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CONSTRUCTION and property development company Kenwingston Sdn Bhd may be relatively young — it was incorporated in 2010 by a group of property professionals — but its aggressive strategy saw it grow by leaps and bounds in recent years.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 18): Ninety per cent of the country's population will live in cities by 2050, according to the World Bank statistics.

THE Malaysian property auction market saw 12,336 properties worth about RM4.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 13): Sunway Hotels & Resorts, the hospitality division of property-construction conglomerate Sunway Group, is slated to reopen its 4.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 13): IJM Corp Bhd's property development arm IJM Land Bhd together with its joint-venture partner, Amona Development Sdn Bhd, today initiated the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Iskandar Waterfront Holdings (IWH) Sdn Bhd is mulling reviving an initial public offering as early as next year as it ramps up projects including one linked to state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), Bloomberg reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Bank Negara Malaysia said developing broader home ownership alternatives, including a well-functioning rental market, was deemed a policy priority to protect homebuyers from financial hardship.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): While its flagship development Bandar Saujana Putra, located south of Kuala Lumpur, is expected to continue contributing to the group for another three to five years, LBS Bina Group Bhd is now set to undertake another major development.

THE property market continues to be sluggish overall but this could also be a good time to look for deals in certain property hotspots.

SEREMBAN (Oct 7): The Negeri Sembilan government has sought advice from the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda) on ways to reduce construction costs, Bernama reported today.