KUALA LUMPUR (April 4,2013): Mah Sing Group Bhd is expanding its landbank near Sungai Buloh, riding the government’s development of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM) land there.

CASABRINA, situated just an hour's drive from Kuala Lumpur in Raub, Pahang, started out as a hideout for Felix Tee, who had purchased the 70-acre highland estate back in 1998. He bought the former rubber estate plantation land, he tells City & Country, as it was his dream to live surrounded by nature in his retirement years.

HONG Kong is likely to face a shortage of around four million to more than eight million sq ft of office space by 2020, a global property consultancy has warned.

IT is hard to imagine how the 7,000-acre Cyberjaya would have looked like some 16 years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR: Listed property developer Bolton Bhd has changed its name to Symphony Life Bhd.

The change of name is the first phase of the company’s transformation exercise that is expected to complete by the year-end.

KUALA LUMPUR: 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has awarded a RM2.1 billion contract to a wholly owned subsidiary of Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) to develop eight sites in the relocation of the various defence units currently located at the old airport in Sungai Besi.

RIDING the new wave of developments and demand for high-rise residences in Johor Baru (JB), MB Builders Sdn Bhd will be developing Tri Tower Residence, comprising two serviced apartment towers and a hotel tower, with a gross development value of RM450 million. "Tri Tower Residence is our key project this year," says marketing manager Datuk Jacky Ker.

ONE of the first significant private condominium launches after the Chinese New Year is IOI Group's The Trilinq, on March 8. The 755-unit development, at the junction of Clementi Avenue 6 and Jalan Lempeng, comprises two 36-storey towers and a 33-storey tower. It is located across the road from Clementi Mall and the Clementi MRT station and bus interchange.

BEIJING: Beijing, Shanghai and another major city in China’s southwest will implement strict property cooling measures as part of a central government crackdown on the overheated property market, state news agency Xinhua said.

THE latest round of government measures implemented on Jan 12 may have dampened the mood at the top end of the market. Setting the pace has been transactions in the secondary market by motivated sellers.