News Feed
Felda’s affordable housing scheme to take off this year
BY AFIQ ISAWhen StarBiz caught up with him last week, Shahrir had just conducted a series of meetings with not only Felda’s employees but ministers. “The first 100 days have been interesting and rewarding for me. Felda is about land reform and our model is unique. I accepted the job because...
S P Setia higher early Monday
KUALA LUMPUR: S P Setia’s proposed corporate exercise to acquire I&P Group and expand its land bank received support from investors when the stock resumed trading on Monday.At 9.07am, the property company’s share price was up 20 sen to RM3.75. There were 241,200 shares done.The FBM KLCI fell...
How to own your first home with zero down payment?
Let’s face it, if you are a regular wage earner, skyrocketing property prices and the difficulty in securing home loans are probably the two most common obstacles to buying your first home.But here’s the good news for you. Even if you have not saved up enough for the down payment, it is still...
S P Setia shares to be suspended
PETALING JAYA: Property developer S P Setia Bhd has requested for the company’s shares to be suspended from 9am today, pending a material announcement.The company said all structured warrants related to the company would also be suspended at the same time.S P Setia’s shares, which rose to a...
S P Setia to be largest owner of prime land in country
BY THEAN LEE CHENGKUALA LUMPUR: S P Setia is acquiring I&P Group Sdn Bhd from Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) which will transform it into the largest owner of prime land in the country.S P Setia will also buy 342 acres of prime land in Bangi from Seriemas Development Sdn Bhd, which is a subsidiary...
StarPropertyTV (video): How good security affects property value
StarPropertyTV sits down with Crime Safety Specialist, Shamir Rajadurai to find out ways to safeguard a property.What is CPTED?Does security really affect the property value in Malaysia?Shamir talks about the seriousness of safety that is often taken for granted by developers and the effective...
Strong take-up for Matrix Concepts landed property in Negri Sembilan
BY SARBAN SINGHHealthy demand: Lee showing some of the potential buyers available units for booking at the Adira TerracesAra Sendayan project in Bandar Sri Sendayan.SEREMBAN: Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd (MCHB) is seeing strong take-up rates for its landed property developments in Negri Sembilan as...
Ekovest's purchase of land will improve product offering for EkoQuay project
BY DALJIT DHESIPETALING JAYA: Ekovest Bhd’s proposed acquisition of two parcels of land from Lim Seong Hai Holdings Sdn Bhd (LSHHSB) for RM26.77mil or RM530 per square feet (psf) ) is fair as the additional land would improve the product offering for its existing EkoQuay project.UOB Kay Hian...
Advancecon signs underwriting agreement
PETALING JAYA: Main market-bound Advancecon Holdings Bhd has signed an underwriting agreement with RHB Investment Bank Bhd for the latter to be its principal adviser, underwriter and placement agent for the company’s proposed initial public offering (IPO) exercise.In a statement yesterday, the...
Learn the art of stakeholder management
By Jonathan RobertsTHE surest way to achieve success is to model someone who is already successful, said American businessman, philanthropist and life coach Anthony Robbins.With Star-925, everyone is given the opportunity to come and gather insights from the very best of various industries on how...