5 surrounding amenities to consider while house hunting
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While it’s important to examine the property itself, it is equally important to find out more about the various amenities that are within reach. (Freepik pic) When it comes to purchasing property, first-time home buyers may find it difficult to navigate thei
Friendlier MM2H criteria vital to reduce property overhang
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Expats in Kuala Lumpur are only allowed to buy property above RM1 million. A lowered RM600,000 threshold was mentioned last year, but no official announcements were made. Malaysia has long been a desirable destination for expatriates. In 2002, the Ministry of
Renting in Malaysia in the face of prejudice
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In countries such as Australia, the UK, US and Canada, there are laws that protect both tenants and landlords when it comes to rentals. (Rawpixel pic) PETALING JAYA: Stories about Malaysians facing discrimination when looking for a place to rent are sadly comm
An essential guide to washing machine repair
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Most Malaysian households have washing machines, but what happens when it breaks down? (Freepik pic) Washing machines are an essential appliance in many Malaysian households. But what happens when your washing machine breaks down? It’s not easy to repair it
Home ownership campaign – who really benefits?
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The home ownership campaign to help developers dispose of their unsold units will end on Dec 31. (Bernama pic). PETALING JAYA: Should the government extend the home ownership campaign (HOC) which ends on Dec 31? No, say Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) and th
Milan designers visualise post-pandemic homes
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Visitors look and walk past the Kartell stand, at the ‘Super Salone’. (AFP pic) MILAN: A pool table that changes into a dining table, a bookshelf that transforms into a filing cabinet and noise-cancelling panels to facilitate home-working: adapting to life
Freedom Tower, a symbol of resilience after 9/11
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One World Trade Centre architect Kenneth Lewis (R) looks at ‘Freedom Tower’ which he helped design, in New York. (AFP pic) NEW YORK: It is the skyscraper that replaced the Twin Towers in New York’s skyline. Inaugurated in 2014, the One World Trade Centre
Trends in real estate purchases in the post-pandemic era
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The pandemic has changed the way people live and interact, with working from home increasingly becoming the norm. Conventionally, people settle for properties closer to the city centre to minimise time and costs associated with daily travel. But this convenien
3 smart designs that do away with boring bookshelves
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Canadian company RSAAW came up with a design for a two-storey library during the renovation of a Vancouver house. (RSAAW pic) PARIS: If you’re a bookworm and are constantly in search of original ways to display your tomes, these unique designs will surely in
To all Hobbit fans… there’s a home you can live in now
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An example of a NaturaDome construction. © NaturaDome PARIS: Fans of “The Hobbit” book or movies will love living in this house. A French company based in the southwestern Hautes-Pyrénées region is offering houses that are partially buried underground,
A time to buy and stay, and not to sell
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There is “so much confusion” about the property market that no one quite knows where it is headed. The Covid-19 pandemic has sowed “so much confusion” about the property market that no one quite knows where it is headed. Property agents who are working
Sunway Artessa: the opportunity of a lifetime to own a low-density freehold residence in KL
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Sunway Artessa is located in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur. Ever dreamt of living in a spacious home with up to four bedrooms? Or enjoying the convenience of a LRT station just around the corner so you don’t have to drive through rush-hour traffic daily or put u
