Making safety and the environment a priority
Setia Eco Park in Shah Alam, for example, fulfils the safety needs of its residents and is environment-friendly. Not surprisingly, the township is one of the most sought-after addresses for investors.
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PROPERTY SNAPSHOT 2: What’s affordable in Damansara / Bandar Utama?
As one of the Klang Valley’s most popular urban centres, non-landed residences in the Damansara/Bandar Utama areas comprise mostly of condominiums targeted to the upper-middle class segment.
UEM Sunrise’s YTD property development sales amount to RM1.18b
We are wary of the local property and land sales moving forward due to the unfavourable sentiments surrounding Nusajaya and the general weaker outlook for the sector. The stock was removed from the MSCI Malaysia Index on May 13, 2015.
JB: Will the Malaysian border town grow up to usurp Singapore?
Johor Bahru is getting a facelift and it is being done with a royal stamp of approval. On Nov 22, the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, officially launched the Ibrahim International Business District (IIBD) transformation plan, which will see about 250 acres of land in the city centre redeveloped.
PROPERTY SNAPSHOT 1: The ever-accelerating Bandar Utama / Damansara 'hood
Based on theedgeproperty.com’s analysis of transactions, the average price of strata residences here grew sharply in 2013, peaked in 4Q2013 and has since retreated slightly.
Stephen Yew, from bank manager to real estate negotiator
Social media is making a real estate career more attractive to newbies, says co-founder and executive director of The One Property International
Puchong’s Southern comforts
New and younger homebuyers are attracted by its lower price points, ready amenities and good accessibility.
Who's up, who's down: Will falling tourist arrivals pose a challenge for hotel owners next year?
Tourist arrivals for the first half of the year stood at just 43% of the full-year target and businesses in the sector have remained subdued
WCT’s weak property sales offset by stronger contract wins
For the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2015 (3QFY15), headline net profit of RM86 million brought cumulative nine-month (9MFY15) net profit to RM150 million.
IJM’s 1HFY16 results within expectations
IJM reported net profit of RM174.8 million for its second quarter FY16. The quarterly earnings tumbled 52.8% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q), but jumped 13.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) as there was an one-off gain derived from the disposal of 74% equity interest in Jaipur Mahua Tollway Pvt Ltd totalling RM168.7 million.
