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GEORGE TOWN (Jan 12): The land owner is not allowed to build homes on the illegally cleared Bukit Relau hilltop in Penang, even if the area has been rezoned as residential land.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12): SPAZ Sdn Bhd, a 60%-owned subsidiary of Seacera Group Bhd, has pre-qualified for the construction and completion works related to the Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH) and the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE).

Construction sector Maintain overweight: The final leg of Vision 2020.

DESPITE the current weak market conditions, property developer Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) is planning about RM1 billion worth of launches locally in the next six months (1H2016).

IPOH (Jan 8): The fast changing skyline of Ipoh will soon see the rise of twin towers.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): At least 62 registered land owners today filed a judicial review application at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur against Putrajaya over the latter approving the land acquisition of Ampang Park Shopping Centre for the MRT station complex to be built there.

SEVERAL real estate markets across the globe grew this year, albeit at a slower pace.

SHAH ALAM (Dec 30): Only World Group Holdings Bhd (OWG), which aims for a 50% growth in revenue this financial year ending June 30, 2016 (FY16), expects to seal an investment deal “in the next couple of months”.

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 29): The federal government should approve the Penang Transport Master Plan so that the state government cannot use it as a "political gimmick" to raise public outcry, says Penang state exco Chow Kon Yeow (pictured).

This week’s spotlight falls on the secondary market of non-landed residences in Central City Kuala Lumpur (excluding the KLCC enclave, which has been previously analysed separately).