On Oct 5, 2020, the Federal Court made a significant decision in prohibiting short-term rental activities in the case of Innab Salil & Others vs Verve Suites Management Corporation that:1. A Management Corporation (MC) is empowered to introduce additional house rules to regulate short-term rental...

For first-time homebuyers, being able to live in a township imbued with elegance comes second to choosing an affordable and practical home. More often than not, Malaysian starter homes offer the most basic of designs, facades, and landscapes. Otherwise, a higher price tag is expected.

The Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) has recently released its publication entitled Investigating Property Overhang: Policy Analyses.

By Nalina Suria Ravi, nalina@mystar.com.my  Most children have a specific vision of their ideal bedroom. Most of the ideas are from the epic movies they watch and observe. So when it comes to decorating or renovating their bedrooms, parents might want to set into their tiny shoes to understand...

By Nalina Suria Ravi, nalina@mystar.com.my  The Covid-19 pandemic created a new norm for everyone. This created a change that property developers have to take into consideration for their future projects.Many are looking at high-tech technologies that may be suitable for their planning for...

By Nalina Suria Ravi, nalina@mystar.com.my Every homemaker has a dream kitchen from the choices of colours, designs and sizes to the types of kitchen appliances that will achieve their vision. Here are five more upscale kitchen appliances that will take your dream kitchen to the next...

PETALING JAYA: Property developer Mah Sing Group Bhd (Mah Sing), while lauding the government’s proactive measures in rolling out economic stimulus, hopes it will consider additional incentives to encourage homeownership, particularly among first-time homebuyers.Mah Sing founder and group...

The extension of Home Ownership Campaign (HOC), special end-financing scheme for first-time house buyers, grant incentives to township developer to assist in better infrastructure planning as well as additional benefits to encourage wider Industrialised Building System (IBS) adoption, are some of...

Property developer Gamuda Land Sdn Bhd has begun the process of handing over the first phases of two of its townships – Gamuda Gardens in Sungai Buloh and twentyfive.7 in Kota Kemuning. Lucent Residence in twentyfive.7, a 257-acre self-sustained township, was launched in 2017 comprising 181...

By Nur Adilah adilah@mystar.com.myThere are many homebuyer’s guides that are easily accessible through numerous property online portals or agents, all offering similar information. But how effective are these guides to first-time homebuyers? As a novice in home buying affairs, referring to...