Malaysian corruption allegedly spreads to Canadian real estate
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): Sarawak governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud and his family have been accused of using proceeds of corruption into real estate in Canada, Bloomberg reported today.
Rehda survey: Only 31% of developers launched new projects in 1H17
PETALING JAYA (Sept 20): The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda) recent survey showed that only 31% of respondents had new launches in the first half of the year, representing a 12% drop from 2H16.
Increase in demand for conservation shophouses
Interest in conservation shophouses has certainly increased, and so have prices.
Weird ways people buy property
In Sydney, a 19-year-old trainee teacher James Kidd tried harnessing the power of social media to buy a house of his own.
Eupe marches on with third Klang Valley project
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): Kedah-based Eupe Corp Bhd has its third Klang Valley project in the pipeline and is looking to launch it by end-2018 or 1Q2019.
Ministry studying automated parking system for People's Housing Projects
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): The Federal Territories Ministry is studying the feasibility of having automated multi-storey car parks at People's Housing Projects (PPR) here to solve the problem of parking spaces.
IBS adoption still low — survey
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): While much has been said about the advantages of using the Industrialised Building System (IBS) method for construction, adoption is still slow due to the various hurdles faced by stakeholders in applying the technology.
HDB pumps in S$10.7 mil in R&D collaboration with two universities
SINGAPORE (Sept 8): The Housing and Development Board (HDB) of Singapore yesterday inked two research and development (R&D) agreements with the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) at the International Housing Forum on sustainable urban development.
Prefabricated bathrooms, units for all Singapore new flats by 2019
SINGAPORE (Sept 7): Singapore’s Housing Development Board (HDB) says it will improve construction productivity through a greater use of prefabricated units that are assembled off-site but that can be installed on-site.
