MM2H applicants down by half
SOURCE: MM2H THE number of applicants for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) scheme had decreased by almost half last year from the previous year, according to statistics available on the MM2H website.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts expands in Thailand
BANGKOK (April 8): Best Western Hotels & Resorts signed its largest ever multi-hotel agreement with real estate developer AD Houses Co Ltd, which will lead to the opening of four Best Western Plus hotels in Thailand this year.
Sime Darby Property confident of RM2.5b sales by June
PETALING JAYA (April 8): Sime Darby Property, the property arm of Sime Darby Bhd, is confident of achieving its sales target of RM2.
UK and Australian academics to present papers at IRERS
PETALING JAYA (April 8): The International Real Estate Research Symposium 2016 (IRERS) organised by The National Institute of Valuation (INSPEN) will see several eminent professors from the UK and Australia presenting papers based on the theme of this year’s symposium – Leading the Way: Innovation in Real Estate.
Go India, CIDBH chair tells Malaysian construction companies
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Malaysian construction companies should take advantage of the rapid development and expansion in India to explore infrastructure and investment project opportunities there, urged CIDB Holdings Sdn Bhd (CIDBH) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Judin Abd Karim (pictured).
‘Mortgage rejection rates not as high as 50%’
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) president and chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Farid Alias (pictured), who is also chairman of the Association of Banks Malaysia (ABM), refuted claims that the rejection rate of housing loans has soared above 50% among the banks.
Is it still advisable to invest in shoplots and shopoffices?
INVESTORS of shoplots and shopoffices enjoyed rental yields of more than 10%, and saw their capital values grow faster than other property types, before prices started increasing in 2009, says Savills (M) Sdn Bhd managing director Allan Soo (pictured, below).
Design Village Penang targets earlier opening date in November
PETALING JAYA (April 8): Design Village Penang – the northern state’s first premium outlet mall – aims to open by this November in time for the school holidays, said its general manager Tay Ai Leen.
IKEA JB to open by end-2017
PETALING JAYA (April 7): IKEA Malaysia’s third store which is located in Jalan Desa Tebrau, Johor Bahru is slated to open by the end of next year, said store owner and operator Ikano Pte Ltd in a press statement today.
