HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s secondary home market remained quiet last week and sales are likely to slow further until the implementation of a new law on sales practices that will take effect on Monday.

WASHINGTON: US home resales edged downward in March, pointing to some slowdown in the housing market recovery pace as overall economic activity cools.

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Monday existing home sales slipped 0.6% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.92 million units.

SINGAPORE: The Dorsett Singapore Hotel and Residences (DSHR) is the first new-built hotel in Southeast Asia to use more than 95% LED lights to illuminate its halls. DSHR is owned and managed by Hong Kong-based Dorsett Hospitality International.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian private investors in London real estate are unperturbed by declining yields in prime Central London because the falling returns are only affecting property at the top-end of the market, said Hartamas Real Estate Sdn Bhd senior manager Kevin Lim.

CYBERJAYA: More than 1,500 people attended the Cyberjaya Premier Property Showcase 2013 held at Cyberview Resort and Spa on April 13 and 14.

KUALA LUMPUR:  Infrastructure projects that have sprung up in the country over the past two years will create new property hot spots and revive old ones, said Ho Chin Soon, director of Ho Chin Soon Research Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR: MK Land Holdings Bhd is selling its tract of land near Sungai Buloh, Selangor for RM83.5 million.

KUALA LUMPUR: 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has appointed an international team in partnership with local planners to create the master plan for Bandar Malaysia at the Sungai Besi airport in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: United Malacca Bhd disclosed yesterday that it had received forged documents purportedly signed by its directors authorising the sale of 25,000 acres (10,000ha) of plantation land in Kinabatangan, Sabah.The forged documents received are:-i) a purported power of attorney whereby United Malacca purportedly authorises a third party to sell the Millian-Labau land and collect the proce