Editor's Pick

How to tell if the green lung next to your home can be developed

There has been no shortage of complaints from homebuyers over the years on the deviations found in their end-products, where their completed units of stratified high-rise or landed residential houses and their surrounding habitats differ from those represented in the marketing materials and even plans attached to the standard sale and purchase agreements (SPA) signed between them and the developers.

DONE DEAL: Villa, Taman Melawati, Selangor

Noteworthy:

  • Leasehold
  • Built-up size: 4,285 sq ft
  • Land size: 1,950 sq ft
  • 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms
  • Unfurnished
  • Nearby amenities: Schools and educational institutions, Melawati Mall, supermarkets, National Zoo Malaysia, hospitals, Wangsa Maju LRT Station, 
  • Accessibility: MRR2, DUKE highway, AKLEH highway, Karak highway

When: August 2022

DONE DEAL: Terrace house, Bandar Ainsdale, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

Noteworthy:

  • Freehold
  • Built-up size: 2,244 sq ft
  • Land size: 2,161 sq ft
  • 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
  • Unfurnished
  • Nearby amenities: Palm Mall, supermarkets, schools, hospitals, KTM Tiroi, KTM Seremban
  • Accessibility: PLUS Highway, Kajang-Seremban Highway (LEKAS), ELITE highway

When: November 2022

National Housing Policy will be reviewed — ministry

The existing National Housing Policy will be reviewed based on the Madani framework, to align with the vision to create a prosperous nation and balance for all Malaysians, according to the Local Government Development Ministry.