News by Racheal Lee

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Malaysians top the region in using property portals as key source of information.

Although SkyWorld was incorporated in 2006, it did not launch any project until it unveiled the leasehold SkyArena development.

Eleven projects took home awards in the environmental (rehabilitation/conversation), hotel, industrial, master plan, office, residential (high rise), residential (mid rise), residential (low rise), resort, retail and sustainable development categories.

Cheras Traders Square sits on a 30-acre leasehold tract next to Aeon Cheras Selatan and Mitraland Group’s C180 development. The RM600-million Phase 1 takes up 20 acres and offers 196 units of 2-storey showroom shopoffices.

SCP Group is set to launch the RM1 billion Phase 2 of Cheras Traders Square in Cheras Selatan, Kuala Lumpur, next year.

Construction firm Bina Puri Holdings Bhd has received a letter of intent from PR1MA Corporation Malaysia (PR1MA) for the construction of 994 apartment units and 20 shops in Johor Bahru.

This former tin-mining area with Chinese new villages, may not attract the attention of property investors as much as its Kuala Lumpur namesake. But it could be an option for prospective homebuyers looking for affordable homes with ready amenities close to the city centre.
The area also has an authentic unkempt feel about it.

"Despite the slowdown in the property market, there are no fire sales on the secondary market because of the strong holding power of Malaysian buyers."

Holding power and innovation are the key until the next catalysts emerge