LONDON: A small mountain of dirty towels, stray underwear left in the washing machine or a pile of well-worn tennis shoes are some of the souvenirs landlords in southwest London often find when they return home after letting out their houses to players competing at Wimbledon.

They are the lucky ones.

Emkay Group,  which started out as an affordable-housing developer, is now positioning itself as a developer of high-end green office projects.  The developer focuses on Cyberjaya, where it recently completed Bangunan Lestari Kumpulan Emkay, the first office building in the country to be awarded the Leadershi

If you are a civil servant in Kajang, living in cramped quarters with thoughts of upgrading, Family Crest Sdn Bhd has its sights on you.

MBM Resources Bhd (MBMR) is generally associated with the automotive industry, as the holding company is involved in the manufacturing of auto components and distribution of motor vehicles such as Perodua, Volvo and Daihatsu. It is also the appointed dealer for Volkswagen in Malaysia.

Global housing markets have entered a period of relative calm. The great price falls of the past three years are over but there is still cause for concern, according to online research house Global Property Guide’s latest survey of global house prices for the year ending 1Q2011.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has launched the "River of Life" project, which is aimed at revitalising the Klang and Gombak rivers to turn them into vibrant and livable waterfronts with high economic value.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Klang and Gombak rivers in the city will be turned into iconic waterfronts the likes  of rivers in major cities like London, Paris, Melbourne and Amsterdam by 2020, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

KUALA LUMPUR: Architecture is not only important in landmark projects like the Petronas Twin Towers but also in smaller, more modest buildings which are close to the community, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Agathians Shelter will be transformed into the country's first "green" children's home by Rehda Youth, the youth wing of the Real Estate & Housing Developers' Association (Rehda).

Chan Kin-Meng, Rehda Youth chief, said the renovation and refurbishment of the home is the organisation's maiden project under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme.

SYDNEY: Tighter government regulations introduced by some Asian countries to cool sizzling house prices are contributing to higher demand for new apartments in Australia, property services firm CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) said.

The Australian apartment market is bucking a softening trend of the overall housing market, especially in Sydney.