DAP MP wants answers on KL land sale

Apr 25

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): DAP’s Lim Lip Eng (pictured) has claimed that of the 64 lots of land which Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) sold between 2014 and 2018, only 30 have been used for affordable housing, the Malaysiakini news portal reported today.

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REIT managers say SC's REIT guideline amendments will drive market's growth

Apr 24

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): The liberalisation in the permissible list of activities provides alternative growth opportunities to Malaysian Real Estate Investment Trusts (M-REITs) in the areas of acquiring vacant land to undertake property development activities, acquisition of assets with provision of income support and investments through private leases, said the Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA).

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Tax relief granted to mega public projects since 1980s

Apr 20

KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): Various tax reliefs have been commonly accorded to mega public infrastructure developments as a government incentive since the 1980s, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department asserted yesterday, following the brouhaha over the granting of goods and services tax (GST) relief for the procurement of materials and services related to the RM55 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project.

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趋势：零售业料仍是投资者首选

Apr 20

产业顾问公司Knight Frank Malaysia展开的调查显示，尽管国内零售空间过剩，但预料零售业今年还是继续成为各界人士在商业产业投资中的首选。 受访的借贷机构、产业顾问、发展商、基金和产业信托经理在调查中指出，他们将继续投资或借贷给零售领域，因为随着商场正强化资产，该领域仍蕴藏商机。 调查结果显示，尽管零售和办公室的前景蒙尘，但这两种产业将继续获得最多关注。Knight Frank Malaysia指出，这主要是因为这些产业的价值比较高。 Knight Frank Malaysia零售和租赁顾问部联合董事Rebecca Phan表示，大马零售业将继续在商用产业中，扮演重要的角色。 但她坦言，零售业在2018年的前景并不亮眼，因为消费者的开销估计不会在短期内反弹。 “尽管零售市场的消费情绪低迷，但该领域会持续吸引投资，因为预料发展商将与有经验的商场管理单位合作，在竞争激烈的环境中提振旗下资产的魅力和竞争力。” Phan也呼吁商场业者不要只把目光放在商场空间的出租率上，因为在目前的零售环境中，高出租率不再等于高收入。 她认为，商场业者应更专注于提升商场的科技和行销方式，比如多投放资源在社交媒体行销、举办活动和工作室等，以提高消费者试用商场租户产品的欲望。 此外，虽然许多商场以餐厅作为吸引消费者到访的策略，但Phan提醒，拥有平衡的产品和餐厅种类，才能够为消费者带来更好的消费经验。 因此她建议，饮食种类的租户占商场的净可出租面积，应该控制在35%以内。   该文章已在2018年3月28日刊登于EdgeProp.

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