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PETALING JAYA (July 30): Berkeley Group, a property developer from the UK, will be launching the first phase of its Queenshurst apartments in Kingston upon Thames, London, in Malaysia today.

PETALING JAYA (July 27): The outlook for the property market in the second half of 2016 (2H2016) is expected to remain subdued, said Valuation and Property Services Department director-general Datuk Faizan Abdul Rahman at the Malaysian Property Summit Mid-Year Review 2016 today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): Primary market property sales plunged in 1H2016 from a year ago, underpinned by the sluggish global economy and poor local market sentiments, according to preliminary figures by the Valuation and Property Services Department.

PETALING JAYA (July 26): Boustead Holdings Bhd aims to launch its 1 Cochrane condominiums in Cheras early next year, said divisional director under property Datuk Seri Ghazali Mohd Ali (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): Tabung Haji has indicated it will not sell the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) land that it purchased from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), as the pilgrimage fund sees long-term value in the piece of land.

PETALING JAYA (July 22): The LEKAS-EcoMajestic interchange will officially open in August or September, said Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld) president and CEO Datuk Chang Khim Wah.

SHAH ALAM (July 22): Sime Darby Property will be launching Elmina Valley Phase 3 (EV3), the third phase of Elmina West in the City of Elmina township, this weekend at its sales gallery in Bukit Subang.

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KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Credit access is not the problem confronting potential homebuyers, but rather more fundamental issues like affordability and shortage of supply of reasonably priced houses, says Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): First-time home owners continue to have access to financing, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), in response to calls for lending guidelines to be reviewed to ease home ownership for first-time homebuyers.