The head of investment at Zerin Properties, Francis Quah, has been named “Outstanding Individual for Real Estate Transaction” for 2008 in RFP Magazine’s Outstanding Individuals in Industry Awards 2009.Quah was selected for the award for concluding the sale of The InterContinental Hanoi hotel in Vietnam at the peak of the subprime crisis.Zerin Properties’ founder and CEO Previndran Singhe was th

The value and potential of real estate hinge on its location. But it is not sufficient to go macro on the location factor; one needs to go micro as well.Picture this: Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) is a popular address in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR:  The Malaysian property market is not heading towards slump even though there may be a slowdown now as attractive financing packages and more realistic prices from sellers should perk up sentiment, according to real estate industry experts.They said the current "wait and see attitude" by potential property investors and homebuyers may end soon, as sentiment is given a boost by the

KUALA LUMPUR: The retail industry is expected to contract this year but all is not gloom and doom. Some shopping destinations and brands are bucking the downward trend and are going ahead with their expansion.

KUALA LUMPUR: European banks are showing appetite for lending against well-let prime assets with established borrowers although situations do not seem very good for new businesses.

KUALA LUMPUR: Demand in the Shanghai residential market has gradually re-emerged as developers slashed house prices since the end of last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Corporate Real Estate (CRE) executives in Asia Pacific are more willing than their global counterparts to invest in sustainability, according to a global sustainability survey undertaken in September and October 2008 by Jones Lang LaSalle and CoreNet Global.

Damansara Utama in Petaling Jaya, more popularly known as DU, is often recognised for its Damansara Uptown commercial square, which has been around for more than two decades. The commercial centre, comprising mainly 4-storey shopoffices and office towers, is still a hive of activity.In the words of its developer See Hoy Chan Sdn Bhd, “a successful commercial area is always busy”.

During a recession, we are often told to look out for opportunities.

When IJM Land Bhd embarked on its quest to develop a waterfront resort in Penang that could rival landmarks such as the Canary Wharf in London, Docklands in Melbourne and Queens Quay in Toronto, the developer realised it needed a distinctive design that could be recognised as a work of art.To attain this goal, it appointed six Malaysian architectural firms to design the residential components f