PROPERTY SNAPSHOT What’s hot in Jalan Ipoh?
• Today we look at price growth and indicative asking rental yields for non-landed residences along Kuala Lumpur’s Jalan Ipoh.
Experts finalising seismic code for buildings to ensure quake safety
KUALA LUMPUR (June 13): A seismic code of practice for new buildings is in the final stages of being formulated and submitted to the government for implementation to ensure development projects, including those in Kuala Lumpur, will be able to withstand the impact of an earthquake.
Joey Yap on high-rise feng shui
APARTMENT living has gained popularity among Malaysians in recent years, not just as a long-term investment but also as an affordable mode of living, particularly in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Baru.
JB secondary housing growth stagnant
KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): Johor Baru’s residential market showed no growth in values and transactions in the first quarter of this year (1Q2015), according to the latest edition of The Edge-KGV International Property Consultants Johor Baru housing monitor.
Eco World launches first of four international projects
KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): Eco World International Sdn Bhd is making headway in international waters with not one but four projects; three in London and one in Sydney, Australia.
Mayor of Kuala Lumpur wants city to remain green
KUALA LUMPUR (May 29): Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal Talib (pictured, right) today urged property developers to consider environmental conservation as integral to their development plans.
E&O’s 4Q profit doubles, proposes stock dividend
KUALA LUMPUR (May 25): Eastern & Oriental Bhd’s net profit for its fourth quarter of its 2015 financial year has doubled to RM100.
Size versus location: How do young buyers choose?
PETALING JAYA (May 22): If you must decide between buying a smaller unit in the heart of Kuala Lumpur or a more spacious home away from the city centre, what would be your choice? This was the question posed to a group of prospective property investors aged between 25 and 35 years.
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KL’s office market sees capital values rise, more malls coming
PETALING JAYA (May 20): Capital values in Kuala Lumpur’s office market increased some 6% despite weaker rental rates that put yields under pressure, said analyst firm DTZ Research.
Buoyant Brickfields
The landscape of Kuala Lumpur’s Brickfields neighbourhood has evolved dramatically since Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) first planned to build the 72-acre transit-oriented and integrated development KL Sentral in the area in 1996.
