Singapore property investment sales volume lowest since 2009, says consultant
SINGAPORE (Feb 2): Property investment sales volume in Singapore declined 9% to S$16 billion last year, the lowest since 2009, said DTZ Debenham Tie Leung (SEA) Pte Ltd in a statement today.
Country Garden unveils RM175 bil Forest City project
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): Hong Kong-listed Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd and Esplanade Danga 88 Sdn Bhd, a Johor state-owned associate of Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor, today unveiled the much-touted Forest City mixed-use development located on four reclaimed islands in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor.
Knight Frank: Sydney set to see strongest growth in prime residential price
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): Sydney is expected to see the strongest prime property price growth in 2016, rising by 10% year-on-year, said global property consultancy Knight Frank in its newly released Prime Cities Forecast Report on 10 global cities.
Heatherwick Studio makes debut in Singapore with NTU learning hub
LAST March, Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) opened an eye-catching learning hub conceived by Heatherwick Studio based in Kings Cross, London, and executed by local lead architect CPG Consultants.
Merits and demerits of the KL-Singapore HSR
HALFWAY through our interview with MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal (pictured), a young aide makes his way into the office apologetically and hands his boss a stack of papers.
IOI Properties sees lower FY16 profit margin
PUTRAJAYA (Jan 5): IOI Properties Group Bhd expects the financial year ending June 30, 2016 (FY16) to be a challenging but surmountable financial year for the company, due to the soft property market.
Johor, Seremban developers to benefit most from HSR
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): Analysts said property developers with land bank in Seremban and Johor would be the main beneficiaries of the proposed 330km high-speed rail (HSR) linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
NEWSFLASH: Singapore Q4 private home prices fall 0.5% q-o-q
SINGAPORE (Jan 4): Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority released flash estimates for the change in Singapore private home prices during the fourth quarter of 2015: Quarter-on-quarter, percentage price change: Quarter Q4/2015 Q3/2015 Singapore private -0.
Ho Hup ventures into quarrying in Melaka via acquisition
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): Ho Hup Construction Co Bhd has gained entry into the granite quarrying business, via the acquisition of a company with quarrying rights, for RM2 million cash.
