By NURUL ASMUI MD AZMI and CAITLYN NG LI YUINSeveral measures to support house ownership and improve property industry introduced.Drone shot of the latest PPR, PPR Lembah Subang 2 in Ara Damansara.When Malaysia’s Budget 2017 themed “Accelerating Growth, Fiscal Prudence, Enhancing Wellbeing of...

PETALING JAYA: George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd today announced that it has received a Letter of Award dated 31 October 2016 (“LOA”) from Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia, accepting George Kent’s tender to design and build a 150-bed Hospital in Tanjung Karang, Selangor for a contract sum of RM277.2...

BY EMILY K.Lam with a scale model of the Kenwingston Square Garden at the Kenwingston Square Garden Sales Gallery in Wangsa Maju. LOOKING for an affordable home that promises modern living in a community with a diverse mix of low-density urban enterprises and state-of-the-art commercial...

BY AFIQ ISA“I do believe so because we have brought down our gearing from 57% to 44% over the past one year. “With further monetisation and deleveraging activities, we believe that we can achieve our target of 38% soon,” Bakke told reporters after the group’s AGM. KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby...

 MALACCA: Property developer Yong Tai Bhd has recorded sales of RM461mil from Phase 1A of the mixed development Impression Malacca City here by entering into a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Orient Venture Properties Bhd.Yong Tai Group chief executive officer Boo Kuang Loon said the...

BY TOH KAR INNWednesdays Report: Inset Desmond Lim. Taing is on the right. PETALING JAYA: WCT Holdings Bhd saw a change at the helm a day after the founding shareholders of the construction and engineering company disposed of their stake to Tan Sri Desmond Lim Siew Choon.In an announcement to...

 IT is heartening that EPF has made arrangements with the banks to help first time buyers with their initial payments to own their homes.People must plan to have some savings to enable them to enjoy their retirement with a roof over their heads.Health care is going to be expensive, and good...

BY M. HAFIDZ MAHPARSeacera group managing director Zulkarnin Ariffin showing the company's tiles. KUALA LUMPUR: The proposed RM220mil purchase of Duta Nilai Holdings Sdn Bhd, which would have given Seacera Group Bhd slightly more than 250 acres in Selangor to undertake a property development...

Based on an ongoing survey by Propwall.my, 49 percent of the participants said the government has not sufficiently addressed the difficulty for first-time homebuyers to purchase a home, whilst 24 percent believed the opposite. The rest were uncertain if the policies will help the situation.On top...

BY DALJIT DHESI  The sale of 19.7% stake in WCT Holdings Bhd to Dominion Nexus Sdn Bhd, a company controlled by property tycoon Tan Sri Desmond Lim Siew Choon, could open the door for a value unlocking exercise over the medium term although it falls short of triggering a general offer.Lim via its...