Over a million residents here will be affected if the goods and services tax (GST) is imposed on management fees for apartments and condominiums, said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said all management and maintenance fees for buildings with strata titles, including low- and low-medium cost flats, will ... Read More

Generally people buy a residential home to live in before moving onto property investments, so for someone who is looking to buy a residential home to live in, what are the options out there? When deciding to buy a house you’ll have to make a decision early on, and that ... Read More

Housebuyers here need to be more cautious not to fall victim to a syndicate which is going around securing payments for units at an affordable housing project developed by the state. Penang Town, Country and Housing Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said there were claims that the syndicate was promising ... Read More

RESIDENTS of Kg Chetty in Batu Ferringhi, Penang, have been given a flat each to make way for a housing project. The developer of the 30-acre village has agreed to allocate each of the 350 householders a low medium-cost (LMC) unit according to the state government’s “one-to-one” housing policy. State ... Read More

PETALING JAYA: Nadayu Properties Bhd, which has just completed its privatisation exercise, aims to launch five projects with a combined gross development value (GDV) of RM1.5bil this year. Executive chairman Hamidon Abdullah said the company had lined up four projects in the Klang Valley and one in Penang to be ... Read More

RESIDENTS of the One World and One Sky condominium blocks in Bayan Baru, Penang, are disputing the annual property value (APV) fixed for their units by the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP). One World chairman Brandon Oon, representing the owners of all 538 units of both blocks, said the APV of ... Read More

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

The Federal Government should leave real property gains tax (RPGT) alone in the 2014 Budget. New Bob Group director Dr Lee Ville said that if the RPGT is increased, then it will dampen the property market, which has already started to cool. Lee is also president of ERA Malaysia, which ... Read More

WITH residential prices continuing to rise and and currently standing at 61%, 52% and 108% above the post Lehman troughs in China, Singapore and Hong Kong respectively, do interventions really help? And what are their effects on Malaysia? In the April issue of Asia Pacific Residential Review, Knight Frank brought ... Read More

Ideal Haus, the latest addition to One Residence project in Sungai Ara by Ideal Property Development Sdn. Bhd. This non-gated freehold development comprises 117 garden terraces that incorporates spaciousness, flexibility and modern simplicity for a sheer living comfort. Location : One Residence, Sungai Ara, Penang Property Type : single & 2-storey Terrace Land Tenure : Freehold ... Read More