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PETALING JAYA (April 25): Developers will experience higher cost of inputs and margin compression pressure after the implementation of Good and Services Tax (GST), said Sunway Bhd’s managing director of property development division of Malaysia and Singapore, Sarena Cheah (pictured) during her presentation on “Post-GST -- The Real Impact on Buyers” at the The Edge Investment Forum on Real Estate 2015 today.

PETALING JAYA (April 25): Deputy president of the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (REHDA) Malaysia Datuk Soam Heng Choon (pictured), has cleared the air for property purchasers, stating that while the rules surrounding Goods and Services Tax (GST) are still vague for most people, it will bode well for buyers to download the regulation manual and understand it.

PETALING JAYA (April 25): OSK Property Holdings Bhd plans to open its flagship Atria Shopping Gallery in Damansara Jaya on May 28, said its director of leasing Sally Low.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Eco World Development Group Bhd aims to list its Eco World International Bhd (EWI) special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in 3Q, said Eco World chairman Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin (pictured) in The Edge Financial Daily today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Phase 1 of TH Properties Sdn Bhd’s Hundred East in Bandar Enstek has sold 40% of its units since its launch in December last year.

PENANG (April 24): The Design Village premium outlet mall development in Batu Kawan, Penang is on schedule for a Christmas 2016 opening, said PE Land (Penang) Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Perak property market transaction values increased marginally by 3.

MELAKA (April 23): While the majority of residential launches in Peninsular Malaysia were in the RM200,000 to RM500,000 range in 2H2014, launches recorded in Melaka were mainly in the RM500,001 to RM1 million range, according to The Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (REHDA) Property Industry Survey 2H2014 released in March.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): Eco World Development Group Bhd (Eco World) is seeking a three-month extension to complete the last part of its major corporate exercise.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): BIMB Securities Research reported on April 21 that IOI Properties Group Bhd now has a leaner structure comprising three main segments -- property development, property investments, and leisure and hospitality.