lepas to ascertain the impact of a slower GDP forecast for 2011, rising interest rates, and escalating property ... Read More

BUYERS looking to invest in homes where they can be closer to nature should look into Sunway Cassia located in Batu Maung, Penang, which is built with the green concept in mind. True to its theme, the developers of Sunway Cassia, Sunway City Berhad, has set up 0.8ha (two acres) ... Read More

THE Star regional operations manager (north) Chung Chok Yin and Henry Butcher Malaysia (Penang) Sdn Bhd director Dr Teoh Poh Huatrecently met up with developers to ascertain the impact of a slower GDP forecast for 2011, rising interest rates, and escalating property prices amidst global challenges on the direction of the Penang property market ... Read More

Seven developers from Penang and Kuala Lumpur are launching properties, comprising largely residential projects with over RM2.271bil gross sales value (GSV), for the island and Seberang Prai beginning the second half of 2011 and in 2012. Some 1,722 units of the properties with an RM1.899bil GSV are planned for the ... Read More