Tadmax completes sale of land to 1MDB unit
KUALA LUMPUR: Tadmax Resources Bhd has completed the disposal of a parcel of land in Pulau Indah, Selangor to 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) unit Ivory Merge Sdn Bhd for RM294.
PROPERTY SNAPSHOT What’s hot in Setapak?
Today, we look at price growth and indicative asking rental yields for non-landed residences in Kuala Lumpur’s Setapak area.
Setia EcoHill 2 to launch in 1Q2016
SP Setia Bhd plans to launch the newly approved Setia EcoHill 2 — a 1,010-acre township with a gross development value of RM5 billion — next year.
Home prices trend sideways on Johor secondary market
PRICES of homes on Johor Baru’s secondary market remained firm in 1Q2015, according to The Edge-KGV International Property Consultants Johor Baru Housing Monitor for the period.
Claims of housing glut in Iskandar inaccurate, says IRDA
JOHOR BAHRU (July 1): Demand for medium, affordable and low-cost housing in Johor’s Iskandar region remains strong, says Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) chief executive Datuk Ismail Ibrahim.
Tadmax: Valuation of Pulau Indah land sale to 1MDB not subject to SC approval
KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Tadmax Resources Bhd clarified today that the valuation of its Pulau Indah land for sale to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) was not subject to approval by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).
1MDB's Bandar Malaysia eyes consortiums, construction to start as early as 2017
KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): The scale of 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) Bandar Malaysia mixed-use development here may require the combined expertise and financial strength of consortiums to ensure its success.
Sime Darby, PDC, sign major development deal
Government-linked corporation Sime Darby and the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop Changkat and Byram in Nibong Tebal, southern Seberang Prai, Penang.
Matrix Concepts sees new property ruling to boosts GDV
PETALING JAYA: Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd said the Negeri Sembilan government’s move to change its affordable housing policy and bumiputera quota will enable a project’s gross development value (GDV) to increase, in a report by The Edge Malaysia (June 29 – July 5 2015 issue), “The people will ultimately benefit as there will be more affordable housing, while developers can still make a profit,” Matrix Concepts founder and group managing director Datuk Lee Tian Hock told the weekly.
Acmar’s hotel rescheduled to be completed next year
KLANG (JUNE 30): The construction of the much anticipated five-star hotel, Acmar Hotel and Residence in Klang, Selangor, has hit regulatory snags and its completion is expected to be delayed by at least three months to first quarter of next year, said Acmar International Group.
