Property slowdown may not be just a sectoral problem
PROPERTY market cycles come and go, but with prolonged weakness, the current slowdown could point to a much larger economic issue.
Fragrance Group boss believed to have bought Aussie island for A$5.5m
TASMANIA (June 6): The chief executive and founder of Fragrance Group, Koh Wee Meng is believed to have bought a A$5.
Property agent gets jail time and the cane for cheating
JOHOR BAHRU (June 6): A property agent here has found out the hard way that it does not pay to cheat clients.
CapitaLand Commercial Trust proposes to buy remainder 60% interest in CapitaGreen for S$393m
SINGAPORE (May 23): CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT) has proposed to acquire the remainder 60% interest in Grade A office tower CapitaGreen for S$393 million.
Talking Points
Floored by design The most extensive collection that Swedish carpet company Pappelina has ever introduced in one design, the new Fia line, really does have something for all your needs.
K Soma Sundram wishes for estate agency industry to become more professional
PETALING JAYA (May 18): K Soma Sundram – the recipient of the Real Estate Agent of the year award 2016 from Board of Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Malaysia (Bovaea) – hopes that the local estate agency industry will work towards becoming more professional.
Tabung Haji drops office rents below prevailing rates near KLCC
A RECENT move by Lembaga Tabung Haji to lease its office space in Menara TH Platinum at Platinum Park, Kuala Lumpur, at way below market rental rates caught everyone by surprise and shocked real estate agents and office building owners.
No more space for your stuff? Try self-storage
IN urban centres where home sizes are shrinking and real estate values are high, one may need to consider ways to get more space, especially storage space.
Sri Petaling to continue to enjoy growth
PETALING JAYA (May 14): Sri Petaling’s property market is expected to continue to enjoy growth on rising demand from developers looking for land beyond the city centre, said property consultants.
Agricultural land is hot!
A DIVE into the recently-released National Property Information Centre’s (Napic) 2015 Property Market Report lends an interesting insight into the property buying trend last year.
