'FundMyHome made my dream come true!'
SEMENYIH (Jan 17): Thirty-five-year-old Liau Tet Haw has finally fulfilled his long-time dream of owning a home – thanks to innovative property funding platform FundMyHome (FMH).
Puchong apartment residents worry about cracked walls, broken tiles
PETALING JAYA (Jan 16): Residents of Tiara Mutiara Service Apartment, Puchong are claiming that the work site of mixed development project near their homes is causing cracks on the walls and tiles of their units, reported The Star today.
China Vanke’s first project to be launched this year with an estimated RM5b GDV
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): China Vanke Co Ltd, the China’s second-largest developer by sales, is eyeing the launch of its first mixed development in Malaysia this year with an estimated GDV of RM5 billion.
Pockets of opportunities in Malaysia property sector in 2019, says Knight Frank
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): Property consultancy Knight Frank Malaysia said the local property market has held up rather well in the second half of 2018 (2H2018) and more improvement is expected in 2019.
Weak sentiment likely to persist for construction, property, building materials sectors in 2019, says HLIB Research
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Weak sentiment among retail investors is likely to persist in 2019 for the construction, property and building materials sector, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research.
Azmin tells property developers to adopt ‘disruptive technology’
HULU LANGAT (Jan 6): Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali today called on property developers to be more opened to “disruptive technology” to transform the industry.
DOJ’s withdrawal of the forfeiture action confirms there is no completing claim to the Equanimity
PETALING JAYA (Jan 4): The filings on 19 to 21 December 2018 by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California confirmed many things - that the forfeiture action against the Equanimity by the United States of America had been publicised in accordance with the law; and Jho Low’s company Equanimity (Cayman) Ltd had filed a claim to the Equanimity in that action; and that all such claims to the Equanimity have now been withdrawn.
JPJ: e-hailing drivers prohibited from soliciting passengers offline
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): Drivers providing e-hailing services are prohibited from waiting or scouting for passengers offline at any given place, including airports, said the Road Transport Department (JPJ) in a statement yesterday.
French regulators seize 1MDB-linked properties worth up to €150m
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): French regulators have seized properties worth up to €150 million belonging to former Aabar Investments PJS Ltd chairman Khadem Al-Qubaisi in its probe into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), according to Sarawak Report (SR).
Top 10 property deals of the year
In a survey conducted by The Edge of seven leading real estate experts, the most hotly anticipated deals for 2019 were discussed.
