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The Practice Of Waqf Land Development In Malaysia: A Social Enterprise Business Perspective, Mohd Ali Norinah

Student Works (2020-2029)

A large percentage (92.8 percent) of waqf lands in Malaysia are undeveloped due to inefficiency of waqf management and financing by the State Islamic Religious Councils (henceforth referred to as the Councils) that function as waqf trustees responsible for generating income from the current waqf to fulfill the needs of the beneficiaries and societies. In view of this issue, the objectives of this thesis are fourfold: (1) To examine the current waqf land development models employed by the Councils as social enterprises in Malaysia; (2) To examine the organizational strengths and weaknesses of the Councils in developing waqf lands; (3) …

Web Site And Information System For Idaman Realty, Gopal Krishnan Lavania

Student Works (2000-2009)

I have chosen this topic of designing a web site for a real estate company as my project. This system which will be developed will give idaman realty an opportunity to have their own web site, whereby they can conduct business and attract customer to their company. This project is done in 2 part, WXET 3181 and WXET 3182. WXET 3181 will involve the system's proposal and documentation. While WXET 3182 will involve designing, implementing, testing and evaluating the system. This project is done as part of fulfilling the requirements for a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology. I hope this …

Home Buying : A Contemporary Study Of House Buyers In Klang Valley, Ching Ching Ngu

Student Works (2000-2009)

The recent economic slowdown has posted greater challenges to the developers. Likewise, general consumer sentiment towards the housing market is bullish and the new residential development would further increase the residential stock in the country. The challenges for developers are to produce the kind of houses that meet the buyer's demand by studying the market first before embarking on any project. Therefore, the objectives of this study are as followings:

• To identify factors that influence house buyers in their choice of house;

• To study the housing needs of the house buyers;

• To examine the search behaviour of …

Housing Industry : Problems And Prospects, Hoong Jun Lim

Student Works (2000-2009)

The economic downturn in the mid-1997 had definitely affected the housing industry. The oversupply especially in the commercial sector had affected many developers and financial institutions. Non-Performance-Loans had soared up. Housing projects delayed in completion, and worst, abandoned. Of course, oversupply is only one major problem facing the housing industry. On the other hand, the problem of low-cost housing for the poor, striving hard by both the private and the public sectors, only ended up never enough to meet the demands. Sometimes, there is no demand because of wrong locality (mismatch). During the 6th Malaysia Plan (1991-1995), only about 75 …

Pentadbiran Dan Pembangunan Harta Wakaf Di Negeri Melaka, Sayuti Abd. Ghani

Student Works (2000-2009)

In Islamic history, wakaf institution plays a viral role in building strong Islamic economy. However, lately wakaf institution is not being seen anymore as an institution that can solve economic problems of the Muslim society. This is due to unprofessional handling of wakaf properties where a lot of wakaf lands are being left undeveloped even though they are in a very strategic area. From the above statements, this dissertation will look in detail at the wakaf system in Islamic law as being provided in the al-Quran and Hadith and also from fiqh literature. This research also focuses on organisation and …

The Impact Of Interest Rates And Share Market Performance On Klang Valley Property Prices : A Comparative Case Study, Chun Sing Yeo

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study is an attempt to determine the impact of some major aspect of interest (increase I decrease) and stock market (bull/ bear) on property prices at Klang Valley. Firstly, Malaysia has been witnessing an interesting debate over the issue of interest rates. Malaysian borrowers are paying 15 to 18 per cent per annum during the Asian Financial crisis cum stock market collapse. Prior to crisis, they were paying between 9 to 12 percent per annum. Secondly, the collapse of KLSE stock market .The KLSE suffered severe declines, as the composite index plunged from 1271.25 points on 25 February 1997 …

A Case Study On Strategies Adopted By A Medium Sized Property Development Company In Response To The Economic Crisis In 1997-1998, Thin Choy Woo

Student Works (2000-2009)

Epic is one way of describing Asia's economic development over the past decades. The once poverty stricken Asian countries metamorphosed into world class producers and dynamic markets. However, equally epic was the fall. In one almighty crash, the once mighty Asian economies toppled over as the next millennium grew closer. The prides, the hopes and the expectations buijt up by all those years of prosperity lay in shambles amid the accusatory pointing by critics who variously attributed the crisis to greed, over expansion, fiscal imprudence, corruption and deteriorating Asian values. It seemed that in the last two years, Asia could …

A Study On Consumer Satisfaction Towards Housing : A Study Of Pkns House Buyers, Norita Mohd Sidek

Student Works (2000-2009)

PKNS is an active housing developer in the Selangor State. As a responsible developer who wants to remain competitive and relevant, PKNS is very much concerned about the level of their customers' satisfaction. The objective of this study is to identify the attributes that the potential house owners consider important and to determine the satisfaction level of PKNS house owners. Mowen and Minor's (1998) Expectancy Disconfirmation Model of Customer Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction was used as a basis for this study. Primary data was collected by quota sampling from PKNS's house buyers in Shah Alam and Kota Damansara. Three main issues …