"Haunted flats" give market the creeps
HONG KONG: Nothing kills the sale of a home faster than death. Murder, suicide, terminal illness - it does not matter.
HONG KONG: Nothing kills the sale of a home faster than death. Murder, suicide, terminal illness - it does not matter.
PETALING JAYA: The weakening ringgit has prompted prudent investors to search for viable options including buying properties overseas to preserve their wealth, said a real estate consultant.
PETALING JAYA: The health of the central London housing market continues to surprise observers as the market registered a 1.3% price rise in September, marking the sixth month in a row of positive price growth, said Knight Frank Prime Central London Index for September 2009.
KUALA LUMPUR: GuocoLand (Malaysia) Bhd (GLM) is taking steps to strengthen its foothold in the property industry. Its managing director Paul Poh tells theedgeproperty.com that they are in the midst of transforming GLM into a stronger property player with more drive and dynamism.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) expects steel prices to increase to RM3,000 per tonne around year-end or the beginning of next year, said its chief operating officer Tony Lee.
KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Land Bhd's first quarter net profit surged 76% to RM78.11 million for the period ended July 31, 2009 from RM44.36 million a year ago, boosted by the writeback of impairment in value of investments in associated companies and its Toto betting operations.However, it cautioned that its hotels and resorts business may continue to be affected by the current global outbreak of I
KUALA LUMPUR: AmcorpGroup Bhd's offer for sale of 119.83 million shares in AMDB Bhd was undersubscribed by 92.81%.AMDB said on Sept 28 that as at 5pm on Sept 18, AMDB received total acceptances for 7.75 million shares (6.47%) and excess applications for 859,737 excess offer shares, representing 7.19% of the 119.83 million offer shares made available under the offer.AmcorpGroup had made a renoun
KUALA LUMPUR: Glomac Bhd posted net profit of RM8.34 million for the first quarter ended July 31, 2009, up from the RM7.8 million a year ago.The company said on Sept 28 that on a pre-tax level, it was up 57% at RM16.47 million versus RM10.5 million a year ago. Revenue slipped to RM58.98 million from RM79.54 million.
KUALA LUMPUR: TSR Capital Bhd has secured a RM80 million contract from the government to build part of National Space Centre in Banting, Selangor.TSR Capital said on Sept 28 the its unit TSR Bina Sdn Bhd had accepted the government's letter for the proposed construction of Phase 3A, Space Technology Facility of the centre."The contract is expected to be completed by April 11, 2011 that is withi
KUALA LUMPUR: Over 200 guests from the property, media and advertising industries witnessed the launch of The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd’s property portal
theedgeproperty.com at the Sime Darby Convention Centre in Bukit Kiara on Sept 28.