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...

Goh (middle), Cheung (right) and Chang (left) introduce the Jim Olson Houses located in Great Taipei New Town district.Phoenix Property Investors (Phoenix) and National Properties announced the completion of residential properties designed by Jim Olson, the celebrated Seattle-based architect...

Sunway Velocity brings elegant shopping experience to the mature neighbourhood.Artist’s impression of Sunway Velocity Mall.By Lee Yan LiREPORTS of a glut of retail space in the Klang Valley, particularly in Kuala Lumpur city area, may be a source of concern for some. However, for residents and...

 PETALING JAYA: Forest City recently opened its second international sales gallery at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. The new sales gallery is Forest City’s first international sales gallery set up in Malaysia besides Johor Bahru.“Forest City Kuala Lumpur Sales Gallery will provide one-stop services...

An aerial view of the Subang Jaya township. - FilepicKUALA LUMPUR: Subang which lies in the centre of a lightning dense triangle in the Meteorological Department’s map for lightning density has one of the highest number of lightning incidences in the world.According to the department, Subang...

BY SHALINI RAVINDRANSpanning 11.3ha, SkyArena is the flagship development of SkyWorld and was launched in 2014.DEVELOPMENT of the SkyArena integrated city development in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur is running smoothly as developer SkyWorld Development Group saw a successful topping off ceremony of...

BY MAK KUM SHIChang (left) and Teo.THE creation of homes with conducive living environments within a capital city can be quite challenging.However, in the case of established Singapore-based real estate developers Roxy-Pacific Holdings Limited and Macly Group, development of comfortable quality...