Good response: Visitors checking out a scale model of an EcoWorld project during a Star Property Fair in Penang.THE Star Property Fair 2015 will return to Penang’s Queensbay Mall from Oct 1 to 4, once again bringing together leading developers and agencies.Home-hunters and investors can look...

BY ZAZALI MUSALost property: Residents of Taman Saujana expressing unhappiness to loosing their land.JOHOR BARU: Residents of Taman Saujana in Mukim Plentong here are appealing to the state government to step in and help to solve the land issue involving them.The Taman Saujana Land Buyers...

BY VIJENTHI NAIRNew property guide: (From left) IJM Corporation Berhad chief executive officer and managing director Datuk Soam Heng Choon, Chua, Mohd Amin and Ekovest Berhad managing director Datuk Lim Keng Cheng looking at the launch of ‘Property Insight Guide To Investing 2015/2016’ coffee...

PETALING JAYA: Scientex Bhd has proposed to acquire 326.06 acres in Iskandar, Johor for RM218.97mil to expand its existing landbank.It told the stock exchange that its unit Scientex Quartari Sdn Bhd had signed two sales and purchase agreements (SPA) with Bukit Gambir Co Sdn Bhd and Jayaplus Bakti...

 PETALING JAYA: OSK Holdings Bhd, which is planning to form a mega property company, has failed to take over PJ Development Holdings Bhd (PJD) at the close of the offer yesterday.OSK ended up with 89.36% of PJD, hence falling short of the required acceptance level to take the company off Bursa...

By: EVELYN YEO - FINANCIAL MYTHBUSTERWorks on fundamentals still vitalTIME and time again, we hear about the need to save up to buy our first property. Then we hear about why we should save up to buy the next property (presumably for the “certainty” of investment gains), and the success stories...

STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s government has reached an agreement with opposition parties on a proposal that will force home owners to pay off some of the principal on new mortgage loans, in a move aimed at cooling the country’s housing market.Currently, around 70% of Swedish home owners have...

By: THEAN LEE CHENGThe group bought Sunway Putra Place, which comprises a hotel and an office block, during a public auction in 2011 for RM522mil. Refurbishment of the office and hotel component is expected to be completed next year.THE Sunway Group expects the retail sector to be “extremely...

By: CHERYL POOWong says over the next two years, between RM300mil and RM400mil will be set aside to buy land in the Klang Valley, Penang and Kota Kinabalu.Kulai land buy enables it to venture into Johor township development efficientlyPETALING JAYA: Ho Hup Construction Co Bhd is planning to move...

BY LOANSTREET.COM.MYRefinancing your mortgage is something you should re-visit every once in awhile if you have a property loan. In this article, we explore the basics of property refinancing and some tricks from the experts.Know your objectiveFirstly, before refinancing, it is important to know...