As main cities in the country continue to urbanise, the provision of affordable homes remains a major concern. Penang is no exception.

A man on a mission with great ambitions for his state, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is all smiles as he strides into his office in Komtar. His solid handshake embodies his steadfast commitment to bringing competent, accountable and transparent governance to the state since he assumed office in 2008.

Penang Island, in particular, has been seeing a lively and resilient property market for a long time. However, it is not immune to the current property market slowdown.

Property prices on Kota Kinabalu’s secondary market have been rising over the last five years, albeit at a marginal rate, observes Rahim & Co branch manager Max Sylver Sintia when presenting The Edge/Rahim & Co Kota Kinabalu Housing Property Monitor 3Q2016.

The spike in MGS yield is negative to real estate investment trusts (REITs) due to the narrowing spread between dividend yield of REITs and MGS yield which reduces the attractiveness of REITs.

All of Pesona’s existing jobs are either government-related or from listed property developers in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

Typically, when prime land in the city centre becomes scarce, fringe areas become the next natural target for both investors and developers. Besides the “location, location, location” mantra, there are many benefits to reap from this move — high demand, good investment opportunities and readily available amenities and infrastructure.

Recently, there has been a rising trend in the real estate industry where real estate agents join hands to seal a deal. From what used to be every man for himself during better times of the market, the current slow market has prompted many real estate agents and negotiators from different agencies to work together.

Sentoria Group Bhd achieved record sales in the financial year ended Sept 30, 2016 (FY16), with new property sales leaping 144% to RM228.5 million.

Have you ever been stressed out about how to improve your home environment through design while worrying about the cost? Perhaps you can get a few useful tips from Zoe Chan, a software engineer who only spent less than RM10,000 to spruce up a home filled with industrial and Japanese zakka style.