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PETALING JAYA (April 25): There was minimal change in transacted volumes and values in the first quarter of this year (1Q2015) as the property market readied itself for the Goods and Services Tax (GST), said Reapfield Academy Sdn Bhd group CEO and president Dr Gerald Kho (pictured) during his presentation on the topic “Post-GST – The Real Impact on Buyers” at The Edge Investment Forum on Real Estate 2015 today.

PETALING JAYA (April 25): Developers will experience higher cost of inputs and margin compression pressure after the implementation of Good and Services Tax (GST), said Sunway Bhd’s managing director of property development division of Malaysia and Singapore, Sarena Cheah (pictured) during her presentation on “Post-GST -- The Real Impact on Buyers” at the The Edge Investment Forum on Real Estate 2015 today.

PETALING JAYA (April 25): Deputy president of the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (REHDA) Malaysia Datuk Soam Heng Choon (pictured), has cleared the air for property purchasers, stating that while the rules surrounding Goods and Services Tax (GST) are still vague for most people, it will bode well for buyers to download the regulation manual and understand it.

PETALING JAYA (April 25): Proposed infrastructure developments in Penang, Iskandar Malaysia and Greater Kuala Lumpur will create opportunities for new property hotspots.

PETALING JAYA (April 25): A potential drop in interest rates before end-2015 in Malaysia could reverse dampened sentiment in the near-term for the property market as interest rates fall worldwide, coupled with an ongoing currency war, said The Edge Media Group executive chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): More than 750 readers of The Edge Malaysia attended The Edge Investment Forum on Real Estate 2015 at the One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya today.

PETALING JAYA (April 25): The local property market will normalise in 2015 as market sentiment adapt to the recently implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST), said Previndran Singhe (pictured), founder and CEO of Zerin Properties at the The Edge Investment Forum on Real Estate 2015 today.

PETALING JAYA (April 25): OSK Property Holdings Bhd plans to open its flagship Atria Shopping Gallery in Damansara Jaya on May 28, said its director of leasing Sally Low.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Mah Sing Group is optimistic in achieving its sales target of RM3.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Aseana Properties Ltd, a London-listed property developer which is 23%-owned by Malaysian developer Ireka Corp Bhd, plans to sell some of its property assets and return the capital to shareholders this year, Ireka group managing director Lai Voon Hon (pictured) said in The Edge Financial Daily today.