There are concerns that Penang island cannot absorb the high number of projects The planned development of RM29.6bil worth of properties on Penang island in the next 10 to 15 years has raised concerns over the capacity of the market to absorb them. The properties are planned for 1,121.56 acres ... 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

FUTURE residents of the Pearl Regency Condominium can look forward to a luxurious and cosmopolitan sky-high lifestyle when IJM Land Bhd's iconic development at the MetroEast Udini is completed at the end of 2013. Located on a 2.78-acre parcel of land and a stone's throw away from Tesco and e-Gate ... Read More

Some 100 residents of the Gurney Park condominiums have signed a petition urging the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) to shorten the working time of a neighbouring project.Stating that loud noises coming from the upscale Gurney Paragon construction were affecting their daily lives, the group asked for daily working hours to ... Read More

The built environment in the Klang Valley, Penang and other parts of the country is poised for major changes going by the ambitious infrastructure and development projects that have been planned to boost the liveability and growth potential of our major cities.Projects such as the mass rapid transit in the ... Read More

PETALING JAYA: Households applied for less money to buy houses in February with applications falling to RM10.26bil in February from RM12.56bil in January, but the amount applied for was 23% higher than in February 2010.For the fourth consecutive month, ever since new loan-to-value (LTV) rules for the third or more ... Read More

KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd are supportive of the move by Bank Negara to introduce measures for property loans and credit card applications to control the household debt level.Maybank deputy president and community financial services head Lim Hong Tat said the move was ... Read More

KUALA LUMPUR: Shareholders of Atlan Holdings Bhd have approved of the disposal of seven tracts of freehold land measuring a total 61.03 acres in Penang to Utara Malaya Realty Sdn Bhd for RM145 million cash.In a filing to Bursa Malaysia on Wednesday, Mar 16, the group said its shareholders had ... Read More

PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara’s imposition of a maximum loan-to-value ratio (LVR) of 70% for a third and subsequent housing financing facility taken by a borrower is seen as a timely pre-emptive measure to avert unhealthy speculative activities and a potential property bubble, industry players concurred.With the latest measure that takes ... Read More

KUALA LUMPUR: Ivory Properties Group Bhd plans to build residential condominiums and commercial complex with a with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM368 million on a proposed site in Tanjong Tokong, Penang islandIvory said on Wednesday, Sept 15 this project followed its proposal to acquire an additional 847,059 ... Read More