Flying high with Firefly

One crucial aspect of investing in real estate is the objective of the investment.

It has been about two years since German Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Guenter Georg Gruber took up his post in Kuala Lumpur. 

KUALA LUMPUR: AmFIRST Real Estate Investment Trust’s (AmFIRST REIT) net profit for the financial year ended March 31, 2010 rose 11.6% to RM41.9 million from RM37.5 million before.

HONG KONG: Government proposals to curb speculation and cool the property market were criticised on April 22 as inadequate to curb developers' marketing ploys. Critics called for a legally binding policy to regulate flat sales instead of the voluntary guidelines proposed.

ABU DHABI: The recently-concluded Cityscape Abu Dhabi continued to play its role as a strategic platform to  exhibit the viability of real estate markets in the Middle East.

This was despite gloomy predictions ahead of the event amid air travel disruptions due to Iceland's volcano  eruption.