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 attractive packages and bargains alongside informative property-related talks, fun activities and contests with great prizes.

Now in its 14th edition, the fair brings together over 40 major developers and real estate agencies, offering a vast range of products from landed to high-rise residences, retail and office spaces, integrated developments, affordable homes and investment schemes.

First-time home buyers, upgraders or investors looking for sound options will have a vast choice of properties — each offering unique lifestyle concepts and living environments — to consider.

Eco World Development Group will once again be the biggest exhibitor, alongside BSG Property, IJM Land, Asia Green Construction, Iconic Development, Ivory Properties Group, Mah Sing Group and Tropicana Corporation.

Other big names include Berjaya Land Development, MTT Properties and Development, Tambun Indah Land Bhd, Lone Pine Group of Companies, Nusmetro City, Runnymede Group of Companies, Ideal Property Group and Bandar Utama Development.

Joining them are PJ Midtown, KL Metro Group, Seni Bahagia, Australia Property and Development, Trimension Properties Group, Aroma Development, Property Talk, Gambier Sanctuaries, Dennis Wee Realty, First Lead Investments Consultant, Chester Properties and Vona Parkcity.

Also showcasing their projects are Putra Nilai Development, Protasco Land, Absolute Living Developments, Zhuoyuan Iskandar, Plenitude Bayu, OSK Properties, Farlim Group (Malaysia), Atlantic Blue (Solarvest), Penang Development Corporation and Zeon Properties.

Rounding up the list are Golden Ago Plantation (Mukah), GIC Great Investor Club, Sime Darby Auto Hyundai, Afcar Auto, Rockwills and Public Bank.

The eagerly anticipated talks and forums are also on, touching on topics ranging fromfeng shui to investment strategies, bank loans, affordable housing and property tax, all conducted by experts in their respective fields.

Around 20 sessions are scheduled from 11.30am to 6.30pm at G Hotel throughout the fair, and sponsored by Hong Leong Bank.

Attendees will be able to glean useful information and insights on various property matters.

Spicing things up is the Spin & Win contest offering more than RM100,000 worth of prizes, with highlights being Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphones, Samsung Tab 3V and Asus Fonepad 7 tablets, as well as Parkson gift vouchers.

There are also Philips DVD players, Blu-Ray players, Swatch and Columbia watches, Coach lanyards, Swarovski pens and jewellery boxes, Crabtree and Evelyn Hand Therapy gift sets, cordless phones, steam irons, power banks, hampers, Sanctband Active Ex-Band and Loop Band, wallets, luggage tags, key chains and shower gels to be won.

To take part, simply purchase a copy of The Star, cut out the contest coupon, fill in your personal particulars, answer a simple question correctly and redeem it for a spin on the wheel.

A booth will also be available for those who wish to subscribe to The Star’s newspaper and ePaper bundle. Specially for Hari Raya, a one-year new subscription is now only RM300, instead of the usual RM360.

Renewal for one or two years remain the same at RM260 and RM520 respectively. New subscribers are entitled to eight spins in the contest, while those who make one and two-year renewals get five and 10 spins respectively.

All subscriptions come with two complimentary passes to Break The Code real room escape located on Gurney Plaza’s 4th floor, worth RM70. Admission to the fair is free.

Source: TheStar.com.my