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Penang International Property Expo 2013

Penang International Property Expo 2013

The Penang International Property EXPO 2013 is going on at Straits Quay on 28th and 29th December at the Convention Centre on the 6th floor. Fourty developers showcase their choice properties to the public. Members of the public can also take this opportunity to take the free registration form from ... Read More
Penang’s New Housing Rules Effective 1 February 2014

Penang’s New Housing Rules Effective 1 February 2014

UPDATE: The new housing rules announced in the 2014 Penang state Budget approved at the Penang State Assembly and proposed to be effective from 1 February 2014 are designed to protect Penang from being adversely affected by a property bubble as well as ensuring that public housing and affordable housing ... Read More
Penang ready to increase quantum of Affordable Housing Fund

Penang ready to increase quantum of Affordable Housing Fund

The Penang government is prepared to increase the RM500mil Public and Affordable Housing Fund if it is not sufficient to build 20,000 housing units in all five districts in the state. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said that despite not receiving any funding from the Federal Government, it was able ... Read More
Second Penang bridge expected to open in February

Second Penang bridge expected to open in February

The second Penang bridge, which is now 99.9% completed, is expected to be opened to the public in February, said Works Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof. “Only the construction of two toll plazas in Batu Kawan – one at the Bandar Cassia interchange and the other at the interchange connecting to ... Read More
Penang pushes ahead with property ruling despite criticisms

Penang pushes ahead with property ruling despite criticisms

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government is standing firm with its new ruling on property sale even as critics slam it, saying the ruling is illegal. State Housing, Town and Country Planning committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the state controls the land office, so with land being a state matter, ... Read More
Land prices in Penang likely to rise next year

Land prices in Penang likely to rise next year

A LAND valuation of RM1,200 per sq ft for 44.5ha of reclaimed land in Penang by the state government is being used as a point of reference for land transactions, claims the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda). The association's Penang chairman Datuk Jerry Chan said yesterday land prices ... Read More
Mah Sing buying land in Penang for new township

Mah Sing buying land in Penang for new township

SIXTH PROJECT IN STATE: Southbay East development on the mainland set to be completed within 4 years MAH Sing Group Bhd is buying about 30.9ha of freehold land in mainland Penang for RM42.59 million for its new township, Southbay East, which has a potential gross development value (GDV) of RM400 million ... Read More
FIABCI Courtesy Call - New Affordable Housing Rules

FIABCI Courtesy Call – New Affordable Housing Rules

The new housing rules from Feb 1, 2014 is to protect Penang from being adversely affected by a property bubble as well as to ensure that public housing and affordable housing are bought by genuine purchasers who are qualified first time buyers from lower and middle-income groups The Penang state ... Read More
iMoney expands presence in Penang and Johor Bahru

iMoney expands presence in Penang and Johor Bahru

KUALA LUMPUR, December 9th, 2013 – iMoney, the number one financial comparison website in Malaysia, will begin offering personalised mortgage consultancy services to consumers in Penang and Johor Bahru. This new expansion puts iMoney’s mortgage consulting business in five states, namely Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Johor Bahru and Penang. iMoney’s ... Read More
New rules may burden Penang homeowners looking to sell

New rules may burden Penang homeowners looking to sell

Owners of affordable and low-cost homes in Penang will find it tougher to sell their properties as the state government plans to enforce strict rules to curb property speculation. From Feb 1 next year, owners of affordable homes (bought for below RM400,000 on the island and RM250,000 on the mainland) ... Read More