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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing, and Local Government has been tasked by the cabinet to formulate a set of guidelines for property developers who wish to undertake a money-lending licence to provide bridging loans to buyers facing constraints in meeting the initial sale-and-purchase payment.

RAM Rating Services does not expect the property sector to be significantly lifted by the move to allow eligible developers to apply for a moneylender's licence to provide loan facilities to house buyers KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): Malaysian homebuilders' accumulation of debts to finance their land purchases over the past few years have left little room for them to undertake the developer financing scheme sanctioned by the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing, and Local Government, said RAM Rating Services Bhd.

Property sector Maintain neutral call: According to media reports quoting Urban Wellbeing, Housing, and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar, eligible housing developers can now obtain licences to provide homebuyers with up to 100% of house financing.

SINGAPORE (Sept 9): Maybank Kim Eng has upgraded two Singapore office REITs, CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT) and Keppel REIT, to “buy” from “hold”, even as office rents are expected to continue to slide in the near term.

SINGAPORE (Sept 7): Healthy interest for new office buildings is allaying fears over Grade A office rents crashing and that new office supply will not be absorbed, according to a Monday sector note by DBS Vickers.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): Some residential bungalow owners along Jalan Gasing in Petaling Jaya are puzzled with the disparity in the valuations done on their properties by private valuers, and those done by the Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH).

PETALING JAYA (Sept 2): WCT Holdings Bhd’s Paradigm Mall Petaling Jaya aims to achieve 100% occupancy soon following the opening of 22 new outlets in the mall recently.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) link will not boost property prices if it is not well embedded, according to TheEdgeProperty.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 22): After a rather dismal year in which earnings plummeted 75% on reduced profit margin as revenue slid 23% on lower construction contribution, Kedah-based property player EUPE Corp Bhd expects its financial year ending Feb 28, 2017 (FY17) to chart better numbers in both revenue and profit.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 12): A 33-storey office block has been proposed for the open car park site in Desa Sri Hartamas (pictured) located at Jalan 19/70A.