Property Development, Construction and Management Committee members will consider participation in the recently introduced RM150,000 affordable housing category if incentives are given to the developers.Its convenor Datuk Finn Choong said the committee welcomed the move by the state government to...

BY JOY LEECheah: ‘We were a bit bold at that time because we just finished the Singapore sites and when we came here and saw the underground station, we thought it was a golden opportunityMELBOURNE: UEM Sunrise Bhd is glad it has taken the opportunity to venture into Australia.The purchase of...

BY THEAN LEE CHENGTop out: (from left) Khor, Zaki, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Utama Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, KL mayor Datuk Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz and Putrajaya Perdana group MD Datuk Rosman Abdullah at the topping out ceremony.KUALA LUMPUR: Property developer SP Setia Bhd will...

BY EDWARD RAJENDRAThe StarMetro report on Kota Melawati on Nov 2.THE Kuala Selangor District Office has decided to demolish the former rest house in Kota Melawati where the building has been declared unsafe and abandoned for close to four years.District officer Shamsul Sharil Badliza Mohd Noor...

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...