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SEAL-ing the deal for property developer S P Setia

S P Setia Bhd has launched a differential sum loan scheme called Setia Express Advance Loan (SEAL), that offers purchasers of its properties lending rates as low as 5.5% per annum and loan amount of up to 30% of the intended property’s purchase price. The move is aimed at helping eligible purchasers of completed S P Setia properties to bridge the financing gap between the purchase price and the purchaser’s end-financing loan amount.

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Where do we go from here?

Property transactions are down, office occupancies are down, unsold units are up — things certainly didn’t look good in 2016, according to the Malaysian Property Market Report 2016 released by the Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) early this week.

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Landowners, take note

In a landmark ruling, the Federal Court had yesterday decided that only constitutionally appointed judges can decide on compensation in land acquisitions.

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UOA REIT holds back acquisition plans

UOA Real Estate Investment Trust (UOA REIT) is putting future property acquisition plans on hold this year due to the subdued market and also because the assessments and due diligence for such transactions will take time.

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Govt to invite bids for infrastructure jobs soon

The government will be inviting companies to bid for a billion ringgit worth of jobs for the Kuala Lumpur-Klang Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, as well as Phase 2 of the Klang Valley Double Track (KVDT) project, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (pic).

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