Forest City won’t suffer from low occupancies in long term

PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): Forest City in Johor will not suffer from low occupancy in the long term, owing to the incoming high-speed rail and the job opportunities being created within the region, said Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd president and chief strategy officer Dr Yu Runze.

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Are you launching the right products?

PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): With the current slowdown state of the property market, what kind of products are the market looking for? UEM Sunrise CEO and managing director, Anwar Syahrin Abdul Ajib noted that 2-3 storey terraced homes are still in high demand and the most transacted in the region of Klang Valley and Johor.

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China investors shifting focus to domestic market

The Asia-Pacific region has been impacted by China’s capital outflow control with China’s outbound investment in Asia Pacific in the first half of this year (1H2017) having slumped 59% y-o-y, according to CBRE Research’s Asia Pacific Marketview 2Q2017 report.

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ULI and FGRT join hands to discuss the future of retail real estate

PETALING JAYA (Aug 28): The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Asia Pacific is collaborating with global think thank Fung Global Retail & Technology (FGRT) for the upcoming ULI Asia Pacific Summit in June 2018 to highlight the effect and integration of technological innovation into shopping centres and retailers.

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Syed Mohamed is now Encorp chairman

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 26): Encorp Bhd has appointed former banker Datuk Syed Mohamed Syed Ibrahim as its chairman, replacing Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, who resigned in mid-August amid an anti-graft probe over the purchase of a luxury hotel in Kensington, London.

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