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GEORGE TOWN (Oct 13): As Putrajaya pledges to continue to consider how it can promote affordable housing in the soon-to-be unveiled Budget 2016, the Penang government has announced new measures to stimulate the property market in the state today.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 12): Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon wants more affordable housing developments with cycleways as part of the government's efforts to build a cleaner, greener, sustainable state.

The cautious market seen in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, in the second quarter of this year is expected to continue in the third quarter with limited price growth in the secondary market, especially for high-end condominiums in the city centre.

The first two serviced apartment blocks of the Andaman Group’s ARC @ Austin Hills in Taman Daya, Johor Baru, are currently 50% taken up since being launched on July 31.

Applicants to buy Rumawip (affordable housing) in Kuala Lumpur are asked to pay RM15,000 upfront to show the housing developer that they are committed to the purchase, says Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Dr Loga Bala Mohan.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): The government has requested government-linked companies (GLCs) such as UDA Holdings Bhd (UDA) to build more affordable housing for lower-income earners living in Kuala Lumpur.

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A mix of British, Indian, Chinese and Islamic influences, heritage sites and pre-war shophouses in Penang were a consequence of the socio-economic changes that followed the establishment of the Straits Settlement by the British.

AS one of the oldest residential areas in the Klang Valley, Cheras is saturated with homes, making development parcels almost unavailable.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2): The take-home message from the recently held 7th International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities (WCSC) 2015 is that smart partnerships between local governments and people are key to successful urban regeneration, WCSC organising chairman Datuk N K Tong told The Edge Property.