BY GRACE CHENNeary (left) with Setapak Central marketing manager Too Yee Ping say they will run an agressive rebranding campaign.KUALA Lumpur Festival City, a subsidiary of Parkson Holdings Berhad, will now be known as Setapak Central.The 44,128sq m property located along the Jalan Genting Kelang...

BY BRENDA CH’NGMaple Residences will be located on the left, and will be surrounded by greeneryTHOSE wishing to own a freehold service apartment in one of Klang’s new townships will have more options now that Khoo Soon Lee Realty Sdn Bhd has opened all its three blocks for sale.Named Maple...

BY EDWARD RAJENDRAClosure of Taman Setia road exits to fight crimeTHE Taman Setia Residents Association wants to permanently close nine exits in the neighbourhood to help prevent crime.They claim the exits allow burglars to easily gain access to their properties and provide escape routes for...

BY KATHLEEN ANN KILITee (far left) showing the Chinese officials some of the Malaysian Chinese heritage and culture during the Shantou district and Iskandar Regional Development Authority meeting in Shantou.CHAOZHOU: THE Johor government’s effort to foster stronger ties with city councils in...

SALES of the Signature retail shop offices started about two weeks ago at Sunway’s integrated Cheras project with overall outcome expected to be fairly brisk despite the weak property sector due to two MRT stations, says Sunway Bhd managing director for property development division...

BY THEAN LEE CHENGIs this the best way to help first-time house buyers? FOR years, developers rode the wave of brisk sales. Part of it was a vibrant market, and a growing economy.Credit was easy and abundant and the introduction of the developer interest bearing scheme (DIBS) made it easier to...

BY EUGENE MAHALINGAMTHE current glut in the property market has not been easy for anyone – be it on buyers and investors, or developers trying to generate sales.For members of the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) Youth, the present environment can be trying – but is also...

BY YEE XIANG YUNVIP guest: Johor state secretary Datuk Ismail Karim (sixth from left), Johor Rehda organising chairman Simon Heng Kwang Hock (third from left), Hoe (fifth from left) and Johor Rehda deputy chairman Wong Kuen Kong (right) looking at a property model after launching Mapex 2015...

An artist’s impression of IOI’s two-storey terrace Avira homes.THE launch of the two-storey terrace Avira homes by IOI Properties Group drew overwhelming response as 300 excited homebuyers converged in Bandar Puteri Warisan in Sepang to view the show units when it was launched last month.Avira...

BY FARAH FAZANNAAhmad Hadri (left) and Zulkifli standing in front of one of the BRT buses.WITH recent debates about poor air quality and the effects of carbon dioxide emission, it seems like electric vehicles are the way to go.According to GreenTech Malaysia, transportation accounts for 20% of...