Friday, March 27, 2009

Property Fair kicks off in Penang.

TOUTED as the biggest one-stop property, home and lifestyle exhibitions in the northern region, The Star Property & Home Fair 2007 is certainly an event not to be missed.
Occupying both the concourse and arena area of the Penang International Sports Arena (PISA), the three-day fair starts Friday from 11am to 9pm daily. Admission is free.
There are more than 200 booths showcasing the products of over 100 exhibitors with the biggest being Henry Butcher (32 booths) which is also the technical advisor for talks and forums.
Be it residential, commercial or industrial units, the choices are aplenty depending on one’s budget and preference.
Purchasers who sign up for their home sweet home during the fair will also enjoy great benefits and freebies.
Among the developers are IJM Properties, Emerald Capital Development, Ideal Homes Properties, Setia Promenade (S P Setia), Richmont Sapphire, Asia Green Development, Bertam Properties, CP Landmark and DNP Land.
The event promises to be an exciting day for prospective homebuyers as everything is under one roof including home financing packages and other home-related services.
Exhibitors are expecting a great response following the announcement in Budget 2008 that EPF contributors would be allowed to make monthly withdrawals from their Account Two for housing loan repayment.
And don’t miss the property auctions conducted by Henry Butcher. It is going to be bargains galore with choice residential and commercial properties going under the hammer at unbelievably low prices.
On the home fair front, there will be all types of new home products ranging from furnishings to decorations, lighting, security systems, electrical appliances, gardening products as well as personal computers and home theatres.
Get inspired by the many innovative inventions that are bound to light up your lives.
The talks and forums by property and property-related professionals are something visitors can also look forward to.
Heritage enthusiasts should not miss the talk on The Inner City of George Town: Conservations and Values at 3pm tomorrow by director of Valuation & Property Services Department, Ministry of Finance, Sr Lau Wai Seang.
This is followed by New Housing Laws – Property Management & Transactions by advocate and solicitor Lena Leong (4pm and also at noon on Sunday) and Feng shui – How to select a good feng shui property by Professor Master David Koh from the Malaysian Institute of Geomancy Science (5pm).
The forums will kick off on Saturday with The Health of the Penang Residential Market (11am) by Sr. Lau, Everything You Should Know About Property Protection (12pm) by Ong Whee Wei of GSA International Sdn Bhd and Buying Smartly From A Developer (1pm) by Chok Keng Vui of Ivory Properties Group.
Expatriates looking to live in Malaysia should attend the Malaysia My 2nd Home Programme talk by The Expat magazine pub- lisher Andy Davison at 2pm and again at 11am on Sunday.
Glean useful information from the forums on Property Management – What are your rights & obligations by Associate Professor Dr Tiun Ling Ta and Taxation & You by tax consultant Loraine Kijvanit.
Lastly, the ever popular topic of Feng shui – How does it affect the value of your property? will be covered by Master David Koh at 5pm.
Sunday will have talks touching on Eight Ways to Smart Financing by Simon Tan Hooi Hwa of RHB Bank (1pm), Indian Feng Shui by T. Selva (2pm), The Future of Penang – Real Estate & Government Planning by director of Planning and Development MPPP Maimunah Mohd Sharif (3pm).
Other interesting topics are Comparing NCER with IDR & Klang Valley by Ho Chin Soon (4pm), Property & Landlords – Targeting the Japanese Market by Shotaro Ishihara of Tropical Resort Lifestyle (MM2H) Sdn Bhd (5pm) and Auspicious Home Feng Shui by Master Phang Zhong Hwa (6pm).
The property fair also promises prizes galore with RM40,000 worth of goodies sponsored by IJM and Gintell up for grabs daily.
Simply cut out the contest form from StarMetro on Thursday (national edition), and Friday and Saturday (northern edition). The completed form must be rubber-stamped at eight property exhibitors’ booths with IJM and Gintell being compulsory.
Each visitor is allowed to redeem only one gift while stocks last and on a first-come-first-serve basis (terms and conditions apply).
By TheStar