Ratio of housing loan applications to approvals rose in 2016
PETALING JAYA (April 18): The number of loan applications for residential property purchases totalled 168,154.
Napic: Malaysian property market weakens further, overhang up 44%
KAJANG (April 18): The overall property market slowdown had worsened in 2016 with a decline in transaction volume by 11.
Commercial properties still popular among private buyers, says Knight Frank
PETALING JAYA (April 18): Commercial real estate remains an important asset class for private investors, with 27% of global transaction volumes attributed to them in 2016, according to global real estate consultancy Knight Frank citing Real Capital Analytics.
HCK Capital gets UMA query after share price spike
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): Bursa Malaysia has issued an unusual market activity (UMA) query to HCK Capital Group Bhd, following the recent spike in the company's share price.
Construction industry to grow by 8% this year, says CIDB
KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): The Malaysian construction industry is expected to grow by 8% in volume this year, underpinned by ongoing mega infrastructure projects, Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) said.
Effective property management dependent on attitude of owners
PETALING JAYA (April 8): A community or strata property can only be managed well if the owners and residents share the right attitude about the importance of their role in managing the property, said DN Homeowners Bhd chairman, Andy Khoo.
Striving to be the ‘preferred mall’ among Penangites
STRATA COMMERCIAL CATEGORY — SILVER QUEENSBAY MALL LOCATED in Bayan Lepas, Queensbay Mall opened its doors to the public on Dec 1, 2006.
Ascott REIT rights issue 1.8 times subscribed
SINGAPORE (April 5): The manager of Ascott Residence Trust announced its rights issue was 1.
Here's why STI investments could see better returns than Singapore’s property market
SINGAPORE (April 4): Taking your chances on Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI) could be a wiser investment decision than putting your capital in the local property market, says Tata Goeyardi of Religare Capital Markets.
Ascott to build Citadines serviced residences in Brazil
SINGAPORE (April 4): CapitaLand’s wholly-owned serviced residences business unit, The Ascott Ltd, is expanding into South America with franchise agreements for two Citadines-branded serviced residences in São Paulo, Brazil.
