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Penang will conduct a statewide assessment of the structural safety of heritage buildings following Tuesday's (Aug 4) incident on Armenian Street in George Town, where debris fell from a heritage shophouse and injured two Sri Lankan tourists.

Three recent Bursa Malaysia filings have revealed a major industrial land assembly in Kapar, with WG Malaysia VIII Sdn Bhd, a DayOne-linked acquisition vehicle, acquiring about 157 acres of adjoining freehold land for a combined RM687.89 million.

The future Sungai Nibong LRT station may eventually become one stop along Penang's first urban rail network, but the state's ambitions extend well beyond building another station.

A proposed Real Property Development Act is in the final stage of drafting as part of efforts to strengthen regulation of Malaysia’s property sector, according to Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.

Homeownership among Malaysia's middle-income (M40) households fell below that of the lower-income B40 group in 2024 despite the country's record-high overall homeownership rate, prompting calls for more data-driven housing policies and stronger coordination across government agencies.

Kuala Lumpur's commercial property market remained resilient in the second quarter of 2026, with office and retail vacancies continuing to decline despite a surge in new industrial supply, as occupiers increasingly favoured higher-quality assets, according to JLL Malaysia.

Rehda Institute launched its latest housing research publication on Tuesday (July 28) as the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) outlined plans for the proposed Malaysia–Cambridge Urban Platform (MCUP), a long-term collaboration with the University of Cambridge aimed at strengthening housing affordability, urban planning and sustainable development policies in Malaysia.

Its headquarters' new registered address will be Level 70, Menara Merdeka Maybank, Presint Merdeka 118, 50118 Kuala Lumpur.

Relying on ad-hoc intervention by the Commissioner of Buildings (COB) is not a sustainable long-term solution to address the management failure in low-cost strata housing schemes, according to the Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM).