The capacity of Penang International Airport (PIA) will expand by almost 100% from 6.5 million passengers to 12 million, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said this was according to a written reply by Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai to him in Parliament. The reply on Monday ... Read More

The Zen, yet another mixed development by Asia Green at Bayan Mutiara. It is located next to Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu Expressway, just a short drive away from the ongoing Penang World City township development by Tropicana Ivory. This development will see the construction of a 46-storey condominium with two residential towers, ... Read More

by Previndran Singhe I must applaud the Malaysian government’s responsiveness in trying to manage the perceived property bubble, with specific focus on the residential luxury market. When we were in university, we were told that a property bubble is usually preceded with what one calls an euphoria of buying, demand ... Read More

The government today announced an indefinite freeze on the development of luxury properties worth more than RM1 million per unit. The freeze, according to Second Finance Minister Johari Abdul Ghani, had come into effect since Nov 1. He said Cabinet had recently scrutinised a detailed central bank report published in ... Read More

Penang's residential property transactions is expected to experience more than 5% contraction this year compared to 2016. Raine & Horne Malaysia senior partner Michael Geh tells StarBizWeek he is projecting a more-than-five-percentage dip in residential transactions in 2018 although there is “still strong interest and confidence” in Penang. The first half of ... Read More

A total of 100 M Vista apartments have been taken up at a preview held at a show gallery in Batu Maung, Penang. “This overwhelming response indicates a strong demand for affordable property. “M Vista comprises 237 apartments located in Batu Maung. “The units are priced from RM345,800,” said Mah ... Read More

The overhang in stratified properties or apartments and condominiums has worsened, with the number of unsold units rising 40% to 20,876 units in the first half of the year (H1 2017) from 14,792 units in H2 2016. Deputy Finance Minister II Datuk Lee Chee Leong said the 20,876 units are ... Read More

The consortium entrusted to construct the proposed undersea tunnel and two paired highways have downplayed a news report that the multi-billion ringgit project was in jeopardy following the move by one of its contractors, Mudajaya Group Bhd to withdraw from the RM810 million contract that it had won to build ... Read More

by Charles Tan I still remember the time when I was looking to upgrade to a bigger place from my small apartment of 700 sq ft in Relau. I considered many places and Balik Pulau was one of them. There were a few projects that my wife and I drove ... Read More

The government’s affordable housing schemes for Malaysians could in the future be a threat to private developers who will not be able to match the lower subsidised prices, Rehda Institute has said. Datuk Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip, chairman of the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association's (Rehda) research arm, said ... Read More