Rehda hopes Budget 2018 addresses these three key issues

PETALING JAYA (Sept 28): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) hopes the government will seriously consider three key areas, namely financing, cost of doing business and the GST exemption, said president Datuk Seri FD Iskandar Mohamed Mansor.

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More developers helping homebuyers with their downpayments

PETALING JAYA (Sept 20): To embrace the current challenging market conditions, more developers are assisting buyers with the 10% downpayment and are lower selling prices to boost sales, according to a recent survey by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda).

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Taman Melawati residents: Central park on or off?

PETALING JAYA (Sept 13): Taman Melawati residents are still seeking clarity about plans for a convention centre that will be built on a site earmarked for a central park, following recent remarks by Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.

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Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR ‘wide open’ to all

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project is “wide open” to all and both countries will choose the builder based on merit from a tender expected to be opened in December, said MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal (pic), according to a Bloomberg report.

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Iris deputy MD retires amid graft probe

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): Iris Corp Bhd announced that its deputy managing director (MD) Datuk Hamdan Mohd Hassan (pictured) has relinquished his position in the trusted identification (ID) company amid an ongoing graft probe in connection with the company’s e-passport contract with the Republic of Guinea.

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