ACCENT: BY MELINDA ROOSA place to call home: House-hunting is not an easy task. Get it right because finding that special place can make or break the delicate first few months of transition in a foreign land.A guide to finding the right home for your stay in MalaysiaONE of the key aspects in...

FINANCIAL SNACKS - BY ERWIN SOON, CONSULTANT AT SUCCESS CONCEPTS LIFE PLANNERSDuring the last housing boom in the United States, most investors bought properties with only one thing in mind: sell it at a higher price. However, when the market dropped drastically,many of  these investors were...

BY NURUL ASMUI MD AZMIIf you are thinking of investing in property, or already own one, you might be wondering about factors that can affect the market value of your property. Regardless of where you are in Malaysia; we often hear “property prices are escalating”, “property now is very...

Dear StarProperty,I recently moved into a new 3 storey link house in Seksyen 11, Kota Damansara, it’s a gated and guarded community with individual title. In the Deed of Mutual Covenants signed with the developer, it was stated that the developer will provide security services for 12 months from...

Landlords and tenants both need each other, yet their interests can be conflicting. Understanding each other helps both parties.LAW FOR EVERYONEBY BHAG SINGHALMOST everyone is a landlord or a tenant, and sometimes a person may be both. Both have advantages and disadvantages. Where property has been...

JOHOR BARU: Pontian is poised to boom economically and become the next growth area, especially with its close proximity to Iskandar Malaysia and the mammoth Forest City project.Johor Domestic Trade, Consumerism and Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Tee Siew Kiong said the district, known for being a...

Lim will be speaking on Chinas Belt and Road initiative at Menara Star on Thursday.THOSE who have been waiting for a chance to clear their doubts about China’s Belt and Road Initiative will be able to find out more at a talk in Menara Star’s Cybertorium in Phileo Damansara, Petaling Jaya, on...

Major project: A scale model of LBS Bina’s Alam Perdana project. The township in Ijok, Selangor, is being built jointly with the Selangor state government.PETALING JAYA: Shares of LBS Bina Group Bhd came under selling pressure last week, as investors took profit after the stock surged to a...

On a trip to Australia, I noticed that there are actually services where a specialist team of gardeners can come to your home every six months or so to trim plants and creepers in the garden.Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending how you look at it, we have not reached that stage yet here in...

BY MANGALESRI CHANDRASEKARAN mangalesri@ocision.comRenting out your property is rewarding, until you bump into the 'horrible renters'.The irresponsible renters tend to be careless towards the belongings in your property, which in the first place do not belong to them.It is common for property...