BY JAROD LIMBeware: Yee warning the crowd about the scam.A SCAM involving the sale of PPR units in Kepong has caused several victims to lose as much as RM40,000.Of the 1,600 units in the PPR flats in Jalan Bentong Utara, 1,300 units are reserved for the residents of the Jinjang Utara longhouses and...

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 JAROD LIMThe semi built-in television set is easily acceptable among home owners.BUILT-IN television cabinets are not only a functional tool to support the television but also a vital component in living room decorations.This time around, local brand Crown is featuring a range of new designs for...

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...

By: EUGENE MAHALINGAMAs PDP for LRT3, they are on track for higher order booksPETALING JAYA: The appointment of Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) and George Kent (M) Bhd as project delivery partner (PDP) for the RM9bil light rail transit three (LRT3) will see both companies receiving a...

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...