Where are the sweet spots of the commercial property sector in 2019?

PETALING JAYA (April 2): A Knight Frank Malaysia survey has found that the logistics or industrial sub-sector is the top favourite commercial property segment that is expected to perform well this year in the Klang Valley and Johor while the hotel or leisure segment will continue to be favoured in Penang and Sabah.

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DONE DEAL: Commercial bungalow, Jalan Maarof, KL

Rented for: RM68,000 per month Concluded by: Sean Inn of Propstar Realty 012-2876 600 (REN 18479) When: June 2018 Noteworthy: ● Total built-up of 26,270 sq ft ● Four floors including a roof floor ● Comes with basement car park ● Rental started in July 2018 ● Comes with an elevator According to Propstar Realty senior negotiator Sean Inn, who concluded the rental deal, the corner bungalow lot was recently rebuilt from scratch and completed in September last year.

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PEPS: KPKT’s measures good, but execution is key

PETALING JAYA (July 25): While the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) president Foo Gee Jen believed the drafting a commercial development act and streamlining housing data by introducing a data input system are laudable, his concerns lie in their enforcement and execution.

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KPKT to draft commercial development act

KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) national housing department director-general Jayaselan Navaratnam said the ministry is planning to draft a commercial development act as it realises the need to standardise the particular segment.

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Hotel-office development proposed at Residensi HELP building

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) has received a proposal to convert the institutional land status of the former HELP University student accommodation to commercial, which would pave the way for the development of a mixed-use commercial building.

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