KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians can expect to see housing supply decline and housing prices spike should the build-then-sell (BTS) method of property development be implemented, said members of a panel discussion on the topic “Build-then-sell: The impact on property prices” at The Edge Investment Forum on Real Estate 2011 last Saturday.The panellists were Bandar Utama township developer See Hoy Chan H

KUALA LUMPUR: Should the Build-Then-Sell (BTS) method be made compulsory in Malaysia, the country can expect to see a reduction in housing supply and impact prices in the near term, according to members of a panel discussion on the topic "Build-then-sell: the impact on property prices" at The Edge Investment Forum on Real Estate 2011 on Saturday, April 9.

Full house at the forum - photo by Abdul Ghani Ismail/TheEdge

KUALA LUMPUR: The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda) plans to submit a memorandum containing recommendation on the proposed amendments to the Housing Development Act (118) to authorities beyond the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in two months, said president Datuk Seri Michael Yam.

PETALING JAYA: The recently announced "My First Home Scheme" is set to mostly benefit smaller property developers outside the Klang Valley that offer affordable houses priced between RM100,000 and RM250,000, said property analysts.

Among the listed property developers that offer or have plans to build such properties are YNH Property Bhd and Hua Yang Bhd.

Event: Organised by The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda), the annual expo brings together the nation's developers and business related to property under one roof to showcase their products. Among the exhibitors are I&P Group, Sunway City Bhd, Titijaya Group, CIMB Bank and Citibank.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) Malaysia expects property prices to increase by up to 20% in the next six months on higher material and land costs, its president Datuk Seri Michael Yam said. Yam noted that building material cost increased by between 5% and 10% annually.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association of Malaysia (Rehda) expects property prices to increase by up to 20% in the next six months on higher material and land costs, its president Datuk Seri Michael Yam said.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda) expects property prices to increase up to 20% in the next six months.

Its president Datuk Michael Yam said on Thursday, Mar 10 the general increase in prices would be due to higher building material and land costs.  Material costs increase by 5% to 10% annually.

PETALING JAYA: The submissions of projects for Green Building Index (GBI) certification have jumped substantially in the last six months, indicating the rising interest among developers to build green. “From August 2010 until February, we received about 60 new registrations, bringing the total to about 150 projects.