The Westin, Penang — Photo by Marriott The signing ceremony was graced by His Royal Highness, Tuanku Raja Muda of Perlis and Chairman of Westfield Global Sdn Bhd (centre) joined by Dato' Yeoh Yih Sean, Director of Westfield Global Sdn Bhd (on his left), Mr. Kevin Chen, Senior Vice President Hotel Development, Asia Pacific Marriott International (on his right) and witnessed by esteemed Directors from...
The Penang island (Bloomberg filepix) GEORGE TOWN (March 25): The Penang Development Corporation (PDC) will allocate RM5 billion to implement 15 high-impact projects under the 2024-2028 Strategic Plan, including RM3 billion to grow its landbank. PDC chief executive officer Datuk Aziz Bakar said the RM5 billion is expected to be spent in the next seven- to eight years and it...
Rehda president Datuk NK Tong Thursday, 14 Mar 2024 PETALING JAYA: Malaysian property prices are expected to continue increasing significantly for the first half of 2024 (1H 2024) due to challenges of rising cost of building materials, according to the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda). Speaking about Rehda’s Property Industry Survey for 2H 2023 and Market...
A-Park Batu Kawan, which is spread across 20.5 acres, will offer a total of 50 units of 1½ and 2-storey semi-detached and detached factories. (Image by Ancubic) The warehouses will provide sufficient storage space that caters to the tenant’s logistics and inventory requirements, including storing raw materials, finished products or equipment. Priya Devan / theedgemalaysia.com March 11,...
MIDF Research said buying sentiment on properties is expected to remain healthy. Friday, 08 Mar 2024 PETALING JAYA: Analysts are optimistic about the outlook of the property market this year, on the back of stronger anticipated demand for properties and higher loan approvals. MIDF Research in a report said buying sentiment on properties is expected to remain healthy going forward, as...
The report attributes the expected growth in the country’s economy to cautious yet improving sentiment among property buyers and favourable government policies (Photo by Low Yen Yeing/The Edge) This article first appeared in City & Country, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on February 26, 2024 - March 3, 2024 Malaysia’s property market is expected to maintain a more stable...
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Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the performance of completed unsold residential properties, or "overhang" had declined to 26,000 units with a value of RM17.7 billion. By S. BIRRUNTHA - March 6, 2024 KAJANG: Malaysia's real estate market saw more than 399,000 transactions totaling nearly RM200 billion in 2023, marking a 2.5 per cent increase in transaction...
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Buyout firm Affinity Equity Partners will start a bidding process in April for the sale of Penang-based Island Hospital, one of Malaysia’s largest healthcare providers, which is likely to fetch more than US$800 million (RM3.81 billion). Citing people familiar with the process, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Monday reported that one of the people said foreign and...
Do you know that the income you receive from leasing out your properties is also taxable? Many mistakenly think that rental income is tax-free, consequently incurring penalties for under-reporting. EdgeProp February 22, 2024 We all know we need to pay taxes on the income we get from our vocations, be it as a hired worker, a gig worker or a self-employed businessman. However, do you know...