Hunza plans 3 projects with GDV of RM1.4b over 4 years

Copied from The Sun Daily which were posted on 28 August 2013 - 08:25pm.

GEORGE TOWN (Aug 28, 2013): Hunza Properties Bhd plans to launch three projects with a combined gross development value (GDV) of RM1.4 billion over the next four years, said its executive chairman Datuk Khor Teng Tong.
He said the three projects – which will be Hunza's focus for the coming years – include an integrated development on 14.9ha in Juru worth RM700 million in GDV; Alila II, a high-rise green building project (RM500 million GDV) and Bandar Putra Bertam in Kepala Batas (RM200 million GDV).
"The planning ratio at Juru is expected to be 75% for high-rise residential and 25% for commercial (held by Hunza)," he told reporters after announcing the group's financial results ended June 30, 2013 here today.
He said the integrated development in Juru would feature a four-star hotel, hypermarket and recreational facilities covering about 500,000 sq ft (about 46,451 sq m), which will be owned and managed by Hunza.
The group plans to submit the proposal to the relevant authorities by September or October this year, he added.
Khor said the hotel with about 300 rooms is expected to be another revenue stream for the group after its premier lifestyle shopping mall Gurney Paragon Mall, which opened on July 23 this year.
On Alila II, Khor said the project, comprising two tower blocks of high-end condominiums sited on the Alila in Tanjung Bungah, is likely to be launched soon as it is currently awaiting final approval from the relevant authorities.
For the RM200 million GDV in Kepala Batas, he said it would be the remaining phases after the 128 double-storey semi-detached houses of Phase 3 launched in May 2012 are completed and fully sold.
"Phase 3, featuring 173 double-storey terrace houses launched in the third quarter of financial year 2013, has to date achieved more than 50% sales," he added.
On Hunza's multi-billion ringgit integrated development in Bayan Baru, Khor said the group hopes to start the project in 2016 with earthworks for the low-cost units for the resettlement of the squatters in progress.
Asked to comment on the possibility of increasing the real property gains tax (RPGT) to stabilise the prices of houses, Khor said: "I don't agree that the government always changes its policies."
"More houses should instead be built if supply was short to stabilise the prices, while changing the policies would affect the industry's growth," he said. – Bernama

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全国房地产掀涨潮

（吉隆坡8日讯）随着燃油涨价，建材价格和运输费也水涨船高，加上内政部展开非法外劳大逮捕行动，加剧建筑业人手短缺，预料国内房地产再酝酿新一波的涨潮，新一季的房屋价格将调涨10至15％。

运输费和建筑材料如洋灰丶混凝土丶沙石价格，将随着RON95汽油和柴油每公升调涨20仙之後涨价，房价涨潮相信很快会感受到。

大马房地产发展商公会副主席兼霹州分会主席拿督李友显接受《东方日报》访问时表示，由於汽油调涨後，建筑材料和运输费价格一定受牵动，因此，预料全马各地的房价会起价10至15％，而霹州房产涨幅则估计在10％左右。

他披露，基於石油是洋灰的主要制作成份，所以汽油起价将波及洋灰的价格。一旦洋灰起价，将进一步影响其他建筑材料的价格，因为洋灰是建材的基石，而砖块丶混凝土等都是以洋灰制作的。

他说，油价调涨也导致运输服务涨价10％，预测接下来，发展商承担的建筑成本将涨15％。

「好的地段越来越少，大家都在抢购，也导致地价越来越昂贵，尤其是靠近市中心的地段更是『一地难求』，所以地价也将影响房产价格的涨潮。」

而大马房地产发展商公会主席拿督斯里任广财指出，人口稠密的中马一带如吉隆坡等市中心的房价，尽管将会有一定的增长，惟其涨幅不会与其他区域有所差距。

他认为，市中心的人口稠密，人们对房屋产的需求量依然比起其他地点来得高，因此其市场料将不受涨价而受到多大冲击。

涨价视发展商决定

他补充，在油价丶建材及运输费高涨之馀，如今建筑发展商也面临外劳短缺问题，而被迫以高价聘请劳工，以确保工程如期完成，这也是房屋产涨价的因素之一。

不过，大马房地产发展商公会柔佛州分会理事拿督张润安则说，虽然油价上涨，但相信不会影响房屋的涨幅，发展商能够承担。

他说，房屋价格是否会因为油价上涨而跟着涨价，就像白糖涨价5仙，咖啡茶水是否要上涨10仙的原理一样。「有些人的利润本来是30％，因为汽油涨价导致利润变成28％，是否要调涨2％要视发展商而定。」