An indefinite freeze on approvals for the development of high-end residential and commercial property above RM1mil in Kuala Lumpur is expected to have a negligible impact on most property stocks on Bursa Malaysia.

KUALA Lumpur residents can expect more skyscrapers for their future homes rather than bungalows and terraced houses.

The demand for property near hill slopes and flood-prone areas in Penang is likely to experience a decline, following the recent flooding which destroyed millions of ringgit of property and assets.

Affordable houses costing between RM200,000 and RM250,000 exist. They are just difficult to access. There are thousands of them but awareness among buyers is low.

Negeri Sembilan will no longer allow locals to occupy government land by giving out Temporary Occupation Licences (TOL) that are renewable annually, in view of the rampant abuse of the permit.

The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) refutes allegations published in a local publication that house buyers are finding it harder to obtain a housing loan and that loan approval time is increasing.

Singapore’s private home prices rose for the first time in four years in the third quarter, marking a possible turning point for the sector, with analysts expecting clearer signs of a property market recovery in 2018.

Pelaburan Hartanah Berhad (PHB) has increased the fund size of Amanah Hartanah Bumiputra (AHB) by another 500 million units to increase bumiputra ownership of commercial properties.

After years of declining home prices in Singapore, analysts are expecting a turnaround as early as this year even as most of the government’s property cooling measures remain in place.

Penang is hoping to get some 7,000 units of the Poor People’s Housing (PPR) project at Jelutong, next to Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu here.

WHAT does the term “affordable homes” mean? After all, what determines whether a house is affordable is based on the income of the targeted consumers.

Groundbreaking works for more than a thousand affordable houses will begin in three weeks’ time in the first phase of the Priya Scheme Development at Mukim Penor here.