Potential homebuyers will enjoy stamp duty and Memorandum of Transfer exemptions with the purchase of selected Sime Darby Property homes.

A total of 135 Orang Asli Seletar families from two different villages on Thursday (Jan 12) agreed to record a consent order in the Court of Appeal with developers, the Johor government and the Federal Government, which would see them not only being compensated monetarily, but 85 of them being resettled on a 45-acre (18.21-hectare) alienated gazetted land.

Pesona Metro said its wholly owned subsidiary Pesona Metro Sdn Bhd has secured a contract from property developer Land Market Sdn Bhd to build a two-block 44-storey condominium in Mon't Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.

Raja Nazirin Shah Raja Mohamad has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Al-`Aqar Healthcare REIT and Al-Salam Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) effective from Wednesday (Jan 11).

Noteworthy:

• Leasehold
• Built-up size: 1,480 sq ft
• Land size: 1,300 sq ft
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
• Semi-furnished
• Nearby amenities: Giant Hypermarket, Aeon Mall, schools, convenience stores and restaurants
• Accessibility: Elite Highway, SKVE Highway, PLUS Highway

When: December 2022

The Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival (KLAF) 2023 was officially launched on Monday (Jan 9) to kick off its diverse calendar of more than 100 programmes spread throughout the year.

Based on its Real Estate Highlights 2nd half of 2022, “the performance of the property market sector is in tandem with robust economic recovery, as Bank Negara Malaysia expects full-year growth to exceed its forecast of 7%”, said group managing director, Keith Ooi.

Noteworthy:

• Freehold
• Built-up size: 2,716 sq ft
• 2-storey shoplot
• 0 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
• Unfurnished
• Nearby amenities: The Mines Shopping Mall, One South Street Mall, LRT Sungai Besi, restaurants, F&B outlets, convenience stores 
• Accessibility: SILK Highway

When: October 2022

Executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Hock San said LBS has finished 2022 on a strong note, surpassing its sales target by 25%, and is cautiously optimistic about the property market in 2023.

Nestcon said the 41-month contract was awarded by Armada Istimewa Sdn Bhd for undertaking the construction and completion of earthworks, piling and pile caps, retaining wall, substructure, main building works and infrastructure works for the project.