China investors shifting focus to domestic market

The Asia-Pacific region has been impacted by China’s capital outflow control with China’s outbound investment in Asia Pacific in the first half of this year (1H2017) having slumped 59% y-o-y, according to CBRE Research’s Asia Pacific Marketview 2Q2017 report.

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Technology and innovation to drive future cities

PETALING JAYA (Sept 10): The concept of building a smart city is not about constructing a new city from scratch but how to improve the daily lives of city dwellers through technology, innovative ideas and sustainable design.

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Transcendental habitation

Twenty years have passed since I last saw Ling Hao, the award-winning architect of the eponymous Linghao Architects, a Singapore-based practice established in 2000 that he currently runs as a one-man show.

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DONE DEAL: 2-storey terraced house, Lakeside Residences, Puchong

Sold for: RM835,000 Concluded by: Wong Hor Yan (REN 18777) of 1TPE Realty (016-324 8307) When: July 2017 Noteworthy: ● Leasehold ● Land area: 22ft by 75ft ● Built up: 2,167 sq ft ● Four bedrooms and three bathrooms ● Lakeside property ● Gated-and-guarded development According to the agent, Wong Hor Yan of 1TPE Realty, the seller was an investor who bought the unit in 2013.

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Central i-City Shopping Centre to open end-2018

PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): Central i-City Shopping Centre, a joint-venture development by I-Berhad (I-Bhd) and Bangkok-based property developer and investor Central Pattana Public Co Ltd (CPN), is scheduled to open at the end of next year.

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