MCA proposes loan cut for houses more than RM500,000

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — The MCA today urged Bank Negara to consider limiting its proposal to cut housing loans by 10 per cent to those purchasing homes worth over RM500,000 in its efforts to curb speculation in the property market. Its president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said this would help to ensure that those in the lower and middle-income ...

Thinking Outside the Stocks

The stock market may be slumping, but other investments, from student housing to parking lots, are surging. Here's how to play them.

Elma Conservation Board Shares Open Space Plan

The Elma Conservation Board presented a report to the public at an August Town Board work session, outlining several ways the town can work to preserve its open space and maintain the rural character of the town. The report also examines potential costs and revenues with leaving land undeveloped versus new houses being built.

No bubble yet as Thai builders jump into housing boom

By Martin Petty and Orathai Sriring ANALYSIS BANGKOK: From its business district to leafy suburbs, new condominiums are sprouting almost daily across Bangkok, but developers and investors alike seem little concerned about a property bubble developing. The country's real-estate stocks have been on the boil with the index of property stocks up 28% in the last three months and many listed companies ...

Fewer full-timers

A study by the Pennsylvania Economy League shows Luzerne County municipalities are employing fewer full-time police officers.