News by CHIN WAI LUN

Minister of Housing and Local Government Zuraida Kamaruddin: Our main priority is to make home ownership more accessible to the B40 and M40 income groups. There is no urgency for this [vacancy tax].

Sold for: RM800,000 (about RM444 psf based on land size); Concluded by: John Oh Ewe Hock (REN 07002) (012-2986266) of Oriental Real Estate Sdn Bhd; When: July 2020

An artistic multi-functional court not only brings joy to the community, having an inviting place to play keeps the children off the streets and out of trouble

Property developer Paramount Corporation Bhd (PCB) remained bullish on the prospects for the second half of the year despite a rocky first half due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO).

“The market sentiment has gradually improved and as a result, our sales also increased tremendously… With the positive outlook of the property sector and gradually improving market sentiment, we will continue to launch more projects in the coming months to continue increasing our sales.”

Built on a 4.3-acre land with a total estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM66.92 million, Irina comprises 394 units with built-ups ranging from 750 sq ft to 1,000 sq ft. The project is expected to be completed in 2023.

屋主一直居住于此，对这间公寓细心照顾。从这个单位可眺望吉隆坡的景观，这也是租户决定租下这个单位的原因之一。

Homeowner: This is a great gift and historical moment for my family as we have waited 21 years for this house. Although the project was abandoned, all the homeowners still have to service the loan because we don’t want to be declared bankrupt.

The low density freehold landed property development comprises 219-unit single-storey terraced houses. Built-ups of the units range from 1,098 sq ft to 1,333 sq ft.

“This is a significant milestone for us and the surrounding communities. Not only is Orbix a bi-lingual (English and Mandarin) school that offers a comprehensive and holistic curricula, exposure to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics is bound to spark curiosity and so applying them in their education syllabus can be an incredibly powerful learning tool," said Mitraland Group chairman Datuk Johan Ariffin.