News by Priya Devan

The new hotel offers studio to three-bedroom layouts that come in built-up sizes from 151 to 603 sq ft. 

Mah Sing Group Bhd (KL:MAHSING) has acquired a 5.24-acre (2.12-hectare) freehold parcel in Old Klang Road here for approximately RM113 million from Team Keris Bhd to develop a new transit-oriented development (TOD) named M Aurora.

Paragon Platinum Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paragon Globe Bhd (KL:PGLOBE), commenced construction of its Desa 27 industrial development in Desa Cemerlang, Johor Bahru, last Saturday (Nov 2).

OSK Property Holdings Bhd, the property arm of OSK Holdings Bhd (KL:OSK), has launched a serviced apartment project named Nara under its 27.77-acre (11.24-hectare) Shorea Park master plan in Puchong, according to a press statement on Saturday.

While the newly announced Budget 2025 is not a “property budget”, property consultants applaud the introduction of tax relief for housing loan interest payments up to RM7,000, which is expected to encourage first-time homeownership.

NCT Group of Companies, via its subsidiary NCT Land Sdn Bhd, has partnered with the Selangor Information Technology and Digital Economy Corp (Sidec) to digitalise and support growth of the 732-acre (296.23-hectare) NCT Smart Industrial Park (NSIP) in Sepang, Selangor.

LBS Bina Group Bhd (KL:LBS) officially launched its latest 315-acre township development named Rimbawan in Genting Highlands, Pahang on Tuesday (Oct 15). The township has a gross development value (GDV) of RM9.5 billion.

The Selangor state government will exempt property developers from development charges for projects of several affordable housing schemes, including Rumah Idaman and Rumah Selangorku Harapan, effective January next year, according to Selangor state housing and culture exco Datuk Borhan Aman Shah.

“In Malaysia, about two-thirds of country's infrastructure right now is almost 15 to 20 years old and it does not meet the current building codes energy efficiency requirements or for that matter safety requirements."

Rehda Institute unveiled the third edition of its Strata Management Handbook titled Comprehensive Guide to Strata Living in Malaysia, highlighting sustainability, with sustainable real estate insights from GreenRE Sdn Bhd. The first two editions were published in 2018 and 2019 respectively.