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STRATA living is the norm in land-scarce areas such as Kuala Lumpur and other cities in Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA (April 16): Sime Darby Property Bhd will launch its RM586.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): S P Setia Bhd, the country's biggest-listed developer by sales, has acquired its fourth piece of land in Melbourne, Australia, which it intends to develop into a high-end residential project with a gross development value (GDV) of A$38 million.

PETALING JAYA (April 15): Sunway Bhd is launching its third and final phase of properties at this Sunday in its Sunway Cassia residential development in Batu Maung, Penang this Sunday.

SINCE the mid-2000s, Australia has seen low interest rates, an abundance of liquidity and strong population growth, underpinned by high levels of immigration.

VICTIMS of abandoned projects often feel like they are trapped in a nightmare and usually blame themselves.

PETALING JAYA (April 14): Despite the generally pessimistic outlook of Johor’s property market, Johor-based developer Astaka Holdings Ltd is confident things will look up next year as the market exits its “corrective phase” and embarks on another surge of activity prompted by the growth of Iskandar Malaysia’s core sectors.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): A study by international property consultancy CBRE has shown that properties within and around regeneration zones experience a substantial growth in prices that outpaces properties within other local authorities in London.

REFRAINING from judging a book by its cover also applies to houses — some exteriors express the moods within, from kitsch to classic, while others keep their cards close to the chest, revealing little about the lives and styles of the occupants.

Maintain “buy” with unchanged target price of RM1.