Malaysia Budget 2016 – Part 2

National House Buyers Association (HBA) president, Chang Kim Loong, raises more concerns and issues pertaining property, some which were not taken up in 2016 year’s budget. Pleased by the fact that the government has looked into curbing measures which it implemented in the 2014 budget like increase in RPGT (Exit Costs), LTV and prohibition of … Read more

Bandar Malaysia Deal Boost For Property Market

PETALING JAYA, Dec 5: The recent sale of a 60% stake in Bandar Malaysia to a Malaysia-China consortium is a boost for local property market sentiment in the new year, with significant positive implications, according to AmResearch. On Dec 31, 2015, 1Malaysia Development Bhd announced that Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Bhd (IWH) and China Railway Engineering … Read more

1MDB: Valuation for 60% stake in Bandar Malaysia not finalised yet

To dispel the confusion as to why the price announced by China Railway for a majority stake in the Bandar Malaysia project was significantly lower than the amount previously reported, 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) said the figure represents the net equity value of the mega development and not the land sale valuation. Last Thursday, 1MDB … Read more