Malaysia Property

Iskandar Malaysia attracts investment buying of homes

Iskandar Malaysia, a special economic zone in Johor Bahru, has been in the media spotlight in recent years. It is attracting new investments and there is growing interest in residential properties there as well. Property analysts say the publicity has heightened interest in homes in Iskandar, but buyers should evaluate other options as well. Medini is one of the five flagship zones at Iskandar Malaysia...

PM Lee, PM Najib launch three projects in Johor

The Prime Ministers of Singapore and Malaysia launched two wellness projects in Medini at Iskandar Malaysia and a mixed development project at Danga Bay in Johor Bahru on Tuesday. Fresh from the launch of joint development projects in Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak travelled to neighbouring Johor Bahru where the two wellness developments were...

S’pore the single largest foreign investor in Iskandar Malaysia

Global Capital & Development (GCD), the lead investor of Medini in Iskandar Malaysia's Nusajaya development zone, says the region has attracted some S$2 billion in investments from Singapore since 2006. GCD says investment from Singapore in Iskandar Malaysia is set to soar; Singapore is already the single largest foreign investor in the region. Link (THM) Holdings, a Singapore developer, is the...

Johor may review procedures for foreigners to buy houses

Malaysia: Johor state will review procedures and conditions for foreigners to own houses due to spiralling house prices in the state, especially in Iskandar Malaysia. Bernama news agency quoted Local Government, Housing, Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee chairman Ahmad Zahri Jamil as saying that the state Economic Planning Unit (UPEN) was studying ways to tighten the rules on foreign ownership. He...

S’pore property investors move across Causeway for new opportunities

Singapore property investors are now moving across the Causeway in search for new opportunities. This has caused residential property prices in Johor's Iskandar region to climb almost four fold since they were launched some 5 years ago. A bungalow in Horizon Hills which cost about RM1 million (S$400,000) about 4 years ago now costs about RM5 million. Meanwhile, land plots for bungalow developments in...

Peter Lim plans more investments in Johor’s Iskandar region

Singaporean billionaire investor Peter Lim plans to invest up to three billion ringgit more in Johor's Iskandar region over the next few years. He said he is currently looking at another one or two more projects in the area, but declined to disclose more details. Speaking at the sidelines of a press conference at the World Islamic Economic Forum in Johor Bahru, Mr Lim said his investments would be real...

Walker Corp unveils luxurious waterfront marine sanctuary – The WaterEdge Apartments, Senibong Cove

Overseas buyers can now own a piece of luxury at coveted integrated residential and commercial address in lskandar Malaysia Walker Corporation, Australia's leading private property developer, today announced the official launch of The WaterEdge Apartments, the first phase of luxurious apartments within Walker Corporation's acclaimed master-planned Senibong Cove development, the first of its kind in...

E&O unveils luxe Andaman sea-facing condominiums in Penang

Malaysia-listed premier lifestyle property developer Eastern & Oriental Berhad (E&O) today announced the official launch of Andaman at Quayside, luxurious Andaman Sea-facing condominiums touted to be the finest in Penang Island. Andaman at Quayside is sited on 21 acres of the final, most-prime plot on E&O’s acclaimed world-class masterplanned development, Seri Tanjung Pinang, with 75% of all...

M’sian developer to preview two residences in Singapore

Property developer OSK Property Holdings Berhad (OSKPH) will preview two of its Malaysian residential developments: the Mirage Residence and Mirage by the Lake on 4 and 5 February 2012, between 10am – 6pm at Hilton Hotel Singapore. Located in bustling Cyberjaya, Mirage by the Lake boasts scenic views of a lake with a hill behind, a location that is highly regarded in terms of Chinese fengshui, said...

More S’poreans looking to buy property in Malaysia

It appears that more Singaporeans are looking at buying private residential properties in Malaysia according to some real estate agents. Malaysia-based developer Eastern & Oriental, for instance has seen a 20 per cent increase in enquiries on its project in Penang from home hunters in Singapore. Fifty-six-year-old retiree Soh Poh Neo has been investing in properties in the US and Singapore for the...

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