Occupants form the core of a sustainable building
HONG KONG (July 10): The key to a successful and sustainable development lies in its occupants and users, said green building experts.
Building green needs government push
HONG KONG (July 10): China may not seem like a very good example of a sustainable built environment but it has certainly achieved a lot in a very short time.
Singapore's Wee Hur to expand student housing footprint in Australia
SINGAPORE (July 7): Developer Wee Hur has set up a trust to fund to build 5,000 student accommodation beds in Australia’s major cities, starting with Brisbane and Adelaide.
MRCB up after option period extended
KUALA LUMPUR (July 6): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) rose as much as 11 sen or 8% after the builder and property developer extended the option period to buy Nusa Gapurna Development Sdn Bhd's assets.
Ascott group acquires additional 60% stake in Quest Apartment Hotels for S$191 mil
SINGAPORE (July 5): The Ascott, a wholly owned subsidiary of CapitaLand, this morning announced that it is acquiring an additional 60% stake in Quest Apartment Hotels for A$180 million (S$191 million or RM594 million).
Mah Sing’s focus on Klang Valley, affordable project should bode well in near term
Mah Sing Group Bhd (July 4, RM1.
Middle-income group in need of rent-to-own schemes
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): National House Buyers Association of Malaysia (HBA) said the middle-income group in Malaysia is in dire need of rent-to-own schemes, warning that the country could face a housing crisis in the form of a “homeless generation”.
Beyond co-working space
MAINLAND Chinese coworking space provider UrWork has partnered Collective Campus, a start-up accelerator based in Australia and Singapore, to set up a 6,889 sq ft co-working space at JTC LaunchPad @ one-north, which was officially launched on June 23.
Bank Negara: Three things that could enhance Malaysia’s affordable housing ecosystem
PETALING JAYA (July 4): A sound, innovative and coordinated public policy is needed to address the affordable housing challenge, said Bank Negara Malaysia deputy governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour in his keynote address at the “Dialogue on Sustainable Development of Affordable Housing” organised by Cagamas Holdings Bhd in Kuala Lumpur today, He said a central authority could lead, oversee and coordinate affordable initiatives for the nation that would promote greater strategic and operational cohesion at the national level.
REHDA targets RM1 bil sales at MAPEX Affordable Housing carnival
KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (REHDA) is targeting to achieve RM1 billion in sales from around 100,000 units ranging not more than RM500,000 at its upcoming 3-day Affordable Housing Carnival — Malaysia Property Expo (MAPEX) from Aug 11 to Aug 13, 2017.
