BY THEAN LEE CHENGIs this the best way to help first-time house buyers? FOR years, developers rode the wave of brisk sales. Part of it was a vibrant market, and a growing economy.Credit was easy and abundant and the introduction of the developer interest bearing scheme (DIBS) made it easier to...

BY EUGENE MAHALINGAMTHE current glut in the property market has not been easy for anyone – be it on buyers and investors, or developers trying to generate sales.For members of the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) Youth, the present environment can be trying – but is also...

BY YEE XIANG YUNVIP guest: Johor state secretary Datuk Ismail Karim (sixth from left), Johor Rehda organising chairman Simon Heng Kwang Hock (third from left), Hoe (fifth from left) and Johor Rehda deputy chairman Wong Kuen Kong (right) looking at a property model after launching Mapex 2015...

An artist’s impression of IOI’s two-storey terrace Avira homes.THE launch of the two-storey terrace Avira homes by IOI Properties Group drew overwhelming response as 300 excited homebuyers converged in Bandar Puteri Warisan in Sepang to view the show units when it was launched last month.Avira...

BY FARAH FAZANNAAhmad Hadri (left) and Zulkifli standing in front of one of the BRT buses.WITH recent debates about poor air quality and the effects of carbon dioxide emission, it seems like electric vehicles are the way to go.According to GreenTech Malaysia, transportation accounts for 20% of...

BY JAROD LIMLux Veritas is offering a complete set of television cabinet, coffee table, sofa set as well as a dining table for four during the exhibition.YOU cannot resist the urge to touch the smooth solid wood furniture produced by South Korean designer brand Daaz.The carefully selected natural...

BY YEE XIANG YUNNew homeowners got to enjoy an ice cold experience at the “Coolest Project In Johor” programme organised by Andaman Property Group in Johor Baru recently.JOHOR BARU: Several new homeowners escaped the hot and humid Malaysian weather by seeking relief in an ice room complete...

PETALING JAYA: Electrical and kitchen appliance maker Milux Corp Bhd is proposing a diversification of the company’s business to property development.Milux explained that in view of the increasingly competitive household appliances market, the diversification into property development would...

Proud moment: Ong receiving the award from Forbes Media vice chairman Christopher Forbes. With them is Sunway group founder and chairman Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah.PETALING JAYA: OSK Property Holdings Bhd is one of the 200 companies selected for Forbes Asia’s Best Under a Billion 2015.The award is to...

BY PRIYA MENONTHE Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) will implement the new guideline to increase plot ratio for transit-oriented-development (TOD) from 1:4 to 1:8 in the city centre.However, MBSA will only give approval on a case-to-case basis instead of a blanket approval.TOD will focus on maximising...