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City & Country: Accidental developer

First 6@ Damansara started out as an attempt by a group of friends at communal living. But now, the six homes in a walled compound in Damansara Heights may signal an entirely new direction for Datuk Ling Keak Ming.Datuk Ling Keak Ming enthusiastically describes one of his more astute investments — a Siberian Husky. “My son moved out after he got married.

City & Country: New landmark for Taman Desa Jaya

The Innoverse Group is brimming with confidence and all geared up to take on ventures which others may find too challenging after its success in developing Ehsan Industrial Park in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, in 2008.The leasehold site on which the industrial park is located had been up for sale for some time because it was located near a cemetery and was deemed unsuitable in terms of geomancy.The de

Offshore: Market rebound likely to continue

The first half of the year closed on a positive note for Hong Kong property and signs are that the rebound in buying sentiment is set to continue for the rest of the year, agents say.Examples they cite include:•   The sale of 94 units in the luxury residential project Larvotto, each worth more than HK$30 million (RM12 million), in just two days since its launch on July 17.•  The sale of more th

City & Country: G.I.M. makes its presence felt in Penang

The Golden Triangle area in Kuala Lumpur has been so named because it is the city’s most vibrant commercial, retail and entertainment hub. And it is this vibrancy that G.I.M. Group of Companies wants to replicate up north in Penang.

City&Country: Cover Story-- Confusion reigns

The International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee 15 or IFRIC 15, and its impact on the property industry, has been hotly debated since the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) announced its adoption effective July 1, 2010. 

City&Country: Green is the new black

Convinced that green building practices and advanced technological developments are the way forward,  the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM),  organisers of the annual architecture and design event DATUM: KL 2010, have cho