The Singapore HDB is putting up Clementi Mall for sale by tender and has appointed Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) as the exclusive marketing agent.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) and Singapore Contractors Association Ltd (SCAL) are jointly participating in the Construction Business Mission to Bangkok, Thailand, from Oct 8 to 10.

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers were urged on Oct 7 to extend the US$8,000 (RM27,000) first-time homebuyers credit past its Nov 30 expiration date, even as sales of new homes grew in August to the highest rate in almost a year.

Witnesses at a House Small Business Committee hearing called upon the US Congress to expand the credit to all homebuyers, not just newcomers to the market.

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the global economic downturn, Asia Pacific remains the most robust region for the warehouse market even as rentals in most countries continue to decline 1H2009, according to Colliers International.

SYDNEY: Australian housing and construction data on Oct 7 added to evidence of economic recovery that spurred the central bank to raise interest rates on Oct 6 and is expected to bring more tightening in months ahead.

KUALA LUMPUR: Construction group, Bina Puri Holdings Bhd has accepted the letter of award from Mayland View Sdn Bhd on Sept 25 for the construction and completion of one block of 38-storey serviced apartments with two-basement car park areas and four units of TNB substations at Jalan Kuching, Kuala Lumpur for RM185 million.

We want to communicate the value of architecture to the public and the government. Architecture is about more than just buildings; we are working towards creating a local built environment that is world class, benefits society, is responsible to its surroundings and is aesthetically appealing.

Visitors to Putrajaya, Malaysia’s federal government administrative capital, are often overawed by the host of impressive government ministry buildings dotting the city’s precincts.

KUALA LUMPUR: There is limited information on how Malaysian buildings can withstand the effects of seismic tremors from earthquakes, according to Boon Che Wee, President of the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM).

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway City (Ipoh) Sdn Bhd is expected to open the doors of its exclusive five-star Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat in Tambun, Perak by year-end, according to Sunway City Bhd senior general manager Ong Pang Yen.