Some RM40 billion housing loans were approved to more than 152,000 borrowers in the first five months of this year, and eligible homebuyers will continue to have access to financing, according to Bank Negara.

Shares in Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (IWC) jumped as much as 35 sen or 28.2% in early trading today to its intra-day high of RM1.59 on renewed rumours that it may be back in talks for the aborted Bandar Malaysia development deal.

GLP has signed a 83,000 sq m build-to-suit agreement with Adidas to develop its largest distribution centre in Asia.

Kuala Lumpur River City is a planned real estate project along the Gombak River.

At 10.28am, Econpile rose 6 sen to RM2.68 with 165,000 shares traded.

Yong Tai said The Dawn @ Impression City will be built on a five-acre site comprising one 28-storey block and one 29-storey block.

At 9.15am, I-Bhd was up 1.5 sen to 61.5 sen with 564,100 shares traded.

At 9.12am, Ikhmas Jaya fell 2 sen to 67 sen with 91,000 shares traded.

Ayala Land, which bought into the company in April 2015, was said to have been interested in a direct investment in Malaysia.

Property developer Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld) has launched its Johor chapter of the EcoWorld Toastmasters Club.