What a foreigner can actually buy in Penang in 2026
Island or mainland, strata or landed — the four combinations that decide whether you may buy at all, and what the state adds on top.
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Offer to keys: how long a Penang purchase really takes
Three to four months if the title is clean. Six if it is not. Here is where each week goes.
The real cost of buying a RM750,000 condominium in Penang
The deposit is the part everyone plans for. It is the RM40,000 behind it that catches people out.
What your Penang condominium actually earns after charges
Gross yield is a listing number. Net yield is the one that pays for anything.
Buying a George Town shophouse: what the conservation rules mean
A Category II listing is not a warning label. It is a specification, and it is knowable before you offer.
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