UK’s largest real estate financing deal completed

PETALING JAYA (June 8): Bank of China (Hong Kong), HSBC and ING have closed one of the UK’s largest real estate financing deals by securing the finance for the acquisition of The Leadenhall Building, otherwise known as the “Cheesegrater”, a 46-storey landmark prime iconic real estate in London.

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Crest Builder up 7% on better outlook for FY17

KUALA LUMPUR (June 8): Crest Builder Holdings rose 7% at mid-morning trading today, after the group said it expects its performance for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2017 (FY17) to be better, driven by its construction projects.

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Gradual recovery ahead, says IJM Land

PETALING JAYA (June 5): Do not expect the property market to experience the kind of boom that it went through in the last cycle — this was IJM Land Bhd managing director Edward Chong’s view of the Malaysian property market.

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Buy or rent?

My aunt and her family of six live in a house they have been renting in Taman Cheras Indah, Selangor, for over 20 years now.

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