PETALING JAYA, 4 October: The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) has urged the government to introduce a better scheme to reduce the burden of house buyers in Budget 2017. Its secretary-general N. Gopal Krishnam said the rakyat are still experiencing difficulties in owning a house. “As such, MTUC hopes that the federal government will introduce home … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) — SP Setia Bhd will launch the D’Camellia towers comprising 317 affordable apartment units in Setia EcoHill township in Semenyih on Oct 1, 2016. In a statement today, the property developer said the freehold units are priced at RM262,000 each with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and two parking bays. “These … Read more
PETALING JAYA: Gamuda Bhd reported a flat net profit of RM152.1 million for the fourth quarter ended July 31, 2016 against RM153.68 million in the previous corresponding period due to lower income and higher income tax expenses. Revenue saw a slight drop of 1.4% from RM623.27 million to RM614.39 million on the back of the tapering … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) — Property developer Tan & Tan Developments Bhd said its joint-venture (JV) luxury curated development with Japan’s Mitsubishi Jisho Residence Co Ltd, Stonor 3, has achieved 30 per cent take-up rate since its registration commenced in June this year. Tan & Tan Executive Director Teh Boon Ghee said the development … Read more
THE Taman Paramount Light Rail Transit (LRT) station now has an additional 320 parking bays, thanks to the newly-built park-and-ride facility, which began operations in July. The facility was funded by the Transport Ministry with the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) as project manager, and is built on Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) reserve land next … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: There is no shortage of affordable homes in the country, only the issue of end-financing, according to Glomac Bhd. Its group managing director and CEO Datuk Seri Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor said obtaining a loan is still the main concern as house buyers are faced with end-financing rejection and lower margin of financing offered … Read more
KUCHING, (Bernama) — Sarawak would not adopt the move by the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government to allow private housing developers to give loans to homebuyers. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Abang Haji Openg said this is because such a move could pose financial risks to the developers as … Read more
KOTA BHARU, (Bernama) — The Kelantan government has agreed to cooperate with the federal government to build an additional 4,000 housing units under the 1Malaysia Civil Servants Housing (PPA1M) project in the state. State Local Government, Housing, Youth and Sports Committee chairman Datuk Abdul Fattah Mahmood said such a measure was taken to ensure more … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) — Banking institutions will continue to provide home financing facilities to eligible customers, said the Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) and the Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM). In a joint statement today, the two associations said there are various types of home financing offered by commercial banks and Islamic … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) says the maximum housing loan tenure of 35 years is more than sufficient for borrowers to settle their housing loans by their retirement age. It said on Tuesday if the housing loan is offered when the borrower is 25 years old, a financing tenure of 35 years would extend … Read more