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PETALING JAYA (Aug 17): Property consultancy firm Knight Frank’s Prime Global Cities Index that tracks prime residential prices across 37 global cities worldwide has shown Vancouver leading the rankings for the fifth consecutive quarter.

WHEN KK Group saw sales at many of its 24-hour KK Super Mart convenience stores and KK Kopitiam surge last weekend, it could not immediately put a finger on what was going on.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): A consortium led by George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd has emerged the front runner for a RM1 billion deal to build new tracks for the mass rapid transit (MRT) Line 2, known as the Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) Line.

Gabungan AQRS Bhd, a mid-size construction and property development company, is getting a RM500 million subcontract for the CA3 portion of the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Expressway (SUKE).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Sime Darby Bhd has initiated a reverse takeover (RTO) of Japan’s Saizen Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) under which it will be injecting several of its industrial properties in Australia into the REIT, in exchange for a a certain amount of units in the REIT and cash.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): IGB Corp Bhd announced a proposed disposal of Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel (Renaissance KL) (pictured) by Great Union Properties Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IGB to Ventura International Sdn Bhd for RM765 million.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Bursa Malaysia has approved IGB Corp Bhd’s request for a suspension in the trading of its shares today, pending a material announcement.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): After more than a decade of seeking, property developer cum hotel owner and operator, IGB Corp Bhd, has finally found a buyer for its 910-room Renaissance Kuala Lumpur (pictured), and a sale and purchase agreement for the biggest ever hotel deal is expected to be inked as early as today, sources say.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 11): Consumer spending remains a key challenge in the Malaysian retail industry with many continuing to hold back on purchases due to growing concerns on the rising cost of living and weaker job prospects, said property consultancy firm Knight Frank Malaysia in its Real Estates Insights research report for 1H2016.

WITH saturation and lower retail sales, the number of shopping centres that have been put up for sale or have been sold has been visibly higher over the past nine months.