I recently went to a SOHO launch where the developer offered a 10% rebate and DIBS (developers’ interest-bearing scheme) package. With regards to the rebate, 10% of the selling price will be waived provided the sale and purchase agreement (SPA) is signed within a certain period. I understand that the rebate ... Read More

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) has issued a stop work order on a hill-slope housing project in Paya Terubong with immediate effect. The construction site behind the residential area in Lebuh Rambai 6, has been the cause of mudflow to the houses nearby. MPPP said the notice was ... Read More

THE Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) has given the necessary clearance for the construction of the Jit Sin High School Bukit Mertajam’s branch school in Valdor, south Seberang Prai. Municipal councillor Teoh Seang Hooi said the RM30mil building plan was unanimously passed and endorsed in a full council meeting at ... Read More

SP Setia Bhd Group’s annual ‘Setia 4U Showcase’ is back at Gurney Plaza, Penang. The four-day exhibition, at the mall’s atrium, opened yesterday and will be on from 10am to 10pm daily until Sunday. Visitors and investors flocked to the expo to find out more about the developer’s prime projects ... Read More

The short answer is: No, you don’t need a lawyer when you do a property transaction. Everything about conveyancing is spelt out in the National Land Code 1965, Stamp Act 1949, Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966, Strata Titles Act 1985, Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989, and a ... Read More

If you’re taking a home loan to buy a property, chances are: you’ll be required to pay for Mortgage Reducing Term Assurance, or MRTA, by the bank as part of your loan arrangement. And if you’re one the tens of thousands of first-time home buyers out there who are wondering why you ... Read More

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) has launched an investigation into the alleged illegal hill clearing in Bukit Gambier. The council has found traces of tree cutting and landfilling activities. It said an order was issued to stop work immediately after a site visit by MPPP with the state ... Read More

In a bid to alleviate traffic woes on Penang island, five road upgrading projects have been put in place by the Penang Municipal Council. Its Engineering Department deputy director A. Rajendran said that out of the five projects, two had already been completed last year. “The completed projects involved the ... Read More

NEW developer Gema Intan Sdn Bhd is set to embark on its first development project early next month in Penang, its managing director Teh Tatt Chin said. Known as Skyview, the mix residential and commercial project will be built on a 1.18ha of land, formerly belonging to temple association Persatuan ... Read More

GEORGE TOWN: The value and volume of construction projects that will be given out this year in Penang should increase by 10%, compared with 2012. Penang Master Builders & Building Material Dealers’ Association president Lim Kai Seng said the first quarter of 2012 was slow for the industry, due to ... Read More