In Depth

Edu@Iskandar, like Rome, won’t be built in a day

The project started with a bang in 2012. Three years down the road, views are somewhat mixed on its success. A common view that has emerged, though, is that a new and unique concept like EduCity will need time to evolve and mature into a fully formed entity.

MRCB exploring options to finance new projects

The light rail transit line 3, Kwasa Utama and Cyberjaya City Centre (CCC) projects will generate a project management fee income of RM586 million over the next 12 years. It is exploring to set up private property funds with institutional investors to finance some of its property developments.

Borrowing just to survive

Malaysia’s growth depends on private consumption, but households are already highly leveraged

Klang looking up

Klang’s property market has long been dominated by landed homes. But there are signs that its non-landed homes are coming out of the shadows and seeing more ‘action’.

Axis REIT acquiring industrial assets in Johor

The industrial building currently is being leased to Beyonics Technology (Senai) Sdn Bhd for manufacturing plastic precision components, mould and electronic manufacturing services.