Buying into Vietnam’s sizzling market
Singaporean businessman and property investor Alvin Ong relocated with his family to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam in 2012.
AECOM bags Reference Design Consultant package for KL-Singapore HSR project
KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd has appointed American multinational engineering firm AECOM for civil reference design works for the high speed rail (HSR) infrastructure, which stretches from the south of Iskandar Puteri Station to the international border of Malaysia and Singapore.
ECM Libra identifies hotel ops as new core business
KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): ECM Libra Financial Group Bhd has identified hotel management and ownership as its new core business after disposing of its investment banking and securities business in 2012.
Manulife US REIT expected to continue to ride on strong U.S. office market
SINGAPORE (May 4): Following its better-than-forecasted 1Q results, Manulife US REIT (MUST) is expected to remain solid, according to RHB Research.
ARA Asset Management said to mull purchase of Sydney CBD tower
SINGAPORE (May 4): ARA Asset Management, the Singapore manager of REITs, is said to be eyeing the purchase of 320 Pitt Street, a major tower located in Sydney’s central business district which is being sold by a fund managed by Propertylink Group.
Sime Darby Property, KWAP and Brunsfield Development sign MoU to kick-start Malaysia Vision Valley
PETALING JAYA (May 4): Sime Darby Property, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) and Brunsfield Development Sdn Bhd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to lead the development of Malaysia Vision Valley (MVV).
Can we build a city’s happiness?
The field that you used to play football in is now fenced up for a property development.
Hot spots for foreign buyers in Singapore’s residential market
Foreigners are expected to make a comeback in Singapore’s residential property market after shying away from it since 2012 following the imposition of the additional buyer’s stamp duty (ABSD).
