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I don't think it matters, e.g. Maybank Islamic Berhad can offer Islamic loans to Chinese. What should really matter to the borrowers are the terms and conditions, and the interest rate or, in the case of Islamic banking, the "effective profit rate".

This is "Slow land". Everything at turtle speed (apologies to all turtles). Paid 10% deposit in Dec 2012. Sign SPA in Feb. Got the completed SPA (i.e. signed by seller) in April. Signed bank loan approval last week. State valuation "still in progress". Without State valuation completed, no...

Just to share my experience so far (purchased a resale unit): Was adviced by the valuation company (Vision Power Land Consultants Sdn Bhd) that the valuation used will be that accepted by the State. He said that recently (our conversation was in Feb 2013), many resale submissions for State...

I am interested in the MM2H. However, I can't see the benefits except for multiple entries on social visit pass, car duty exemptions & hire of one domestic helper. For these, you'll have to satisfy a set of restrictive financial conditions, such as tying up a chunk of fixed deposits (MYR$150k...

Thanks for the info. So, looks like there will not be any updates to the road maps until this is sorted out.

Just came back from Aeon BI. The IJM road show is already on, near the escalator next to the MayBank branch. Not many people showing interests though. I wasn't there for this. Just reporting..

Just drove by the road construction. Slow but obvious progress. Just wonder how they are gonna connect to the highway? Only in one direction (towards Tuas)? Doesn't seem to have any road works in the other direction.

Home or Residential Lifts Has any forummers installed a home or residential lift in their MY homes? Hope you can share your experience as to name of contractor, price, problems, approval issues, etc. Thanks in advance.

I'll ask myself these Q: 1. What do I want to do with the money? Urgent need? Or another investment? 2. If another investment, will it get better returns than this? 3. Am I selling to get out of the market? E.g. Migrate to another country, some info you received/perceived that may not be...

Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims Just to update on Stevewish's post: "for sharing, Home Buyer Tribunal Homebuyers having problems can seek the help of the Tribunal http://www.consumer.org.my/index.php/complaints/rights/252-the-tribunal-for-homebuyer-claims NST: How Effective is the...

Re: Dog Friendly Condo You may wish to look at this site, especially the last paragraph about pets: http://www.mahsing.com.my/buyingtips_foreigners.htm Hope this helps.

Re: LF advice needed My colleagues went to LF developer office on Tuesday but was told that none for sale now, although still a few units left. Sales guy says wait till after election. You know of any website or promo materials for the villas to share? Thanks.

Re: LF advice needed I thought the lawyers should do this for you as part of their service? Some good contact numbers to keep from this thread: http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?113032-Malaysia-Gen-Info-Emergency-Numbers&highlight=Emergency+numbers

Re: LF advice needed Seems like LF owners previously had same problems. See this site for more info: http://lamanhijau.wordpress.com/strata-titles/ Hope this helps.

Hi Wuqi, wishing you a speedy recovery. Here's a nice poster to share:

A good primer for strata title: http://lamanhijau.wordpress.com/strata-titles/

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From Maybank Malaysia website: http://www.maybank2u.com.my/ Maybank Property Carnival 2013 (Johor) Venue: Taman Rekreasi, Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru Date: 20 April 2013 (Saturday) Time: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Quote: •"Attractive refinancing and home financing packages flexibility which caters...

Watch this CNA clip. Strata title is explained in Malaysian property context. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GoVBaNVoMA

You can also view on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GoVBaNVoMA