Many people have described the current global financial crisis as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to invest in not only the equity markets overseas but in the property markets as well, where prices have taken a beating. David Lye, an agent with Chester Properties, cites Trump SoHo, a five-star, 45-storey hotel condominium in New York, as an example.

It is not surprising that Malaysians are becoming target investors for properties Down Under.

For almost four decades, the Urban Development Authority, or UDA, has been the government’s flagship vehicle for the redevelopment of cities and towns in the country. Set up by the federal government in 1971, the national property development agency’s mission was to launch and undertake various urban development projects.UDA was incorporated in 1996 and became UDA Holdings Sdn Bhd.

Sunway City Bhd (SunCity), which first made its foray into property development two decades ago, has in recent years reinforced its reputation as an integrated property development player.

Consider this scenario: You have just set up your own company and all you need is some space to work or have meetings a few times a month.

Award-winning scientist environmentalist Dr David Suzuki said: “We are in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone is arguing over where they are going to sit.” If this is so, and if we continue damaging our environment and the earth with the effects clearly showing, instead of focusing on consciously saving it, surely there would not be much left for our children?Imagine this — ev

The high intensity of human activity in cities around the world, brought about by rising urbanisation, spells a world that’s becoming increasingly unsustainable.

Those of you who remember the popular TV show Dallas or the Oscar-winning movie Gone With The Wind will probably find some similarities between these and Planters’ Haven, Sime Darby Property Bhd’s exclusive gated residential development set in a mature orchard.The project was conceived in the 1990s, during the boom years of the property industry, when words like “green living” and “sustainabili

Depending on who you ask, sustainable development may or may not be cool. While some will have no qualms about giving up long hot showers, a relaxing bubble soak or anything remotely trendy for fear of incurring the wrath of Mother Nature, there are those who remain oblivious to or uncaring about what could be in store for mankind.

We are seeing it everywhere around us — signs of global warming, warnings of depleting natural resources, shocking degradation of the environment and so on. It seems that every other day we read about one animal or other coming close to extinction. Being environmentally conscious is becoming increasingly urgent, in fact, essential for mankind’s survival.