HOW do you help your children achieve their future life goals including owning their own home? There are many ways we can help our children learn about budgeting and how to be financially independent. TheEdgeProperty.com asked a few industry players about how they teach their children about investments and they gave some interesting ideas based on their own experiences. They believe the younger you start them off, the better. Parents should start educating their children about investments or financial planning early on in life.

The extension line will see the addition of 12 new stations — Lembah Subang, Ara Damansara, Glenmarie, Subang Jaya,
SS 15, SS 18, USJ 7, Taipan, Wawasan, USJ 21, Alam Megah and Subang Alam ending at Putra Heights, which is an integrated station with the extended Ampang Line.

The office market in Kuala Lumpur and beyond KL (Selangor) remained mostly static and unglued in the first quarter of the year, in the light of the slowing local economy, and the situation looks set to continue for the rest of the year.

Buoyed by the upcoming MRT and LRT lines, capital values had appreciated moderately across most properties in the 12 months to 1Q2015.

In the 12 months to 1Q2015, about 62.7% of the secondary non-landed residential transactions fell within the RM401–RM600 psf range. Another 24.2% fell within the RM601–RM800 psf range.

Properties in Tropicana and Sunway Damansara fall primarily in the upper-middle segment. 

With a predominantly Chinese population, Kepong is home to many traditional shops, heritage shops and family-style restaurants. During weekends, city dwellers head for Kepong to enjoy the local delicacies, such as the famous Mee Kepong, and seafood dishes.

As a city grows, the development of high-rises becomes inevitable. So one can only expect more strata developments to be built in Malaysia in the future and strata living will become increasingly common. It is therefore imperative to understand the existence and function of the management bodies that ensure a comfortable and secure strata living environment.

This week, the spotlight falls on the secondary market of non-landed residences in Tropicana and Sunway Damansara in Selangor. Straddling the more commercial areas of Bandar Utama and Mutiara Damansara, both are fairly similar residential areas, consisting primarily of landed properties.

Reapfield Properties’ Matt Tian aims to be there for his customers at all times...