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Lee Shau-kee boasts of big landbank for 45,000 flats

HONG KONG: Henderson Land Development could supply the city with 45,000 new flats from its own landbank, more than the government's annual target, chairman Lee Shau-kee has boasted in his official biography.

Real change via health metropolis

KUCHING: No one was more excited than Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced on Sunday night, Apr 10 that Sarawak will have the second health metropolis in the country.

The world-renowned cardiologist knows better what will come next when the hub is set up in Kuching.

Adoption of BTS will affect supply, prices

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians can expect to see housing supply decline and housing prices spike should the build-then-sell (BTS) method of property development be implemented, said members of a panel discussion on the topic “Build-then-sell: The impact on property prices” at The Edge Investment Forum on Real Estate 2011 last Saturday.The panellists were Bandar Utama township developer See Hoy Chan H

Malay developers wants easy financing to develop reserve land

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malay Real Estate Developers Association wants easy financing from banks to develop reserve land as current terms and conditions imposed for loan application were not conducive.

Its president Mohd Wari Mat Zaki said failure to obtain bank loans has jeopardised the development of Malay reserve land.

China buyers back in the market

SHANGHAI: China homebuyers have recovered their confidence in the market outlook after major cites — except Beijing — all set positive price growth targets for new residential sales.

Economic recovery tempts foreigners back to Thailand

BANGKOK: Foreign buyers are beginning to return to the property market in Thailand, but sentiment remains cautious compared with the enthusiasm shown before the global economic crisis three years ago.

City&Country: MRT hotspots

The proposed RM36 million Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project in the Klang Valley and Greater Kuala Lumpur is expected to boost property values in the areas it will serve upon completion in 2018, as well as increase accessibility.

City&Country: Hotwer has big plans for Klang

Hotwer Development Sdn Bhd’s maiden project, The Boss Service Suites in Klang, is only part of a bigger business plan, one that goes beyond the bricks-and-mortar aspects of the development.