A 71-year-old small business owner won the grand prize sponsored by property developer SP Setia for Minggu Saham Amanah Malaysia (MSAM) 2023’s e-Peraduan campaign organised by Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB).

Tropicana Corporation Bhd’s 863-acre township in Kota Kemuning, Tropicana Aman, celebrated an 88% take-up rate for its final villa series in Hana Residences, as well as the launch of its lakeside bungalow show units.

Following the recent StarProperty special pullout published on Oct 6, several property developers have put forward their Budget 2023 wish list. Property developer Mah Sing Group Bhd's (LBS) wish list for Budget 2024 which will be tabled in Parliament on Oct 13 is as follows:

Following the recent StarProperty special pullout published on Oct 6, several property developers have put forward their Budget 2023 wish list.

Following the recent StarProperty special pullout published on Oct 6, several property developers have put forward their Budget 2023 wish list.

Labour shortage has become a linchpin in the property sector, choking outputs and driving up costs. The industry has tried coping with it as best as it could under the current policies that have affected the supply of both skilled and unskilled labour in the industry.

The Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) has announced its full support for the government's measures and strategies outlined in the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025) and in particular, those aimed at improving strata housing management.

When it comes to the cost of developing property, construction, material and labour cost comes to mind but few people understand that a significant portion of the cost is the compliance cost, also known as the cost of doing business.

Bracing themselves for the impending requirement to provide Centralised Labour Quarters (CLQ) for their workers, developers hope that they will be provided with tax incentives for them to transit through the disruption that would be caused initially.

When it comes to the valuation of potential development, property valuators use a method of comparison, by evaluating a development to its surrounding property prices without taking into account the new infrastructure and amenities the development put into place.