BON Estates is unveiling its latest prestigious project, Bon Kiara, over this weekend (June 17 and 18).

Real estate industry players have been called to consider the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) agenda not just as a compliance or marketing exercise, but a crucial value-generating factor for their business.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is calling on the government to declassify a report on Ministry of Defence land swap deals that was prepared by the Special Investigation Committee on Public Governance, Procurement and Finance, so that they can be reviewed.

Noteworthy:

• Land size: 30,000 sq ft
• Commercial land
• Nearby amenities: Convenience stores, schools, Sunway Putra Mall, Chow Kit Baru, MRT Titiwangsa
• Accessibility: Federal highway, Setiawangsa Pantai Expressway, New Pantai Expressway

When: March 2023

Deputy Local Government Development Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said there are 13 projects under the 1Malaysia Housing Programme (PR1MA) that are still abandoned.

Noteworthy:

• Freehold
• Built-up size: 1,200 sq ft
• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
• Semi-furnished
• Nearby amenities : convenience stores, schools, Amcorp Mall, Subang Parade, MRT Mutiara Damansara
• Accessibility : NKVE highway, North-South Expressway, Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP)

When: March 2023

The innovative reward programme by EdgeProp Malaysia aims to make the homebuying journey not only seamless but also rewarding, with perks at every stage of the process.

With i-Miliki, an initiative under Putrajaya’s Home Ownership Programme 2022/2023 or HOPE, first-time purchasers of homes priced RM500,000 and below will be fully exempted from paying the stamp duties on the Memorandum of Transfer (MOT) and loan agreement, while first-time purchasers of residential units priced above RM500,000 up to RM1 million will receive 75% remittance on the two stamp duties.

Malaysia has benefitted from changes in Chinese International commercial real estate investment, which has markedly shifted towards Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries, especially Indonesia and Thailand, according to a new report released today by global real estate technology company Juwai IQI.

The move to continue the 100% stamp duty exemption for the purchase of a first property priced below RM500,000 is expected to help more Malaysians to have a house of their own.