Everyone loves a view, especially of the sea from a very high elevation. That, and more, can be found at the luxurious Reflections at Keppel Bay in Singapore, which will be launched in Malaysia this month, says its developer Keppel Corp Ltd.The leasehold project, which comprises six high-rise towers and 11 low-rise villa apartment blocks, is due for completion in 2012.

There’s been intense speculation in Singapore on the next office deal. Tongues are wagging that The Corporate Office at 138 Robinson Road, a 21-storey office building at the corner of Robinson Road and McCallum Street, is close to being sold for more than S$200 million (RM473.1 million), or about S$1,900 psf of net lettable area (NLA).

With Singaporean individual and corporate investors being the largest group of foreign investors in Malaysian real estate, it is no surprise that government-linked Malaysian Property Inc decided to set up its first overseas office in the city-state. MPI officially opened its Singapore office-cum-gallery at SGX Centre 1 on Oct 1.

Hongkongers are used to paying top dollar for some of the smallest living spaces in the world, but apparently, even they have limits. That point appeared to be reached last week when home seekers overwhelmingly baulked at buying a 401 sq ft flat for a hefty HK$5.97 million (RM2.37 million).

The London Olympics and Paralympic Games are just two years away and the ripples from a major urban overhaul are already sweeping through Stratford

From its business district to leafy suburbs, new condominiums are sprouting up almost daily across Bangkok, but developers and investors alike seem little concerned about a property bubble developing.

Sima Group of Companies, through its founder and chairman, Gan Seng Biang, completed its first construction project some 30 years ago. It was a 6-storey apartment project in Brickfields in Kuala Lumpur.

One of the first things we notice upon arriving at i-City in Section 7, Shah Alam, is the more vibrant atmosphere from when we last visited the place late last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Property consultants have described the Budget 2011 as simple and straightforward while welcoming the government’s efforts to grow housing demand.

PETALING JAYA: Proposals announced in the Budget 2011 by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is generally positive, said property sector stock analysts.

Among the positve aspects are the emphasis given to the development of the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) land in Sungai Buloh and the Kuala Lumpur International Financial District.