Office market — not all doom and gloom
DESPITE the current soft commercial office market, Khong & Jaafar Sdn Bhd managing director Elvin Fernandez believes that there are office units that still offer good rental yields.
DESPITE the current soft commercial office market, Khong & Jaafar Sdn Bhd managing director Elvin Fernandez believes that there are office units that still offer good rental yields.
SINGAPORE (March 8): DBS is maintaining its “buy” recommendation for CapitaLand Commercial Trust, thanks to the timely acquisition of the remaining 60% stake in CapitaGreen.
INTEREST in luxury homes typically picks up once they are completed as well-heeled buyers can personally inspect the design and quality of the project.
SINGAPORE (March 6): The high court has dismissed the winding-up applications for three of Perennial Real Estate Holdings’ associated joint venture (JV) companies, namely: Capitol Investment Holdings, Capitol Retail Management and Capitol Hotel Management.
SINGAPORE (March 1): RHB is remaining “neutral” on CapitaLand while raising its target price to S$3.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Boustead Holdings Bhd said its net profit for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2016 (4QFY2016) swelled by 28 times to RM120.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) rose 2.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Sime Darby Bhd’s proposed pure-play strategy involving the creation of three listed entities also entails the restructuring of the group’s borrowings, transferring of certain assets within the group and the capitalisation of inter-company loans.
SINGAPORE (Feb 27): Maybank Kim Eng Research continues to rate UOL Group Limited at “buy”, mainly for the property developer’s “strong execution with quick inventory turnover stemming from the right pricing strategy” following the release of its FY2016 results, which was largely in line with estimates.
With the hubbub on the softened property market, not even Penang, especially Penang Island, known for its land scarcity and extravagant property prices, is spared.