BY SHERRY KOHsherrykoh@thestar.com.myPHOTOS BY FIRST PHOTOGRAPHYA unique three-storey bungalow sits at 6 Jalan Girdle, and its design was masterfully constructed to work with nature.The shape and form of the building adjust and conform to the natural contours of the land, which descends between 8m...

BY: BRENDA CH'NGTHERE has been much debate about overcrowded homes, especially given the rise in the number of properties being converted into hostels, whether for students or foreign workers.Residents believe this corner house is being renovated so that it can be converted into a student hostel...

Programme seeks to provide first­-time home buyers with a better understanding of the property investment journey.BY CAITLYN NG LI YUIN The Own It programme, a home ownership transformation programme by StarProperty.my and Propwall.my, had a successful forum at Tropicana Metropark’s Property...

StarProperty.my and Propwall.my held a forum for first-time home buyers at Tropicana Metropark Property Gallery recently. One of the speakers was Alexander Woo, and he presented “Important must-know basics of property investment”.Woo speaking on the topic ‘Important mustknow basics of...

BY NG BEI SHANPrime land: The front view of the Lai Meng property at Jalan Ampang. At RM3,500 psf, the buyer will have to fork out about RM400mil for the land. James Goh(inset pic) of Rahim & Co’s investment section told StarBiz: “While we have a target price of about RM3,500 per sq ft (psf),...

BY THEAN LEE CHENG, INTAN FARHANA ZAINULPicture shows The Paradigm Mall in Kelana Jaya, Selangor, owned by WCT holdings. “We may consider injecting our hotel business when it is mature,” WCT managing director Peter Taing Kim Hwa(inset) told StarBiz.PETALING JAYA: WCT Holdings Bhd plans to...

All major roads and highways in Penang will have dedicated bicycle lanes, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.ALL major roads and highways in Penang will have dedicated bicycle lanes, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.He said the state government was giving special attention to complete the lanes on...

BY M. SIVANANTHA SHARMAHalted: Some of the Rumah Hijau residents blocking MPSP enforcement officers from pulling down units within the area in Butterworth.AUTHORITIES were stopped from carrying out demolition works at the Rumah Hijau village in Mak Mandin, Butterworth, whose occupants had been...

BY CHERYL POOPETALING JAYA: Tadmax Resources Bhd has accepted a RM30mil loan from Malaysia Building Society Bhd to develop a 41.5-acre parcel of land in Ganggarak, Labuan.In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the property developer said the bridging financing-I facility was accepted via its wholly owned...

BY KELLY TEYProspective buyers looking at a scale model of the Vina Versatile Homes @ Cheras during Mitraland Group’s sales carnival.MENARA Mitraland, the corporate tower that houses the headquarters of Mitraland Group, is now officially open.Standing as the tallest structure in Kota Damansara,...