PETALING JAYA (Sept 4): The Real Estate & Housing Developers' Association Malaysia's (Rehda) wish list for the upcoming budget include a firmer stand on policy and incentives for foreign and first time buyers, according to president Datuk Seri Michael KC Yam. "Among the things we are hoping for in the budget include leaving the real gains property tax (RGPT) rate as is.

PETALING JAYA (July 26): Some RM500 million worth of properties from both local and foreign developers will be up for sale at the Malaysia Property Expo (Mapex) in October.

Mapex committee chairman Datuk Ng Seing Liong said over 50 developers have registered to take up 145 exhibition booths at the event where a total of 227 booths are expected to be set up.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 25): The market capitalisation for Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in Malaysia is expected to grow by 30% to RM20 billion this year from RM15 billion last year, an industry player said.

Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Jeffrey Ng said the increase was mainly from the listing of IGB Corp Bhd's REIT in the second half of this year.

PETALING JAYA (June 5): The Fourth International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities (WCSC) 2012 hopes to engage with the general public, it was shared at a press conference on Tuesday.As a result, the theme for the conference is "Cities For People", and it hopes to highlight how a holistic approach where every stakeholder is engaged in dialogue benefits the city overall.To be

KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): Despite the growth of Shah Alam, the capital city of Selangor is still undersupplied in terms of real estate products.There is a lack of commercial and retail lifestyle products in Shah Alam, according to property experts at a recent forum.

PETALING JAYA (May 25): The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) has submitted its Budget 2013 wishlist to the Ministry of Finance, including proposals for more incentives to encourage green building and development.According to Rehda president Datuk Seri Michael Yam, apart from the efforts put in by developers, architects and designers to adopt green features in their projec

SEREMBAN (May 15): The first round of the Malaysia Property Expo (Mapex) at the Seremban Parade here from May 18-20 will feature 17 developers and two related industry players.

The expo is organised by the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) Negeri Sembilan.

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 2): Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association of Malaysia (Rehda) president Datuk Seri Michael Yam announced that Rehda along with the ministry are currently in talks with various financial institutions to discuss further initiatives for the financing of projects.

KUALA LUMPUR: Some companies hit hard by the heavy monsoon rains and floods that swamped some 1,500 industrial facilities across Thailand from October to December last year will be here next month to source for suitable sites to relocate their facilities.Kumar Tharmalingam, CEO of Malaysia Property Inc (MPI) revealed that as many as 25 manufacturing companies whose factories and operations in T