Investor appetite to remain strong for REITs

Malaysian real estate investment trust (M-REIT) sector Maintain overweight: We currently maintain “overweight” on the sector and continue to prefer retail M-REITs (Pavilion REIT and IGB REIT) over non-retail or diversified M-REITs.

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Staying relevant to the future

FOR Kota Kinabalu-based Borneo Estate Development Sdn Bhd’s chief operating officer, Ben Kong Chung Vui, property development means building something that is relevant to the present and the future.

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MM2H applicants down by half

SOURCE: MM2H THE number of applicants for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) scheme had decreased by almost half last year from the previous year, according to statistics available on the MM2H website.

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IGB REIT’s fall seen as knee-jerk reaction

KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): IGB Real Estate Investment Trust (IGB REIT) closed in negative territory yesterday on a knee-jerk reaction from investors to news that one of its properties here was involved explosions.

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If can’t afford to buy, why not rent?

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Dissatisfaction over expensive home prices has been escalating in Malaysia in recent years, with prices now reportedly beyond the reach of an average worker in key states like Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

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Making Kuching a vibrant and dynamic city

WHEN Alfred Russell Wallace worked on his theory of evolution through natural selection following his explorations of the Malay Archipelago in a small hut not far from what is now Sarawak’s capital, Kuching, he noted how much of the state was unreachable due to its hilly terrain and dense forests.

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