How to green old buildings
Incorporating green features and technology in a non-green building can contribute towards greater cost-saving in the maintenance and management of the property in the long term.
Fighting a ‘grave’ taboo
Location has always been one of the key considerations in ensuring asset value growth and a property neighbouring a cemetery is definitely not the location of choice.
Titijaya Land sees signs of recovery with stronger booking orders
KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): Property developer Titijaya Land Bhd is seeing signs of recovery in the property market with stronger booking orders.
Foreign investors ‘positive’ on Singapore property sector
SINGAPORE (July 7): Maybank Kim Eng is maintaining its “positive” rating on Singapore’s property sector after collecting feedback from investors in Hong Kong.
Ascott group acquires additional 60% stake in Quest Apartment Hotels for S$191 mil
SINGAPORE (July 5): The Ascott, a wholly owned subsidiary of CapitaLand, this morning announced that it is acquiring an additional 60% stake in Quest Apartment Hotels for A$180 million (S$191 million or RM594 million).
RFP for Bandar Malaysia opens today
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): The request for proposal (RFP) for the appointment of the master developer for the RM12.
IWCity says restructuring deadline extended
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (IWCity) and Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd (IWH) extended the deadline to conclude their planned restructuring to Sept 4 this year, as IWH needed more time to finalise talks on the corporate exercise.
Mah Sing’s focus on Klang Valley, affordable project should bode well in near term
Mah Sing Group Bhd (July 4, RM1.
Beyond co-working space
MAINLAND Chinese coworking space provider UrWork has partnered Collective Campus, a start-up accelerator based in Australia and Singapore, to set up a 6,889 sq ft co-working space at JTC LaunchPad @ one-north, which was officially launched on June 23.
Bank Negara: Three things that could enhance Malaysia’s affordable housing ecosystem
PETALING JAYA (July 4): A sound, innovative and coordinated public policy is needed to address the affordable housing challenge, said Bank Negara Malaysia deputy governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour in his keynote address at the “Dialogue on Sustainable Development of Affordable Housing” organised by Cagamas Holdings Bhd in Kuala Lumpur today, He said a central authority could lead, oversee and coordinate affordable initiatives for the nation that would promote greater strategic and operational cohesion at the national level.
