News about Kuala Lumpur

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KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Kenanga IB Research maintained its overweight call over the construction sector, as it is still firmly backed by contractors’ healthy orderbooks that provide two to three years visibility, while its replenishment prospects and earnings were met by most contractors.

Today, we continue our focus on Kuala Lumpur’s Setapak area by looking at average prices on a per square foot (psf) basis.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): One of Kuala Lumpur’s oldest roads, Jalan Ipoh winds through the neighbourhoods of Jinjang and Segambut until Sentul.

• Today we look at price growth and indicative asking rental yields for non-landed residences along Kuala Lumpur’s Jalan Ipoh.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.