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PETALING JAYA (Sept 26): The National Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) 2019 is believed to have achieved more than RM14 billion in sales as at Sept 13, according to the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Scientex Bhd's net profit for the fourth quarter ended July 31, 2019 jumped 61% year-on-year to RM133.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 26): The Real Estate & Housing Developers' Association (Rehda), which represents over 1,000 members across Peninsular Malaysia, says today property developers remain neutral on market prospects for the rest of 2019 although they show more optimism for 2020 as the industry grapples with more unsold units.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s senior counsel said that the suspension of the RM5 billion Islamic medium term notes (IMTN) issuance would have negatively impacted Malaysia’s ratings, which was why the former premier had decided to go on with the issuance.

BEIJING (SEPT 25): Vanke Holdings (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd is committed to working with the Malaysian government to preserve the Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve by providing resources including the relevant technology and technical help.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 25): Hotel operators in Hong Kong called on their government to waive rents and even allow properties to offer empty rooms on long-term leases, or for sale, to deal with a steep decline in occupancy and rates brought on by 16 weeks of protests in the city.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd says Malaysia's Budget 2020 may include a RM4 billion contingency plan to cushion the nation's economic growth from the prolonged US-China trade tension.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 25): EdgeProp Sdn Bhd (EdgeProp) has been registered by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) as the first recognised market operator to establish and operate a property crowdfunding (PCF) platform in Malaysia, following the revision of the SC’s Guidelines on Recognised Markets in May 2019.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Sime Darby Property Bhd (SimeProp) has been selected as an index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Former Terengganu Investment Authority Bhd (TIA) and 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi (pictured) said 1MDB was exempted from being audited by the National Audit Department, as it presented a political risk to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.