Eight additional deaths linked to the pandemic were reported in the country today.

On the latest news of the non-merger between EcoWorld and UEM Sunrise, investment bank analysts see it in a neutral stance, reckoning that there will not be any significant impact to both companies.

Datuk Chang Kim Loong: Eventually, it is the purchasers who lose — their houses are taken away; they have to settle their mortgage loans with increasing interests; and they are blacklisted, which means they can never borrow again and never buy houses again!

This measure was aimed at reducing the burden of new house buyers during this difficult time and for economic generation in the real estate sector.

Last year, the local central bank made four OPR cuts and slashed a total of 125bps to its lowest-ever level of 1.75%.

Within 2,700 acres, it consists of a 12,000 sq ft main house, two guest houses with four bedrooms and two bedrooms respectively, several barns, animal shelter facilities, a maintenance shop and a four-acre lake with a fountain.

Jones Lang Wootton executive director Malathi Thevendran: The additional commitment could result in higher risks and more uncertainties from the perspective of developers. Some developers are reluctant to undertake unknown ventures as there are other forms of developments that could be less risky and more profitable.

With greater awareness about independent and active living in the golden years, more people are beginning to plan for their retirement days, starting with homes that facilitate limited mobility and with more immediate accessibility to medical care.

The first two phases entail the immunising of frontliners, followed by those with chronic diseases at high risk and senior citizens aged 60 years and above.

Health director general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said via Twitter today that the 15 deaths brought the nation’s cumulative number of Covid-19-related fatalities to 578 so far.