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BY FARAH FAZANNA ZULZAHAAdnan (second from right) speaking to some of the EnestaKepong buyers while Amona Group group executive chairman Datuk Othman Ahmad (right) looks on.THE Federal Territories Ministry plans to build about 20,000 Federal Territories Affordable Housing (Rumawip) in...

A general view of many high-rise buildings mushrooming along the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in George Town.WHEN my childhood friends visit me, they would often ask: “How is Penang doing?” I tell them that the state has been developing at breakneck speed over the last seven years compared...

BY INTAN FARHANA ZAINULPNB president and group chief executive Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman.KUALA LUMPUR:  Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) has awarded the contract to build the Menara Wawasan or also known as Menara KL118 to the joint venture of South Korea’s Samsung C&T and UEM Group...

BY DAVID TANFilepic of visitors checking out the model of Ferringhi Residence 2 at the launching of a new sales gallery at Level 17, Menara Boustead, George Town.DESPITE the property market slowing down in Penang, Mah Sing Group Bhd is still looking to the state to contribute about 10% to 12% to...

BY YEE XIANG YUNLai showing a slab of cement that fell off from the wall of his car porch due to the cracks at his unit along Jalan Austin Perdana 5/22 in Taman Austin Perdana, Johor Baru.JOHOR BARU: Residents who forked out an extra few thousand ringgit to get a housing unit with a scenic lakeside...

BY N.TRISHAFilepic of Jagdeep Singh (wearing tie) with his special assistant Daniel Gooi (right) and residentslooking at the repainted Taman Free School flats in July 2013. — Photo: GEORGE CHEAH/The StarOLD buildings especially flat blocks which are not economically viable to retain will be...

BY: DATO' JOEY YAPIn the olden days, a person’s wealth is usually determined by their personal stocks. If a person is a farmer, their stock will be the crops. For a jeweler, his or her stock will be in the form of his or her merchandise or raw gems. While in the modern day context, a property a...

BY GURMEET KAURPETALING JAYA: The signature sales gallery of 8 Conlay, a mixed-used development at Jalan Conlay in Kuala Lumpur city centre, was unveiled yesterday, with the project coming in at a higher gross development value of RM5.4bil from RM4.5bil – raising its price per sq ft from RM2,700...

GEORGE TOWN: Property developer Mah Sing Group Bhd is set to launch over RM1.2bil worth of projects in Penang next year.Mah Sing (North) senior general manager Daniel Law Wei Keong said the upcoming launches include the RM735mil Ferringhi Residence 2, the RM350mil Icon Residence at Lebuh Pykett,...

BY YEE XIANG YUN and KATHLEEN ANN KILNUSAJAYA: The state government has allocated RM150mil to develop an additional 14,000 home units under the Johor Affordable Homes (RMMJ) programme, increasing its target to 60,000 units by 2019.Mentri Besar Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin said that the funds...