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Developer interest bearing scheme proposed for first-timers
By: WONG WEI-SHEN“The property industry has a larger multiplier effect than other industries. Hence, stimulating the industry should therefore have a larger impact on the wider economy,” group managing director Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum (pic) said.PETALING JAYA: Mah Sing Group Bhd is proposing to...
Buyers will finally get their homes
BY VINCENT TANTHE buyers of the abandoned Block E Petaling Utama low-cost flats project in PJS 1 will finally get their homes – after a long 11-year wait.The 276 affected people will get new units at the neighbouring Block F to be built by developer Peter Brickworks Sdn Bhd.The Block E project...
Low-cost apartment residents take on responsibility of caring for their home
BY KATHLEEN MICHAELAFTER managing Pangsapuri Section 16, Bandar Baru Bangi, and caring for its residents for 30 years, the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) has handed over the task to the residents.This year, residents of the low-cost apartment facing Jalan 6C/11 formed a...
Bidding goodbye to a treasured landmark
BY JAROD LIMShoppers frequent Ampang Park Shopping Centre for various types of goods.AMPANG Park might be just another mall to many of us but for those who had worked there for more than four decades, the 42-year-old shopping centre in Jalan Ampang is a place they had grown to love.News that the...
A retail paradise in the making
BY DAVID TANAn artist’s impression of Aspen Vision City, which will include an Ikea outlet.WITH three major shopping malls being planned for Seberang Prai, the mainland will soon rival the island as a shopping paradise.The three malls are The Design Village (net lettable area (NLA) 400,000 sq...
Property seminar a big draw
Propwall.my’s Agent Day well attended by real estate agents and negotiators.Propwall.my invites reputable speakers to its Agent Day.A recently concluded real estate agent seminar held at Menara Star gave a crowd of real estate agents and negotiators valuable insights on property-related...
Harrods Hotel deal is off
By: THEAN LEE CHENGPETALING JAYA: The Harrods Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, planned as one of three in the world, has been scrapped. However, the other components that make up the mixed integrated development will go ahead as planned, according to sources.It is uncertain why Harrods Hotel was scrapped but...
RM80,000 ceiling price for homes
Happy homeowners:Siti Aishah Mohd (right) and Muhadda Muhaimin Mohd Raduan (second from right) proudly showing the keys to their new PR1MA homes which they received at a ceremony in Bera, Pahang — BernamapicBERA: The Pahang Government has set RM80,000 as the ceiling price for houses built under...
KL East: The forgotten corridor
BY DATUK STEWART LABROOY“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” ― Winston S. ChurchillTHE journey along the Karak Highway is a visually exciting one. Rarely can one be confronted by a vista of towering mountains and lush...
One space, multiple functions
BY MELVIN CHOWfeedback@starproperty.myMost Gen-Yers seem to prefer the flexible work-and-play lifestyle enabled by SoHo (Small office Home office) units as opposed to standard homes or conventional office units.Work-and-play lifestyle takes on new meaning in the flexibility of the SoHo unit. -...