In Depth

Why are borrowers made to pay for bank template documents?

Datuk Chang Kim Loong: Our contention is, this fee for a standard form has been charged since 2013. Surely, such costs must have been amortised over the years. Must the banks continue to profit from the sale of forms? Isn’t their major source of income derived from giving out loans?

What’s next for UDA Holdings?

President/CEO Mohd. Salem Kailany: We have redesigned our logo to make it sharper and stand out. We also have been engaging more with the public and target markets. We need to let them know who we are, what we have done and what we can do for them in the future

Discounts, rebates, freebies – do house buyers really gain from them?

Datuk Chang Kim Loong: The recent news reports on inflating housing prices caused by discounts and rebates have made many sit up and take notice and the National House Buyers Association (HBA) is glad that commercial banks are aware of such discounting practices by developers and its impact to the property market.

Renovating an old house requires passion

Old houses might have problems that are not obvious to those not technically-trained and these would include issues with the structure, plumbing and wiring.

Increasing enquiries for land outside city centre

UEM Sunrise acquired three parcels of prime land in Section 13, Petaling Jaya (PJ), Selangor on Jalan Professor Khoo Kay Kim for RM200 million back in March this year, with plans to build a RM1.3 billion mixed-use development there

Sufian’s first 100 days at UEM Sunrise

UEM Sunrise Bhd CEO Sufian Abdullah: Even the most experienced person running an organisation would call this a real baptism of fire and even a once-in-a-lifetime test