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LOCATION, location, location — this is the mantra that the real estate world lives and breathes.
Sunway mulls bigger stake in Singapore JV projects
PETALING JAYA (July 16): Sunway Bhd is mulling a bigger stake in its joint venture (JV) projects with Singaporean developer Hoi Hup Realty Pte Ltd on the island republic, said Sunway’s deputy managing director of the property development division for Malaysia and Singapore Tan Wee Bee.
Manulife US REIT secures new loan; distributions to increase
SINGAPORE (July 15): Manulife US REIT has secured mortgage loan facilities from Wells Fargo Bank and National Association Royal Bank of Canada for US$296 million (RM1.
IOI Properties unveils JW Marriot Hotel in Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): IOI Properties Group Bhd’s joint venture with Singapore-listed developer City Developments Ltd — South Beach Consortium Pte Ltd — recently announced its collaboration with Marriott International to launch the JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach.
REITs rise, banks decline on Bursa following OPR cut
KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): Real estate investment trust (REIT) prices rose in early trades on Bursa Malaysia yesterday following Bank Negara Malaysia’s move to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR), but pared gains in the afternoon.
SC seeks to relax REIT rules
KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): Malaysian real estate investment trusts (REITs) may soon be able to buy vacant land and engage in property development activities if a new proposal by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) garners positive response.
BNM’s decision positive for sentiment on property
Property sector (July 14) Maintain neutral: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has cut its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 3%.
Market seen moving into M-REITs on OPR cut to 3%
M-REIT sector Upgrade to overweight: Much to our surprise, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3% and we believe this will continue to spur the market to move into yield assets, and Malaysian real estate investment trusts (M-REITs) are often the darling of equity investors during monetary easing due to their stability and high-yielding nature, despite the average yield being compressed to 6.
World Environment Day photo competition judges shortlist the best photos
PETALING JAYA (July 15): Judges for the S P Setia Bhd and TheEdgeProperty.
High-end property auction on the uptrend
PROPERTY auctioneers have noticed recently that more high-end properties (above RM1 million) are coming up for auction in the country, observes Property Auction House Sdn Bhd executive director Danny Loh.
