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Q1 2018 recorded RM35,173mil worth of property transactions
By Aisyah Suwardi The overall property market activity in Q1 2018 reported a healthy volume of transactions at 79,504 with a total value of RM35,173mil, said a report from National Property Information Centre (NAPIC).The number of transactions was 51.71% of the total volume of transactions in H1...
Ownership on the horizon
By Tharmini Kenas, Aisyah Suwardi, Ng Pau Ling and Hakim HassanBringing the general public closer to affordable housingTHE Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) recently announced its intention to submit a proposal to streamline the affordable housing projects in Malaysia under one programme...
When NOT to buy a house?
By Tharmini Kenas tharmini@thestar.com.myBuying a house should be a decision made consciously after weighing many factors, especially your financial situationOwning a house has become a symbol of financial stability. The pressure that society puts on those who start receiving monthly paychecks are...
Can you afford to buy a house?
Find out by using three formulas to calculate your level of affordabilityBy Ng Pau Ling pauline@thestar.com.my Related topic: Ownership on the horizonRelated topic: Affordable issue across the globe
Affordable issue across the globe
From Bogeumjari housing in S. Korea to leasing of public land in Turkey, many countries are focusing on affordable housingBy Tharmini Kenas tharmini@thestar.com.my IT’S easy to assume that challenging housing matters in Malaysia are unique, but you’d be surprised at how similar lives in other...
Nightmare on tenant street: How to protect your rights as a landlord?
Contributed by Wai Chong Khuan from Messrs Low and Partners A tenancy can no doubt generate a passive income for you. However, a lousy tenant may turn your property investment into a nightmare. If a tenant refuses to pay rent but continues to stay on the premises, what can you, as a landlord...
Bandar Rimbayu to offer Rumah Selangorku houses
By Aisyah SuwardiFrom left: IJM Land Bhd managing director Edward Chong and senior general manager of Bandar Rimbayu Chai Kian Soon during the Sembang Raya with Bandar Rimbayu luncheon.PETALING JAYA: IJM Land Bhd’s Bandar Rimbayu is launching Halaman II, a five-storey apartment under the Rumah...
Does affordable housing mean houses with lower quality?
Contributed by Canaan Building Inspection Sdn Bhd director Joshua KangAccording to the survey conducted by Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH), the house price index in Malaysia has increased for the past few years.Meanwhile, the housing market remains weak, and many developers are...
[Small House in a Big World] Housing Policy: Build then Sell or Sell then Build?
By Viktor Chong viktorchong@thestar.com.myThis housing project in Kampung Koskan Tambahan, Sungai Choh in Rawang has been abandoned for 17 years.AS WE all know, the Malaysian housing policy uses the age-old “Sell then Build” concept. In other words, developers get to sell the housing units to...
The issue of housing loan with a deceased spouse, from a Muslim perspective
By Viktor Chong viktorchong@thestar.com.myWHAT happens to your housing loan when you die?Or more specifically, what would happen to your spouse should you pass away without settling the housing loan?Previously, Messrs Eunice Tan & Partners founder Eunice Tan Mui Lee answered such legalities from a...