Buying a property in Malaysia could be a good long-term investment for those with money to enter the country’s real estate sector. This is the opinion of Nixon Paul, president of the Malaysia Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA), who told the Malaysia Star Online that the country’s real estate market compares favourably to other destinations [...]

You’ve decided to dip your toe into the sea of properties available in the real estate market. Now, the question is: single-family home or condo? Though location and price are prime considerations for both, real estate agents cite lifestyle as a major factor. Why? Because when you buy a single-family house, you purchase the land [...]

Nationwide quickly changed tack and told you that, as a one-off goodwill gesture, it will waive the charge. Cahoot says it cancelled the charge when you telephoned. They could have told you sooner to save you worrying.

After I got my driver’s license, my very first car was a 1985 Oldsmbile Delta 88. The car had a powerful V8 engine, large plush bench seats, a tape deck radio that no longer worked, and a bumper that was an actual bumper and not a piece of plastic. While I loved that first car, [...]

The value of property in Cyprus fell by 4.9 per cent during the first half of 2011, new figures show. Cyprus Property News cited data compiled by the European Central Bank, which revealed the country experienced the third largest decline on the continent in terms of real estate prices. Only Ireland and Spain saw their [...]

MIAMI — After Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, Miami Beach-based InnoVida Holdings promised it would be a big part of the solution with its lightweight composite panels that could quickly be assembled into homes impervious to hurricanes and quakes. It said it would set up a Haitian factory that could churn out enough material to build 10,000 [...]